Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1944, Bill Mack began creating and selling oil portraits by the time he was in high school. Shortly after, he quit his job and began his career as a commissioned relief sculptor. At the University of Minnesota, he majored in Journalism and minored in Art History, while continuing to create art on the side. He now is known as the Michelangelo of our time, as he can paint like the old master, as he can sculpt just as well.

As a viewer, we see Bill Mack’s highly detailed reliefs as reflections of life, of struggle, and reformation. We connect to the subjects within their frames and watch as they break out of their boxes and become their own, as we all desire to do for ourselves.

For over twenty years Mack worked diligently, working mostly as a commissioned artist—creating miniature metallic works such as the bicentennial medals for the State of Minnesota and the cities of St. Louis and Baltimore, to reliefs and full-round sculptures for corporations like General Motors, Pillsbury, and 3M. Then, in the 1980s, Mack made a venturous artistic move and entered the competitive gallery world with his “Alto Relief” sculptures. He has since gained a massive following and worldwide acceptance, hosting exhibitions in galleries from New York City to Beverly Hills, Tokyo to Frankfurt. His collectors include former Presidents Clinton, Ford, and Reagan, actors Sylvester Stallone, Elizabeth Taylor, and Tony Curtis, international business leaders Yaeko Shiotsuki, Hermann Schnabel, and Irwin Jacobs, and celebrities as diverse as Kenny rogers, Howie Mandel, and Jimmy “Jam” Harris. His piece Lady is part of the permanent collection of the Statue of Liberty National Monument. His sculpture of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar hangs in the NBA Hall of Fame; his sculpture of Lyle Alzado is at the NFL Hall of Fame, and his sculpture of Peggy Fleming is at the Figure Skating Hall of Fame.

Bill Mack is also an avid collector, owning works by Miro, Chagall, Picasso, Paul Jenkins, Jim Dine, and his friend and fellow Minnesotan, LeRoy Neiman. His collection also includes presidential letters written by Washington, Lincoln, Jefferson, John Kennedy, and others. To decorate his tiered video theater, he collects and displays a treasure of costumes such as the one worn by Bert Lahr as the Cowardly Lion in the Wizard of Oz, Clark Gable's coat from Gone with the Wind, and Lon Chaney's suit from Phantom of the Opera.