Bill Nelson is an internationally known illustrator and sculptor. His award-winning illustrations have graced the covers and interiors of The New Yorker, The New York Times Book Review, Newsweek (10 Covers), Time, TV Guide, and The Atlantic Monthly, to name only a few. His advertising clients include Estee Lauder, Columbia Pictures, Sony Records, Gore-Tex, Reebok, Bolla Wine, The Kennedy Center, David Copperfield, and Demi Moore.

He has exhibited in numerous galleries and museums worldwide, including the Norman Rockwell Museum, where he exhibited a series of Big Band illustrations created for the United States Postal Service.

Bill Nelson’s illustrations have won over 900 awards, including two gold medals from the New York Art Directors’ Club, and two silver medals from the Society of Illustrators, which used one of the winning pieces for the cover of their 28th Annual. His work has been profiled in Step-by-Step Graphics and American Artist.

In addition to a fruitful illustration career, Bill is an internationally recognized sculptor and ventriloquist figure maker. His one-of-a-kind figures and automata have made their way into the private collections of Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg, David Copperfield, Bruce Willis, and Richard Simmons, among others.

Watch this video to learn more about Bill Nelson: “The Art of Bill Nelson, The Man of A Thousand Talents“