William N. Valavanis

William N. Valavanis
Bonsai Artist & Educator
William N. Valavanis became interested in bonsai
and horticulture at age eleven and pursued his
interest by studying Ornamental Horticulture at
SUNY Farmingdale and Cornell University. He
has made over 50 trips to Japan and apprenticed
with Kyuzo Murata and Kakutaro Komuro in
Omiya Bonsai Village in Japan. Additionally a
30-year study and association with Yuji Yoshimura
combined with his formal horticultural
degrees, apprenticeships in Japan and his artistic
talent provide Bill with the solid background
to promote and teach Classical bonsai art
around the world.

He is the proprietor of the
International Bonsai Arboretum in Rochester,
New York where he maintains a fine personal
collection of classical bonsai and offers classes,
seminars and symposia.

He maintains a busy
worldwide teaching schedule. In order to further
promote classical bonsai he began publishing
International BONSAI magazine 35 years ago.
He has authored five books and many articles in
English, Japanese and other European languages.
His distinctive bonsai and displays have
received many awards both in the United States
and abroad.

He freely shares his 50 plus years of
dedicated bonsai study, experiences and discoveries
through his educational bonsai programs.