Selected Exhibitions

Bill Iles has exhibited his work in galleries, museums, universities, and national juried exhibitions throughout the United States. His exhibition history spans more than four decades and reflects his exploration of painting, drawing, collage, and mixed media.
Selected Solo Exhibitions

Bill Iles
Cole Pratt Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana | 2025

Bill Iles
Cole Pratt Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana | 2022

Art for Art's Sake - Bill Iles
Cole Pratt Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana | 2018

Recent Landscapes
Cole Pratt Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana | 2013

New Landscapes
Cole Pratt Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana | 2010

Tribulations
Steve Martin Studio, New Orleans, Louisiana | 2006

Recent Works
The Art Studio, Inc., Beaumont, Texas | 2002

Recent Works
Abercrombie Gallery, McNeese State University, Lake Charles, Louisiana | 2001

Landscapes
Still-Zinsel Contemporary Fine Arts, New Orleans, Louisiana | 1998

New Works
Still-Zinsel Contemporary Fine Arts, New Orleans, Louisiana | 1995

Gulf Coast Highway
Still-Zinsel Fine Arts, New Orleans, Louisiana | 1993

Agrarian Images
Abercrombie Gallery, McNeese State University, Lake Charles, Louisiana | 1993

Slaughterhouse Road
University Gallery, Little Rock, Arkansas | 1993

Bucolic Images
Hooks-Epstein Gallery, Houston, Texas | 1992

Stockyard
Imperial Calcasieu Museum, Lake Charles, Louisiana | 1991

Stock Show
Still-Zinsel Fine Arts, New Orleans, Louisiana | 1991

Farm Road
Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas | 1990

Two-Lane Blacktop
Louisiana College, Pineville, Louisiana | 1989

Picture Show
Abercrombie Gallery, McNeese State University, Lake Charles, Louisiana | 1988

Recent Paintings and Drawings
LSU Alexandria Gallery, Alexandria, Louisiana | 1982

Works/Bill Iles
Fredericks Gallery, Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, Louisiana | 1979

Unfinished Journeys
Lakeside Gallery, Lake Charles, Louisiana | 1976

Paintings and Drawings
LSU Student Union Gallery, Baton Rouge, Louisiana | 1971

An Exhibition to Celebrate the Joy of Seeing
McNeese State University, Lake Charles, Louisiana | 1968
Selected Group & Juried Exhibitions

Louisiana Contemporary
Ogden Museum of Art, New Orleans, Louisiana | 2013

National Drawing Invitational Exhibition
McNeese State University, Lake Charles, Louisiana | 2012

Richeson International Landscape Exhibition
Richeson School of Art & Gallery, Kimberly, Wisconsin | 2009

33rd Annual Masur National Juried Exhibition
Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, Louisiana | 2006

Sustained Winds: Gulf Coast Invitational Exhibition
Acadiana Center for the Arts, Lafayette, Louisiana | 2006

Uprooted: Louisiana Artists Invitational Exhibition
LSU Union Gallery, Baton Rouge, Louisiana | 2006

Texas National 2005
Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas | 2005

Yosemite Renaissance VIII
Yosemite Valley Art Center, Yosemite, California, and traveling exhibition | 1993–1994

Contemporary Work: Harris, Iles, Kelley, Saunders, and Wilson
Pensacola Art Museum, Pensacola, Florida | 1993–1994

35th Annual Delta Art Exhibition
Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, Arkansas | 1992

Drawings and Prints by Louisiana Artists
LSU Union Gallery, Baton Rouge, Louisiana | 1989

51st Annual National Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting
Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach, Florida | 1989
Selected Awards & Recognition

Best of Show and Purchase Award
Tri-State Plus, Brown & Scurlock Galleries, Beaumont, Texas | 1994

Delta Award
35th Annual Delta Art Exhibition, Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, Arkansas | 1992

First Place Purchase Award
Tri-State Exhibition, Brown & Scurlock Galleries, Beaumont, Texas | 1992

Best of Show
Mixed Media Juried Competition, Slidell Cultural Center, Louisiana | 1992

Excellence Award
Dimensions: 27th Annual National Art Exhibition, Winston-Salem, North Carolina | 1990

First Place Award
Drawings and Prints by Louisiana Artists, LSU Union Gallery, Baton Rouge, Louisiana | 1989

First Place Purchase Award
Del Mar National Drawing and Small Sculpture Show, Corpus Christi, Texas | 1989

Best of Show and Purchase Prize
28th Annual Tri-State Art Exhibition, Beaumont, Texas | 1989