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 | Born in Melrose, Massachusetts, 1965.
Education: Beaux Arts, Rouen, France; La Napoule Art Foundation, La Napoule, France, 1985. Cooper Union, NYC, NY, B.F.A., 1987. New York Academy of Art, NYC, NY, 1988.
Lives in New York City. | 
 | | 1995 | Distensions, Silverstein Gallery, NYC, NY.
| | 1996 | Silverstein Gallery, NYC, NY.
| | 1998 | Silverstein Gallery, NYC, NY.
| | 1999 | Devil's Fudge Falls, I-20 Gallery, NYC, NY.
| | 2000 | Mary Boone Gallery, NYC, NY.
| | 2001 | Mary Boone Gallery, NYC, NY.
 Jablonka Galerie, Koln, Germany.
| | 2002 | Mary Boone Gallery, NYC, NY.
| | 2003 | Galerie Daniel Templon, Paris, France.
 Mario Diacono Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts.
| | 2004 | Mary Boone Gallery, NYC, NY.
| | 2005 | New Paintings and Works on Paper, Michael Kohn Gallery, Los Angeles, California.
| | 2007 | Drawings, Glenn Horowitz Gallery, East Hampton, New York.
| | 2008 | Baldwin Gallery, Aspen, Colorado.
| | 2009 | Mary Boone Gallery, NYC, NY.
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 | | 1994 | Invitational Exhibition, Silverstein Gallery, NYC, NY.
| | 1995 | Mad River Post, NYC, NY.
 95°, Silverstein Gallery, NYC, NY.
 Way Cool, Exit Art, NYC, NY.
| | 1996 | Menu du Jour, Silverstein Project Space, NYC, NY.
 The January Show, Silverstein Gallery, NYC, NY.
 Toy's, Gallery Camino Real, Boca Raton, Florida.
 Splash, Monique Knowlton Gallery, NYC, NY.
 Image of Self, Schick Art Gallery, Skidmore College, Saratoga, New York.
| | 1997 | Works on Paper, Annina Nosei Gallery, NYC, NY.
 Importance of Toys, Monique Knowlton Gallery, NYC, NY.
| | 1998 | Marketplace of Ideas: Culture Jamming in the Visual Arts, Wriston Art Center, Laurence University, Appleton, Wisconsin.
| | 1999 | A room with a view, Sixth @ Prince Fine Art, NYC, NY.
 Will Cotton and Stuart Elster, Tate, NYC, NY.
| | 2000 | The Darker Side of Playland: Childhood Imagery from the Logan Collection, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, California.
 Emotional Rescue: The Contemporary Art Project Collection, Center on Contemporary Art, Seattle, Washington.
| | 2003 | Giverny, Salon 94, NYC, NY.
| | 2004 | The Big Eat: From Pop till the Present, Kunsthalle Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany.
 Drawings: Summer 2004, Lucas Schoormans Gallery, NYC, NY.
 Hors d'uvre: Ordre et Désordres de la Nourriture, capc Musée d'art contemporain de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France.
| | 2006 | Why the Nude? Contemporary Approaches, The Art Students League of New York, NYC, NY.
 The Food Show: The Hungry Eye, Chelsea Art Museum, NYC, NY.
| | 2007 | Timer .01: Intimità/Intimacy, Triennale Bovisa, Milan, Italy.
 In Monet’s Garden: The Lure of Giverny, Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, Ohio.
 I Want Candy: The Sweet Stuff in American Art, Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, New York.
 Abbondanza, Salvatore Ferragamo Gallery, NYC, NY.
| | 2008 | In Monet’s Garden: The Lure of Giverny, Musée Marmottan, Paris, France. 
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 | Levin, Kim, Voice Choices: William Cotton, THE VILLAGE VOICE, 20 December 1994.
 Servetar, Stuart, William Cotton, NEW YORK PRESS, 18 April 1995.
 Mastock, John, Despite price, art retains risk in latest shows, TAMPA TRIBUNE, 4 June 1995.
 Servetar, Stuart, William Cotton, NEW YORK PRESS, 20 March 1996.
