WILLIAM T. CARSON

Born 1992 in Sheridan, Wyoming.

Lives and works in New Mexico.

EDUCATION

2015               B.A. Colorado College, magna cum laude, Distinction in Art: Art Studio

2014               Semester Abroad in Architecture, Danish Institute for Study Abroad, Copenhagen, DK

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2024. Revolt 1680/2180: Daybreak of the Resistance, collaborative works with Virgil Ortiz, Santa Fe, NM

2023 Matter in Motion, two-person exhibition, Nüart Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

2022 Out of Fire, group exhibition, Nüart Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

2021 The Space of Hope, group exhibition, Missoula Art Museum, MT

Materiality, two-person exhibition, Nüart Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

2020 Salina Biennial, group exhibition, Salina Art Center, Salina, KS

12 Artists to Know Now in New Mexico, group exhibition, Southwest Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM

Staying Home, group exhibition, CAMIBAart GALLERY, Austin, TX

2018 Source Material, two-person exhibition with Rebecca Rothfus Harrell, CAMIBAart GALLERY, Austin, TX

Echoes of the Mind, group exhibition, Sixth Street Gallery by CAMIBAart GALLERY, Austin, TX

Foster ATX x Delta Millworks, pop-up exhibition, Delta Millworks, Austin, TX

2017              UNEARTH, solo exhibition, CAMIBAart GALLERY, Austin, TX

Silk and Stone, two-person exhibition with Clara Rose Ewert, East Austin Studio Tour, Austin, TX

2016               Bituminous,  group exhibition, Gallery of Contemporary Art, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, CO

                       East Austin Studio Tour, temporary exhibition, 1612 New York Ave, Austin, TX

                       Due East, group exhibition, Big Medium, Austin, TX

2015               Bituminous: Thesis Exhibition, solo exhibition, Studio 802, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO

AWARDS/GRANTS

2025 Artist in Residence: Albers Foundation

2020 12 Artists to Know Now in New Mexico, Southwest Contemporary

2015               Anderson Ranch Scholarship

                        Ritt Kellogg Memorial Fund Expedition Grant

2014                Venture Grant

                        Colorado College President’s Fund

                        Colorado College Dean of Student Life Fund

2013                Danish Institute for Study Abroad Architecture Scholarship

                        Student Blogger of the Semester Award,  Danish Institute for Study Abroad

2011                 David and Lucille Packard Scholarship for the Arts

                         Lopez Artist Guild Art Achievement Award

                         Chimera Cooperative Gallery Scholarship

                         Island Artisans Visual Arts Scholarship

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2019—Present Holt/Smithson Foundation, Program Manager & Assistant Curator

2016—2018 Twyla, Artist Coordinator