William John Wainwright PRBSA (1855–1931) was a painter who spent most of his life in Birmingham, England.

Wainwright trained at the Birmingham School of Art under the headship of Edward R. Taylor, and started his career as an apprentice at the stained-glass firm Hardman & Co.[1] In 1879, Wainwright founded the Birmingham Art Circle with four other artists including Walter Langley.

[2] Wainwright was associated with the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists (RBSA) for 50 years until his death in 1931.

[3] On 12 March 1881 Wainwright was elected, with Langley and others, an associate member of the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists.

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