Jeff C. Williams
Community Voices Co-Host, Editor, ProducerJeff C. Williams joined NPR Illinois in February of 2026.
Jeff C. Williams was a graphic designer for the University of Illinois Springfield, is a member of the Springfield Art Association Collective Gallery, and is a cofounder of Dim Art House, a working art studio which also provides space for arts related events in the community.
Jeff is a former events coordinator at The Pharmacy Gallery and Art Space and is a board member of the National Scholastic Art Awards (Mid-Central Illinois Region).
Recently Jeff was selected as lead artist for a grant through Healing Illinois. A youth mentorship art project; which culminated with a 2025 mural in Springfield Jaycee Park.
The Illinois State Museum purchased a set of Jeff’s paintings deemed of historical significance in 2024.
Jeff is a founding member and song writer for the band nil8. Which toured North America in the 1990s and early 2000s.
He is a graduate of Illinois State University.
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