 Levin, Kim, Voice Choices: William Cotton, THE VILLAGE VOICE, 26 March 1996.
 Levin, Kim, Voice Choices: especially recommended, THE VILLAGE VOICE, 24 November 1996.
 Jaeger, William, 'Images' is beautiful and intelligent, ALBANY TIMES UNION, 8 December 1996.
 Mumford, Steve, William Cotton, REVIEW, December 1998.
 Johnson, Ken, William Cotton, THE NEW YORK TIMES, 4 December 1998.
 Staff, William Cotton, THE NEW YORKER, 21 December 1998.
 Staff, William Cotton, TANK, September 1999, pp. 168-171.
 Frimbois, Jean-Pierre, New York New Wave, ART ACTUEL, March 2000, pp. 10-15.
 Hass, Nancy, Stirring Up the Art World Again, THE NEW YORK TIMES, 5 March 2000, pp. ST1, ST4.
 Smith, Roberta, Will Cotton, THE NEW YORK TIMES, 10 March 2000, p. E41.
 Hunt, David, Will Cotton, TIME OUT NEW YORK, 16 March 2000, p. 81.
 Vincent, Steven, The Temporary Contemporary of Linda Farris, ART & AUCTION, 1 April 2000, p. 38.
 Leffingwell, Edward, Will Cotton at Mary Boone, ART IN AMERICA, May 2000, p. 158.
 Chambers, Christopher, Will Cotton, FLASH ART, May 2000, pp. 116-117. (illus: "Cream", p. 117, B/W).
 Sillman, Amy, New York e-Mail: Will Cotton at Mary Boone, ART ISSUES, June 2000, p. 40.
 Bensinger, Ken, High-Tech Execs Become Virtual Art Collectors, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, 7 July 2000, p. W3.
 Staff, Will Cotton, THE NEW YORKER, 7 May 2001, p. 19.
 Walen, Audrey, Will Cotton Candy, NY ARTS, May 2001, p. 69.
 Darwent, Charles, Let Them Paint Cake, MODERN PAINTERS, July 2001, p. 102.
 Giuliano, Charles, The Young and the Restless: Delia Brown, Will Cotton, Tim Gardner, Hilary Harkness, and Damian Loeb, NY ARTS, July 2001, pp. 70-71.
 Johnson, Ken, Will Cotton, THE NEW YORK TIMES, 27 September 2002, p. E32.
 Drolet, Owen, Will Cotton, FLASH ART, November 2002, p. 101.
 Jana, Reena, Sweet Deal, ART NEWS, December 2003, p. 27.
 Greene, Rachel, and Andy Comer, The New Nude: Will Cotton, VITALS, September 2004, p. 84.
 Powers, Bill, Art: 100% Cotton, BLACK BOOK, September 2004, p. 64.
 Cohen, David, Animated Awkwardness & Academic Cotton Candy, THE NEW YORK SUN, 16 September 2004, pp. 1, 19.
 Korotkin, Joyce, Will Cotton, THE NEW YORK ART WORLD, October 2004, pp. 9-10.
 Saltz, Jerry, Critical Call, THE VILLAGE VOICE, 6 October 2004, p. 151.
 Staff, Will Cotton, THE NEW YORKER, 11 October 2004, p. 21.
 Nakamura, Marie-Pierre, Will Cotton, ART ACTUEL, November 2004, pp. 64-65.
 Kino, Carol, Go Figure, THE NEW YORK TIMES, 17 April 2005, pp. AR1, AR26.
 Oliva, Andrés, Will Cotton: Welcome to Cottonland, BELIO MAGAZINE (Madrid), January 2006, pp. 31-36, 133-134.
 Dambrot, Shana Nys, Los Angeles: Will Cotton, MODERN PAINTERS, February 2006, p. 112.
 Ford, Tom, Crowning Glory: Tom Ford on Will Cotton, BLACKBOOK, October 2006, p. 66-67.
 Dignan, Stephen, Naked Ambition, THE NEW YORK SUN, 14 April 2008, pp. 1, 14.

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