My use of the word 'ARTism' came from my description of the relationship between autism and art and I've been using the term since 2000.
Whilst savant artists like Stephen Wiltshire or Ping Lian Yeak specialise in architectural works, my work, like that of Christophe Pillault is both figurative and faceless but also Expressionist in style and like all three my artistic abilities emerged suddenly and without formal training.
The figures in my works commonly reflect my experiences of faceblindness, the isolation of my first 9-11 years of severe meaning deafness and not having functional speech until 9-11 yrs old and how this shaped my personality and solitude. The backgrounds commonly reflect the context blindness of my first 30 years of meaning blindness.
Other works have themes associated with dissociation, compartmentalisation, thinking in systems and movement, the importance of texture to a physical thinker, thinking in pattern, theme and feel and relying on sensing. I have exhibited and sold artworks Australia wide and internationally, including exhibitions in New York, Beijing and Hong Kong.
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"Donna Williams' music WILL touch you. She is an artist in ways that are incomprehensible to most. I urge you to listen, read, and check out her paintings and sculptures, for she epitomizes the word ART, as she is a master work in and of herself". - Natalie "NMW" , USA
“Donna is a talented Artist with a capital "A". I had the pleasure to work with her on many different projects. Her stunning and uncompromising approach to creativity, is a breath of fresh air of a multi facetted talented complete Artist.” - Serge Conein, Serge Fine Arts, UK
She is a hugely original and inventive artist. I am constantly impressed by her capacity to create and communicate in so many different ways.” - Lucy Paplinska, Documentary Filmmaker, Humming Films (AUS)
"You have developed the ability to convey your inner mythology, your inner culture, through many different "voices" and forms of media. This is not something that I encounter every day. It's not like you went to art school or apprenticed yourself to a master craftsman -- it is all inside you and have found the keys to unlock the treasures within and share them. Certain of your paintings hit me at a gut level; some are mysterious and hide their message, but they have this in common: they are expressions of an ethereal beauty -- as if they were messages from fairies". - Jillian Parker
"Donna Williams is a prolific mastermind of masterpieces! Most people are familiar with her books. I am on a mission to let people know that Donna not only writes poetically, but is a recording artist and an extraordinary painter. HBO where are you? – We need to educate the masses!" - Dr. Rosa C. Martinez, Strokes of Genius - President
MAKE ME AN OFFER ...Although the original works have a price guide what matters to me is that my art is accessible to those who would most value acquiring some. So if there's a piece that's out of your budget, make me a reasonable offer and I'll see what I can do.
POSTAGE & PACKING COSTS depend on the works, their size, their weight, whether they can be sent in a cylinder or need to go flat. Generally, most works have minimal postage and packing costs.
A4 SIZED LIMITED EDITION ART PRINTS and PHOTOGRAPHY can be purchased from here via PayPal. Just click on the links for the PAINTINGS and PHOTOGRAPHY or SCULPTURE galleries.
ASSORTED ART CARDS of my art works can also can be purchased here via PayPal. Just click on the links for the PAINTINGS and PHOTOGRAPHY or SCULPTURE galleries . Then within the categories there click on ANY art work that interests you and you'll see these options listed there. If you'd like to buy ASSORTED ART CARDS, all you do is click to buy a set of 10 then when you purchase SPECIFY in the Paypal COMMENT BOX that you'd like these to be assorted.
ART GALLERIES looking to represent my work can make an email enquiry and set out their terms. Works featured in art galleries can be given their own exclusive category on this site where purchasers can view works held in their galleries and the prices featured there and contact them directly to purchase any held there.
CHARITIES can make an email inquiry as to whether they can have a 30% discount on the sale price of a given work for the purpose of fund raising related resale for their organisation. This will depend on which work they are asking about.