Billy the Artist

Billy the Artist (BTA), real name William Miller,[1] was an East Village-based artist whose rise to prominence came when he created the ceiling murals for RENT.[2] He also was the artist behind Moo York Celebration, one of the cows behind the Cow Parade public art project and subsequently created cows for other cities' projects.[3] The East Village was a longtime canvas of his.[4]

BTA was one of the first American artists to be allowed to paint on The Bund in Shanghai.[5]

Miller died of cancer on January 22, 2022.[1]

References
  1. "RIP Billy the Artist". Retrieved 2022-02-22.
  2. Sheer, Karen (2018-03-05). "Another Exciting Artist Talk: Billy the Artist Visits Flinn Gallery". Greenwich Free Press. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
  3. "'Moo York' Cow Comes to Life in West Hartford Garage". 2019-07-31. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
  4. Best, Tamara (2016-09-08). "Metal Gates Unfurl as Colorful Canvases on the Lower East Side". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
  5. "Artist Talk, Billy the Artist: "His Art and Objects of Art"". Flinn Gallery. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
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