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William Noland, Professor of the Practice Emeritus of Art, Art History and Visual Studies

William NolandSpecialization:

    Visual Arts Practice
    Sculpture, Photography and Video


Research Interests:

Current projects:

    "Shooting an Elephant", experimental documentary about the Tea Party."Unspooling Time", film in collaboration with the music of French Composer Luc Ferrari, "Toxic Detroit", experimental environmental documentary about Detroit, Michigan., "Connected Sums", photographs of wealth and recession, Video Design for "The Beatification of Area Boy: A Lagosian Kaleidoscope" by Wole Soyinka, directed by Jody McAuliffe, Reynolds Theater, Duke University, Video Design for "Now You See Me" by Neil Bell, directed by Jody McAuliffe, Manbites Dog Theater, Durham, NC

Area of Interest: Surveillance & Privacy
The intersection of Sculpture & Architecture
Experimental Documentary Forms
Video Design for Theater
Staging Media
Technology & Liveness

William Noland has pursued independent careers in sculpture, photography and video. He has had numerous solo sculpture exhibitions nationally and internationally, has exhibited and published his photography widely, and in recent years has screened experimental documentary video work at number of international Film Festivals and other venues. He has also done video design for a growing number of multi-media theatrical productions. He was the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in sculpture in 1987, a Fulbright Scholar Award in photography in 1995, and served as a contributing photographer and as an editorial advisor for the journalistic/literary quarterly DoubleTake.
Contact Info:

Office Location:  114 S Buchanan Blvd, Durham, NC 27710
Office Phone:   +1 919 684 3610
Email Address:   wnoland@duke.edu
Web Page:   https://www.williamnoland.com/


Representative Publications   (More Publications)

  1. Noland, W. "Seeing and Seen." Doubletake/Points of Entry. Edited by Coles, R; Lee, T.  vol. Spring/Summer 2007 no. Issue 3 (Summer, 2007): 30-31. [available here]  [abs]
  2. Noland, W. Entrevistas Cubanas: Historias de una NaciĆ³n Dividida, William Noland & Felipe Arocena. McFarland and Company, Inc, (Winter, 2004). [book-2.php]  [abs]
  3. William Noland,. "Cuban Stories." The South Atlantic Quarterly  vol. 103.1 (Winter, 2003): 61-80. (essay, photo-essay) [61]  [abs]
  4. William Noland,. "The Image World of Mao II." The South Atlantic Quarterly  vol. 103.1 (Winter, 2003): 6-20. (photo-essay and cover) [gca]  [abs]
  5. Wilkin, K; Noland W,. "An Inadvertent Vanguard." The Hudson Review  vol. LV no. 1 (Spring, 2002): 105-113.  [abs]
  6. William Noland,. "My House." Dwell Magazine  vol. Vol. 3 no. 4 (March, 2003): 33-36.
  7. William Noland,. "Nice Modernist: As Good As Gold." Dwell Magazine  vol. 4 no. 2 (November, 2003): 62. [available here]