Brandon Marquette Williams is a Chicago-based fine artist whose work explores Black fatherhood, father’s rights, and social equality through the lens of personal narrative and lived experience. As a father of three and the first college graduate in his family, Williams creates work that challenges dominant narratives and advocates for marginalized voices within contemporary discourse on family, identity, and justice.

Working primarily in watercolor, ink, and his signature ink-and-bleach technique, Williams employs analog photographic processes using medium and large format cameras to create images that are both intimate and deliberate. His technical approach reflects a commitment to craft and intentionality—each piece is a meditation on presence, legacy, and the complexities of Black masculinity in America.

Williams’ practice is rooted in community engagement and education. Through October Coast Art Studios, he extends his artistic vision to live event painting and portraiture, creating real-time connections between art, celebration, and collective memory. His work has been exhibited at Fat Cat Gallery, Zhou B Art Gallery, and Fulton Art Collective, among others.

Currently completing his Bachelor of Fine Arts at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Williams continues to develop a body of work that centers Black fathers as nurturers, advocates, and cultural guardians—reimagining narratives of equality and belonging for future generations.