Bill Dambrova
(b. 1971) is a native Arizonan and graduate of Arizona State University, where he earned a BA in Studio Art. Based in Phoenix, he works from his studio in the historic Bragg’s Pie Factory Building on Grand Avenue in the arts district downtown.
Alongside his art practice, Dambrova conceptualizes and designs exhibitions for museums, zoos, aquariums, and visitor centers across the United States. Recent clients include the Monterey Bay Aquarium, the IDEA Children’s Museum, and the Desert Botanical Garden. He is especially drawn to projects that address conservation and explore evolving ideas about humanity’s relationship with plants, animals and the living world. As a counterbalance to the more mysterious aspects of existence explored in his artwork, scientific concepts he encounters while researching exhibition topics—ranging from marine ecosystems and plant biology to paleontology—often migrate into his paintings.
Dambrova’s work has been exhibited in prominent and well-known venues including solo exhibitions at the Torrance Art Museum and Mesa Contemporary Art Museum as well as group exhibitions at institutions including the Phoenix Art Museum, Tucson Museum of Art, the Sky Harbor Airport Museum, and the University of Arizona.
He has created site-specific installations and public art for locations including Valley Metro Rail, Burning Man, East Jesus, Meow Wolf, and the Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport Rental Car Center.
Dambrova’s work is held in numerous public and corporate collections, including the Tucson Museum of Art, Arizona State University Art Museum, Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, the City of Scottsdale, the City of Tempe, the Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport Museum, the State of New Mexico Art in Public Places Program, Art Farm Iowa, DuPont, Kroger, and the Phoenix Suns Legacy Partners.
Photo by Brandon Sullivan for Luxe Interior Magazine.