Shirley Williams became a full-time professional artist in 1989, after leaving behind a thriving video production company in Toronto. She currently works in a large warehouse studio in Windsor, Ontario 10 minutes from the Michigan border. This close proximity to the US has given Shirley a unique, international perspective as well as a growing list of Canadian and American collectors.

Shirley was the winner of a National Portfolio Competition in 2008. She has been featured in numerous publications including a biography in the October 2007 issue of The Artist's Magazine. In 2006 Shirley Williams was chosen to be Visual Artist in Residence of the Windsor Symphony Orchestra for the 2006 – 2007 Symphony Season.

In addition to numerous Public, Corporate and Private collections, major international projects include site-specific commissions for a private jet lounge, and an award-winning 127-foot yacht in the Virgin Islands.