Bill Finewood is a professional artist and educator. He lived the majority of his life in Newark, NY and now resides in Ontario, NY. He graduated from Geneseo with
a BA in Art, earned his Master of Fine Arts degree from Syracuse University and worked in illustration/graphic design the majority of his career. He retired from his second career teaching illustration at RIT as an Associate Professor and Coordinator of the Illustration program in the School of Art. Bill served as a member of the board
of directors for ICON4(The Illustration Conference 4, San Francisco) and also served on the board of directors of Wayne County Council for the Arts, Inc. He is currently
a member of Pittsford Fine Art and exhibits work at the gallery which is located at 4 Main Street in the Village
of Pittsford, NY.