Doug Billings was born in Landstul, Germany as an Air Force Brat.  He lived in Europe till the age of 10, when the family moved to Wisconsin.  Doug received a BFA degree from Mankato State University, Minnesota.  He was accepted into the Printmaking Graduate Program by David Bernard and received a MFA degree in Printmaking from Wichita State University.

His exhibition background includes participating in over 20 National & International Juried Exhibitions; including the Print Club International, Philadelphia, PA; the Silvermine National Print Exhibition, New Canaan, CT; the National Works on Paper Exhibition, Somers, NY; the 2005 Boston Printmakers Print Biennial, in 2007, the Hollar Society Gallery Invitational, Prague, Czechosolvakia and the Old Print Shop Gallery, NY, NY.

Billings is a member of Gallery XII in Wichita.