GRANTS & FELLOWSHIPS  
SELECTED COLLECTIONS  
EDUCATION
BIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
TEACHING EXPERIENCE IN THE BOOK ARTS  
SELECTED COMPETITION AWARDS
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS, 1996 - 2001  
GRANTS & FELLOWSHIPS

SELECTED COLLECTIONS

Work included in the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum (London, England), 
Museum of Modern Art (New York, NY), Art Metropole (Toronto, Canada), Experimental 
Arts Foundation (Adelaide, Australia), Museum of Contemporary Art (Chicago, IL), 
Wexford Art Centre (Wexford, Ireland), Ragdale Foundation (Lake Forest, IL), Curt 
Teich Postcard Archives (Wauconda, IL), Artpool (Budapest, Hungary), New York Public 
Library, School of the Art Institute of Chicago Library, Chicago Public Library Cultural 
Center, Minnesota Center for Book Arts (Minneapolis, MN), Pyramid Atlantic 
(Washington, D.C.), Oregon School of Arts & Crafts (Portland, OR), Crowe & Shanahan 
(St. Louis, MO), Wallace Memorial Library, Rochester Institute of Technology  
(Rochester, NY), Milne Library, State University of New York (Oneonta, NY) & 
(Plattsburgh, NY), Lovejoy Library, Southern Illinois University (Edwardsville, IL), the 
Miniature Book Society (San Antonio, TX), Franklin Furnace Archives (New York, NY) 
and Mills College (Oakland, CA).
 

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EDUCATION

New Horizons Computer Learning Center (St. Louis, MO). 1995 - 1996. Received
    certification after completing computer software courses in the latest versions 
    of Photoshop, Illustrator, Freehand, QuarkXPress, Microsoft Office, Filemaker Pro
    and Windows. 

Oskar Kokoschka’s “School of Vision,” the Internationale Sommerakademie für Bildende 
    Kunst, Postgraduate Diploma. 1983. Studied under Luis Murschetz. Best of Class Award.

Indiana University, M.L.S. 1981. Beta Phi Mu.

Purdue University, B.A. 1978. Double Major: Studio Art and Art History. Graduated with 
    Highest Distinction.  Dean’s List 1975 - 78. Phi Eta Sigma. Phi Kappa Phi.
 

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BIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES

National Endowment for the Arts, Visual Artists Fellowship Archive at the National Museum 
    of American Art, Smithsonian Institution (Washington, D.C.), 1996.
Who’s Who in America. 55th edition -. Oldsmar, FL: R.R. Bowker.
Who’s Who in American Art. 21st edition -. Oldsmar, FL: R.R. Bowker.
Who’s Who in the Midwest. 25th edition -. Oldsmar, FL: R.R. Bowker.


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PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

McKendree College. Assistant Professor. 1997 -.
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Assistant Professor. 1986 - 1991.
St. Louis Volunteer Lawyers & Accountants for the Arts. Member of the Board of Directors. 
    1991 - 2000.
Art St. Louis. Contributing writer. 1991 - 1995. Staff writer and illustrator. 1986 - 1991.
Madison County Arts Council. Member of the Board of Directors. 1987 - 1991.
Internationale Sommerakademie für Bildende Kunst (Salzburg, Austria). 
    Assistant Professor, Illustration Class. 1984 & 1985.

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE IN THE BOOK ARTS

SUNY Plattsburgh, Art Department (Plattsburgh, NY), 2000. Visiting Artist.
Florida State University, Print Dialogue Day (Tallahassee, FL), 2000. 
    Conference presenter. 
University of Iowa, Center for the Book & Book Arts Club (Iowa City, IA), 2000. Lecture.
Washington University (St. Louis, MO). Fine Arts Institute. 1995 -. Organized and taught 
    art workshops on a variety of topics. Also participated in related panel discussions 
    and the Book Arts Fairs.
The University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa, AL), Fifth Council of Book Arts Programs, 1999. 
    Conference presenter.
Auburn University, Ralph Brown Draughon Library (Auburn, AL), 1997. Lecture.
Clemson University, R.M. Cooper Library (Clemson, SC), 1996. Lecture.
Southern Illinois University, Art Dept. & Lovejoy Library (Edwardsville, IL), 1996, 1987. 
    Lectures.
Madison County Arts Council (Edwardsville, IL), 1985 - 1990. Visiting Artist / Lecturer. 
Purdue University, Creative Arts Department (West Lafayette, IN), 1984. Lecture.


