William Alexander Gaw (1891–1973) was an American painter, designer, educator, college director, and academic administrator.
[1] He was the director of California School of Fine Arts (later known as San Francisco Art Institute), and professor emeritus from Mills College (now Mills College at Northeastern University).
[2] William Alexander Gaw was born on November 26, 1891, in San Francisco, California.
[3] He studied art under landscape painter, James Martin Griffin (1850–1931).
[4] He was a member of the Bohemian Club, and the Free and Accepted Masons.