artist.
appraiser.
collector.
Bill Stamats, artist of the Pacific Northwest
The path of an artist is seldom direct. Wanderers, we’re pulled by endless curiosity, rerouted by new inspiration, and always stretching to see beyond the places we were born. These happy detours clarify the course. With a little luck, we land somewhere that makes our heart skip a beat- a somewhere so stunning that we can feel the creative energy humming just beneath our skin.
Bathed in its own light, the Pacific Northwest has been a sort of true north for me for quite awhile (long before I called it home). My acrylic paintings of old barns in the American Midwest have created a through-line to the historic barns on Whidbey Island, Washington and surrounding communities.
Bill Stamats, appraiser.
Bill Stamats is an accredited member of the International Society of Appraisers and follows all Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice and IRS regulations. Bill has also earned “fine art specialist” status through the International Society of Appraisers.
After earning his BFA from Pratt Institute in New York, Bill completed his MA in design from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and MFA in fine art printmaking from the University of Iowa. A working artist, Bill has an extensive exhibit record and is a lifetime student of art with specialized knowledge of African art, Pre-Columbian art, fine art printmaking and photography, painting, and sculpture.
For 27 years, Bill served as Executive Vice President of Stamats Communications, a marketing and marketing research firm serving higher education and healthcare clients.
Bill Stamats, collector.
Along with his wife Anne, Bill Stamats is an avid art collector with interests in fine art lithographs, serigraphs, and intaglio prints; Van Briggle pottery; African and Oceanic art; Pre-Columbian art; antique barn lightning rods; and mid-century ashtrays.