Rogers, William

William Rogers AWS CSPWC TWSA NOAPS ASMA


William (Bill) Rogers is a multimedia artist and a past president of the Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour, of which he is an elected member and life member. He is also a signature member of the American Watercolor Society (AWS), the Transparent Watercolor Society of America (TWSA), the National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society (NOAPS), and the American Society of Marine Artists (ASMA).


Bill is a winner of the AJ Casson Medal for Best in Show at Open Water 2009, as well as many other awards from the CSPWC. He also has been the recipient of awards from AWS, TWSA, NOAPS and from many plein air events all over the world. Bill teaches many workshops and does online demos for various artist groups in Canada and the USA. He is part of the Fine Art Faculty of StFX University in Antigonish where he occasionally teaches part time.

He was selected by King Charles (then Prince Charles) to be his Royal Tour Artist to Canada in 2014, from which many works are in his personal collection. Bill also is part of the 100 Year Royal Collection to the Crown from the CSPWC.


Recently, Bill has been part of “The Art of Royal Travel, Journeys with the King”, an Exhibition at Buckingham Palace running to September 28, 2025. This is accompanied by a book of the same title, honouring the work of the 42 Royal Tour Artists that accompanied King Charles on his tours from 1985-2025.

Artist’s Statement

I have always drawn and I started painting at university, even selling paintings at a local gallery. My first attempts at landscape were plein air, a practice I continue to use to this day. I was attracted to the work of Degas and the impressionists, among others, and tried to paint what I know—including the landscape, horses and figures from life. The real story of the visual aspect of my work is the ‘light’, and I try to always communicate my love of the subject as well—whether people, horses or landscapes.