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SELECTED COMPETITION AWARDS

Postcard Art Competition / Exhibition ‘99 (Wauconda, IL). 1999. First Prize.
Scrolling the Page, Print Alliance (Atlanta, GA). 1999. Competition Winner.
The Artist’s Magazine Art Competition (Cincinnati, OH). 1991. Finalist.
Gateway East Artists’ Guild (Edwardsville, IL). 1991. First Prize.
Chimerical Gregg Art Gallery (La Puente, CA). 1988. Fourth Place.
Nepenthe Mundi Society (Wichita, KS). 1987. Third Place.
St. Clair Square (Fairview Heights, IL). 1987. First Prize.
St. Louis (MO) Arts Festival. St. Louis Union Station. 1986. Grand Prize.


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SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

Harroff, William. “Advice from a Fellow Artist,”The Palette  (Washington, D.C.) Summer, 
    2001, pages 3, 10.
AfterImage – artist’s page. Visual studies Workshop (Rochester, NY). 2001. 
    (in preparation)
Harroff, William. “Artists Overcoming Disabilities,” Art Papers (Atlanta, GA) March / April,  
    1993, Volume 17, Number 2, pages 30 - 33.  
Harroff, William. “Bill’s Eight Great Tips,”The Palette  (Washington, D.C.) Summer, 2001, 
    page 2.
Harroff, William and Charlotte Johnson. The Future of Electronic Art/Writing/Scholarship/. 
    LITA National Forum (Milwaukee, WI),  2001.
Hoffberg, Judith. “William Harroff’s Waterworks of Art,” Umbrella, September, 1999, 
    page 54. Review (illustrated).
Pulin, Carol. “In a Snowglobe,” Contemporary Impressions (Peachtree City, GA) 
    Fall 2000, pages 18 – 22. Review (illustrated).


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SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS 

“(r)Evolutionary (e)Books.” ArtEAST and the Lewis & Clark Library System (Edwardsville, 
    IL). 2001.
“(r)Evolutionary (e)Books.” Illinois State Library (Springfield, IL) 2001.
“3.3.EBE.” McKendree College (Lebanon, IL) 2001.      
“William Harroff: Pictures + Words.” Arts Iowa City, Eve Dolch Gallery
    (Iowa City, IA) 2000.
“William Harroff.” New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art (New Harmony, IN) 1997.
“William Harroff: Book Artist.” Women’s Studio Workshop (Rosendale, NY) 1994.
“Harroff, Kroner, Stiglich, Plaganis.” Rensselaer County Council for the Arts (Troy, NY) 1989.
“William Harroff.” Towata Gallery (Alton, IL) 1988.
“Three Summers in Austria.” Wildey Arts Center (Edwardsville, IL) 1985.
“William Harroff.” Oklahoma State University, Architecture Gallery
    (Stillwater, OK) 1983.
“William Harroff.” The University of Notre Dame, Architecture Gallery
    (Notre Dame, IN) 1979.


