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Glenn Williams

  • Associate Professor, Sculpture
  • Area Head, Sculpture

Education

  • MFA, Sculpture, UW-Madison, 2003
  • MA, Sculpture and Metals, University of Northern Iowa, 1998
  • BA, Sculpture and Metals, University of Northern Iowa, 1995

Biography

Glenn Williams is an Associate Professor of Art and Area Head of Sculpture in the Department of Art & Design at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. His creative research investigates social constructs and their influence on contemporary social realities through sculptural and cross-disciplinary practices. Trained in the tradition of metal fabrication, Williams’ work spans multiple creative platforms, integrating material exploration with concept-driven inquiry. His areas of focus include contemporary sculpture, material experimentation, and the intersection of form, process, and social meaning.

Williams’ work has been exhibited nationally at venues including the Las Cruces Museum of Art, NM; the Museum of Wisconsin Art (MOWA), WI; Franconia Sculpture Park, MN; Lynden Sculpture Garden, WI; Manifest Gallery, OH; and the Indiana Art Center, IN. He earned his BA and MA from the University of Northern Iowa with a dual emphasis in Sculpture and Metals, and his MFA from the University of Wisconsin–Madison with a specialization in Sculpture.

Curriculum Vitae, CV (PDF)

Recent & Selected Work

Suspended plaster cast bike tire with prosthetic legs laying on a wooden palate
Suspended plaster cast bike tire with prosthetic legs
Sculptural boarded up house sitting on wooden frame with plaster cast of a log beneath it
Sculptural boarded up house sitting on wooden frame
Plaster cast bike in restrictive frame hung on the wall with wires
Plaster cast bike in restrictive frame
Plaster cast feet and bag sitting and hanging on wooden shelf
Plaster cast feet and bag sitting and hanging on wooden shelf
Wood model house sitting on saw horse table with plaster modeled figure at base
Wood model house sitting on saw horse table with plaster modeled figure at base