The Meyer Gallery a Fine Art Gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico

After studying painting and illustration at the Kansas City Art Institute, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. Williams went on to be in-house Artist/Designer for Hallmark Cards and Day Spring Cards for the next ten years.

Today, Todd excels in his ability to paint all subject matter using spontaneous brushwork and creative virtuosity. Although he is not an abstractionist, he still uses an abstractionist metaphor which is 'to take from.' In his case he has chosen to take his forms from nature and his expression from his heart. He has a unique ability to go beyond surface effects of atmosphere and light--to turn inward, to capture the soul and sentiment of the subject. Most of the time he can be found painting en plein air. Through this discipline he has found his own recognizable voice, which is now becoming his signature style.

Todd Williams’ success really doesn’t come as a surprise,” says Dirk Meyer, owner of Meyer Gallery in Santa Fe, N. M. and one of Williams’ first representatives. “He's reminiscent of (19th-century portrait painter) John Singer Sargent and can do fantastic landscapes at the same time. He has the ability and skill to take the viewer to a peaceful place within themselves. He uses a subdued palette blended into poetic, serene scenes. People like the style, the feel, the looseness that he portrays. He doesn’t resort to ‘tricks’ to create his work. It is true tonal work from the heart.
Todd is definitely an up and coming star."

Williams' work has been exhibited across the US in gallery, museum, and invitational exhibitions, such as the Gilcrease Museum, the Great Plains Art Museum, Montgomery Museum Of Fine Arts, The Maynard Dixon Museum, Cincinnati’s Great American Artists Exhibition, and the Oil Painters of America National and Regional Exhibitions. Plus, just recently he received international exposure for his art through a gallery in Venice, Italy.

The International Artist Magazine featured his work from “Vienna and Prague” in their Dec./Jan. 2008 issue. In Sept. 2005, Todd was also featured in the Fine Art Connoisseur formerly the Plein Air Magazine. Also in 2004 he received national and international exposure for his art through a feature article in Southwest Art and International Artist Magazine selected him for "Master Painters of the World" in the United States Showcase.