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SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS, 1996 -

“The Impact of YLEM: 20 Years of Art, Science & Technology,” SOMARTS Gallery 
    (San Francisco, CA). 
“Art by the Book,” Visual Arts Alliance of Nashville, Braid Electric Building (Nashville, TN).
“The Art is in the Cards II,” Lake County Museum (Wauconda, IL).
“Book Arts 2001,” In Focus Gallery (Portland, Oregon). 
“The StoryTeller,” MatrixArts (Sacramento, CA).
“Third International Artists' Book Exhibition,” King St. Stephen Museum (Oskola, Hungary). 
“Archibookture,” Columbia College Center for Book & Paper Arts (Chicago, IL).
“Small Sanctuaries,” Sixth Book Biennial Show, Oblation Papers & Press (Portland, OR). 
“Ragdale Reflections ... Through a Looking Glass,” Ragdale Foundation (Lake Forest, IL). 
“Experimental Poetry at the End of the Century.” The Literature Outside of Books 
    series, organized by the Philology Faculty at the University of Barcelona 
    (Barcelona, Spain).
“Scrolling the Page.” American Print Alliance Competition (Peachtree City, GA). First Prize.  
“Turning the Page Festival Exhibition.” Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, LA) and    
    the Savannah College of Art and Design (Savannah, GA).
“Book Arts Invitational.” Corcoran Gallery of Art (Washington, D.C.).
“The Process of Reading.” Brooklyn Public Library (Brooklyn, NY).
“The Book Arts: From Pulp to Pixel.” Art Gallery, California State University 
    (Stanislaus, CA).
“Postcard Art Competition / Exhibition ’99.” Lake County Museum (Wauconda, IL).
    First Prize.
“Innovations in Printmaking.” Cade Fine Arts Center Gallery, Anne Arundel 
    Community College (Arnold, MD).
“Multiple Talents XI: an Exhibit of Book Arts.” the University of Wisconsin
    (Platteville, WI) and Arts Iowa City (Iowa City, IA).
“5th Wexford Artist’s Book Festival.” Wexford Arts Centre (Wexford, Ireland). 
    The exhibit traveled to Daintree Papers (Dublin, Ireland), Charles Macklin Autumn School
    (Co. Donegal, Ireland), Barbican Centre (London, England), the Tinahely Courthouse 
    Centre (Co. Wicklow, Ireland), as well as at sites in Paris, France, Fishguard, Wales and
    Uist, Scotland. Also participated in the first four Wexford festivals.
“El Arte de Los Libros de Artista.” The Institute of Graphic Arts of Oaxaca and the 
    National Library of Oaxaca (Oaxaca, Mexico).
“Fractart 1998: Mallarme - A Stroke of Dice/1897-98/1997-98.” VI Biennial of Visual 
    Experimental Poetry (Mexico City, Mexico).
“Renegade Library.” Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba (Manitoba, Canada).
“Handmade Book: Form & Function.” Peoria Arts Guild (Peoria, IL). 
    The exhibition also appeared at the John A. Logan College Museum & Art Galleries.
“The Art of Healing.” Northwest Cultural Council Gallery (Barrington, IL).
“Boite - Box.” Newkapolcs Gallery (Kapolcs, Hungary).
“Reading Rooms.” Catalyst Arts (Belfast, N. Ireland).
“Hogarth/Harroff.” International Arts Club (Chicago, IL).
“Ray Johnson Memorial.” Ernst Muzeum (Budapest, Hungary).
“The Art is in the Cards II,” Lake County Museum (Wauconda, IL).
“A Confluence of Letter Forms Through Time.” Southern Illinois University, Lovejoy Library 
    (Edwardsville, IL). Held in conjunction with Confluence: the 17th Annual International 
    Conference of Calligraphers and the Lettering Arts.
“Geometry & New Math (books about sex).” Center for Book Arts (New York, NY).
“Lots of Little Art.” Artlink Contemporary Art Gallery (Ft. Wayne, IL).  
“Water: From Placid Pool to Raging Flood.” Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts 
    (Racine, WI).
“The Really Big Kitsch Show,” Art St. Louis (St. Louis, MO).
“Women/Violence: Testimony & Empathy.” Women’s Studio Workshop (Rosendale, NY).
“On Beyond the Book.” The Forum for Contemporary Art (St. Louis, MO).
“Hand & Eye.” Paint Creek Center for the Arts (Rochester, MI).
“Books as Art.” Niagara County Community College Art Gallery (Niagara Falls, NY).

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