William Goldsmith is an artist, illustrator and writer based in London. His work combines a love of pattern and colour with a playful sense of humour, and has featured in publishing, editorial and community projects both in the UK and internationally.

William has also taught at Glasgow School of Art, Edinburgh College of Arts, The Royal Drawing School, and most recently at the National Gallery in London, where he is a gallery educator.

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Selected clients

  • Art Review
  • Assemble
  • Anorak Magazine
  • Belle and Sebastian
  • Blink Industries
  • Fortean Times
  • The Goethe Institut
  • It's Nice That
  • The Independent
  • Jonathan Cape
  • The New Statesman
  • The New York Times
  • Pasa Porta
  • Reader's Digest
  • Royal Opera House
  • Scottish Book Trust
  • Vintage Books
  • The World of Interiors

Selected exhibitions

  • Like A Mad Gardener / The Suitcase

    London Centre for Book Arts, London, 2026

  • Best Of The Drawing Year

    Christie's, London, 2022

  • Prints Charming

    Hamilton House, Bristol, 2016

  • William Goldsmith: Drawings and Comics

    Hereford College of Arts, Hereford, 2015

  • Wanderings

    The Brick Lane Gallery, London, 2014

  • Nostalgia and Progress

    Stanley and Audrey Burton Gallery, Leeds, 2014

  • The Art of The Comic Strip

    The Belgian Comic Strip Centre, Brussels, 2013

  • Pick Me Up Selects

    Somerset House, London, 2013

  • Hazy Maze Cave

    Analogue, Edinburgh, 2012

  • KomMissia

    Vinzavod Gallery, Moscow, 2011

  • The Diary of Oscar Kirk

    Museum of London Docklands, London, 2010

  • That's Novel

    London Print Studio, London, 2010