Utah Painting Restoration has
received the Best of
Salt Lake City Award for Art
Restoration for two consecutive years by the U.S. Local
Business Association (USLBA)
The USLBA Award Program recognizes exceptional quality.
Established in 1988 and located in the heart of downtown Salt Lake City, Williams Fine Art is Utah's premier gallery with over 5000 square feet of display area.
Williams Fine Art carries over 500 paintings by early Utah and Western artists as well as outstanding contemporary painters.
Appraisal services and consignments are offered. The gallery also gives top prices for collectable paintings by early Utah artists.
Clayton R. Williams
Clayton Williams is a native Utahn whose interest in art extends back over 50 years. He received a mechanical engineering degree at the University of Utah and established his own engineering business. At the same time he briefly studied drawing with famed utah portraitist, Alvin Gittins in 1961. From 1960 to 1986 Mr. Williams considered himself a weekend painter, turing out only a few paintings a year. In 1986, he sold his engineering business, rented a studio in downtown Salt Lake City and began painting on a regular basis. His art received various awards and has been shown at many art shows and auctions including the Springville Art Museum's Spring Salon in 1993 and 2002, The Utah Watercolor Show, and the annual Dixie Art Show in St. George, Utah. Williams is listed in three art books, Utah Art, Utah Paintings and Sculpture, and Artists of Utah.
In 1988, Mr. Williams established Williams Fine Art and opened a gallery that featured fine art by some of Utah's famous early artists as well as the most talented contemporary artists. Twenty years later Williams welcomed a partner, Tom Alder into the gallery and both continue to offer the highest quality early Utah and Western U.S. art, as well as works by the finest contemporary Utah artists. Mr. Williams remains active in the community, serving on various boards and civic organizations.
Thomas M. Alder, MA
Thomas M. Alder was raised in Holladay, Utah and received a degree in business management from the University of Utah. He worked in the financial services arena for Chase Manhattan Bank as a vice president, and then accepted a position as vice president of Private Mortgage Banking for Zions Bank. Mr. Alder received his MA degree in Art History from the University of Utah in December, 2007, and thereafter retired from banking to become a partner in Williams Fine Art. Mr. Alder is a trustee of the Museum of Utah Art and History, a board member of the University of Utah College of Fine Art, Art Access, Salt Lake County Art Board, and authors a monthly column about early Utah artists for 15 Bytes, an online art magazine.
Mr. Alder's extensive knowledge gained during the past twenty five years of purchasing, selling, and collecting art, his graduate studies, and instructing in Utah art history qualifies him for artwork appraisals for insurance, estate, and collecting purposes. He accesses over twenty years of purchase and sales data retained by Williams Fine Art which also subscribes to numerous national art networks such as AskArt and Art Net.
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Established in 1988 and located in the heart of downtown Salt Lake City, Williams Fine Art is Utah's premier gallery with over 5000 square feet of display area.
Clayton Williams is a native Utahn whose interest in art extends back over 50 years. He received a mechanical engineering degree at the University of Utah and established his own engineering business. At the same time he briefly studied drawing with famed utah portraitist, Alvin Gittins in 1961. From 1960 to 1986 Mr. Williams considered himself a weekend painter, turing out only a few paintings a year. In 1986, he sold his engineering business, rented a studio in downtown Salt Lake City and began painting on a regular basis. His art received various awards and has been shown at many art shows and auctions including the Springville Art Museum's Spring Salon in 1993 and 2002, The Utah Watercolor Show, and the annual Dixie Art Show in St. George, Utah. Williams is listed in three art books, Utah Art, Utah Paintings and Sculpture, and Artists of Utah.
Thomas M. Alder was raised in Holladay, Utah and received a degree in business management from the University of Utah. He worked in the financial services arena for Chase Manhattan Bank as a vice president, and then accepted a position as vice president of Private Mortgage Banking for Zions Bank. Mr. Alder received his MA degree in Art History from the University of Utah in December, 2007, and thereafter retired from banking to become a partner in Williams Fine Art. Mr. Alder is a trustee of the Museum of Utah Art and History, a board member of the University of Utah College of Fine Art, Art Access, Salt Lake County Art Board, and authors a monthly column about early Utah artists for 15 Bytes, an online art magazine.
