A native of Virginia, Emily Williams has always had a fascination for ancient places and artifacts. Her work explores a combination of timeless sculptural processes such as metal casting, glass casting and wood carving. She received her Bachelors of Fine Art in Sculpture from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia and her Masters Degree in Sculpture from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.

Emily’s most recent works focus on simple mechanical forms which suggest windvanes, motion and balance. She is particularly interested in American Folk Art both past and present. Her sculptures have been exhibited in group exhibitions at the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh, the Huntsville Museum of Art in Alabama, the Evansville Museum of Arts & Science in Evansville, Indiana and the Baton Rouge Gallery-Center for Contemporary Art in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Her work has been reproduced in several exhibition catalogs such as the 2000 National Small Sculpture exhibit in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and the 1998 Sixth Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary Southern Art at the Huntsville Museum of Art in Huntsville, AL.

During the past 20 years, she has traveled extensively studying and documenting sculpture, architecture and archeological sites. She traveled throughout Egypt visiting and documenting tombs and temples such as those found at Dendera and Abu Simbel. She has a continuing passion for the ancient Etruscans of Italy who are renowned for their metal arts, figurative urns and fascinating tomb construction. Several years ago, Emily lived, traveled and studied in Italy while supported by the Fulbright-Hays Grant to Italy.

Emily met her husband Marcel Meijer of the Netherlands while traveling in Egypt in 1992. Emily has balanced her interests in sculpture and her love of teaching through out the years. She has taught all levels of sculpture, three-dimensional design, drawing and lecture courses in art and art history. She has taught as Assistant Professor of Art for Clarion University of Pennsylvania and as Visiting Assistant Professor at Auburn University. While currently living in Columbus, Georgia, Emily continues to produce sculpture in her home studio while teaching in the Distance Learning Program for Troy University eTroy.