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Aubrey Williams (1926-1990) was born in Georgetown, Guyana. He was interested in art from a young age, joining E.R. Burrowes’ Working Peoples’ Art Class at the age of 12. He initially trained as an agronomist and worked as an Agricultural Field Officer on the sugar plantations of the Guyanese East Coast and later in the North-West region, where he became acquainted with indigenous Warao people. This introduced him to pre-Columbian arts and cultures which remained as an important influence throughout his artistic career.