Amani Williams (b.1999 Columbus, Ohio) is a drawer and painter who lives in Brooklyn, NY and works in Manhattan. She received her BFA from the Cleveland Institute of Art with an MFA at the School of Visual Arts. Using mainly oil paint and oil pastels to produce her work, she is interested in human behavior and disrupting cultural norms. In August of 2021, she curated a group exhibition Snickers That Turn Into Livable Joy in the Student + Alumni Gallery at the Cleveland Institute of Art Her work has been exhibited in a number of group shows including On Intimacy, at Abattoir Gallery and Discover the Promise at Cleveland City Hall. Along with a solo show as a result of a print residency at Deep Dive Art Projects, Coming at You Red, Hot and Full of Desire. In 2023, her work was acquired into the collection of the Cleveland Art Association, winning the Eterovich Award for emerging artists. She recently was awarded the Alumni Scholarship Award at the School of Visual Arts. She has been featured in a variety of magazine, most recently Atopia Art Magazine. She is a member of the Waterloo Arts Gallery Committee helping to select exhibitions at the local gallery. She previously worked at the Cleveland Institute of Art as the Exhibitions and Collections Specialist. During her time there she’s worked on over 60 exhibitions of museum quality, and 45 public programs. Her position has connected her with dozens of contemporary artists such as Jacolby Satterwhite, Alexandra Noel, Josh Macphee, Puppies Puppies, Hepp Maccoy, Raùl Romero, Drag Historian Dr. Lady J, Lorraine Lynn, and more.