Will Kurtz
Artist Bio Artist Work
Will Kurtz was born in Flint, Michigan and received his Bachelor of Landscape Architecture from Michigan State University in 1981. He practiced as a landscape architect for 25 years, throughout the United States and Canada. It wasn’t until he was in his mid thirties that he began creating art as a self-taught artist. Eventually his passion for art superseded landscape architecture and he moved to New York at the age of 50 to attend graduate school at the New York Academy of Art. After graduation with an MFA he was selected to remain and do a one-year fellowship. He has since had several solo and group shows is currently reptresented by Kim Foster Gallery, New York, Avant Gallery, Miami, Galerie Sebastien Adrien in Paris, and Galerie Van Campen & Rochtus, Antwerp, Belgium.. His work is in many prominent collections around the world. He works in Queens, and lives in New York.
Education
2007-2009 M.F.A., New York Academy of Art, MFA, New York
1975-1982 B.L.A. Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Teaching
2018, 2016, 2014 New York Academy of Art, Sculpture Professor, New York, NY
2015, 2011 Lyme Academy, Sculpture Professor, Old Lyme, CT
2012-2013 Penn State University, Assistant Professor of Art, State College, PN
Residencies
2018
Rajaman Gala University 2018 International art workshop, Chiangmai, Thailand
Poh Chang Academy of Arts 13thInternational Arts Festival and workshop, Bangkok, Thailand
2016
Space Gallery, St. Barths
2014
4Heads, GOVERNORS ISLAND SUMMER RESIDENCY2014
Permanent Collections
Juan Antonio Perez Simon, Mexico City, Mexico
Petra and Stephen Levin, Miami, FL
Sherry and Joel Malin, New York, NY
Jeffery Miller, Napa, CA
Josh Rechnitz, New York, NY
Eileen S. Kaminsky Family Foundation, Jersey City, NJ
Ender Avcioglu, Istanbul, Turkey
Kaplan Institute, Chicago, IL
The Tullman Collection, Chicago, IL
Stony brook Children’s Hospital, Stony brook, NY
Cornell Museum of Art, Del Ray Beach, FL,
Ziel Feldman Collection, New York, NY
The Krupp Family Foundation, Boston, MA
Linda Nelson, Bloomfield, MI
Robert C. Kopple, Beverly Hills, CA
Daniel Limoges, Montreal, Canada
Libby Bonbright, Los Angeles, CA
Sloan Schaffer, Miami, FL
Wijnand Donkers, Dusseldorf, Germany
Alexander Ghazinian, Zurich, Switzwerland
Michel Ringuet, Montmagny, Canada
Awards
2009 - 10
Fellowship, NEW YORK ACADEMY OF ART
2008
Academic Scholarship Award, NEW YORK ACADEMY OF ART
Solo Exhibitions and Installations
2024
Souq Waqif Art Center Exhibition, “TADWEER” Doha, Qatar
2023
Fek Production, Installation, “COP27 SUMMIT”, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
2022
Avant Gallery Installation , “DOGGY BAGS”, The Square, West Palm Beach, FL
2021
Global Citizen Installation, “ONE BILLION TREES”, Times Square, New York, NY
Village of Palmetto Bay ,Installation““DOG GONE IT”, Palmetto Bay, FL
Fresh Pet Installation, “SAD KIBBLE BULLDOG”, Brooklyn, NY
2020
Garment District Alliance, “DOGGY BAGS”, New York, NY
2019
Avant Gallery, “EVERY DOG HAS IT’S DAY”, New York, NY
2017
Kim Foster Gallery, "WHAT ARE YOU LAUGHING ABOUT", New York, NY
2015
Kim Foster Gallery, "PARDON THE INTERRUPTION, PLEASE", New York, NY
2013
Mike Weiss Gallery, “ANOTHER SHIT SHOW”, New York, NY
2012
Mike Weiss Gallery, “EXTRA FUCKING ORDINARY”, New York, NY
Group Exhibitions
2024
Avant Gallery, “ART MIAMI”, Miami, FL
Clark Gallery, “HAMPTON FINE ART FAIR”, South Hampton, NY
2023
Avant Gallery, “PALM BEACH MODERN + CONTEMPORARY”, West Palm Beach, FL
2022
Avant Gallery, “ART MIAMI”, Miami, FL
Avant Gallery, “PALM BEACH MODER + CONTEMPORARY”, West Palm Beach, FL
The Specialists Installation, “ROCKET FUEL”, New York, NY
2021
Avant Gallery, “ART MIAMI”, Miami, FL
2020
Avant Gallery, “AVENTURA MALL EXHIBITION”, Aventura, FL
South Hampton Art Center, “THE COLLECTORS SALE”, SOUTH HAMPTON, NY
Avant Gallery, “ART WYNWOOD”, Miami, FL
2019
4Heads, “GOVERNORS ISLAND SHOW”, New York, NY
30 Jobs Lane, “New York ACADEMY OF ARTS: FELLOWS PAST AND PRESENT, South Hampton, NY
Avant Gallery, “ THERE GOES THE NEIGHBORHOOD, ART FOR THE NEW, NEW YORK”, New York, NY
Clark Gallery, “ART ON PAPER”, New York, NY
Coastal Contemporary Gallery, “W-INTERMISSION”, Newport, RI
Avant Galley, “ART NEW YORK”, New York, NY
Avant Gallery, “PALM BEACH MODERN + CONTEMPORARY “, Palm Beach, FL
New York Academy of Art, “PHANTASMAGORIA’, New York, NY
2018
Avant Gallery, “ART MIAMI”, Miami, FL
Kim Foster Gallery, “CONTEXT MIAMI”, Miami, FL
Kaplan Institute, “GRAND OPENING”, Chicago, IL
New York Academy of Art, “TAKE HOME A NUDE, SOTHEBY’S”, New York, NY
Garvey Simon Gallery, “REVEAL ART FAIR”, Saratoga Springs, NY
Avant Gallery, “SCOPE BASEL”, Basel, Switzerland
S Panepinto Galleries, “NJCU SILENT AUCTION”, Jersey City, NJ.
S Panepinto Galleries, “THROUGH THE EYES OF AN ARTIST”, Jersey City, NJ
Coastal Contemporary Gallery, “SALON SHOW”, Newport, RI
Clark Gallery, “PTOWN POP-UP”, Provincetown, MA
Hot Woods Arts, “FRUITOPIA”, Red Hook, NY
Avant Gallery, “ART NEW YORK”, New York, NY
TruTV, “SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST”, Austin, TX
Garvey Simon, “ART ON PAPER”, New York, NY
Clark Gallery, “SCOPE ART FAIR”, New York, NY
Rajaman Gala University, “2018 INTERNATIONAL ART WORK”, Chiangmai, Thailand
Poh Chang Academy of Arts, “13THINTERNATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL”, Bangkok, Thailand
Galarie Sebastien Adrien, “#1”, Paris, France
Avant Gallery, “PALM BEACH MODERN + CONTEMPORARY”, Palm Beach, FL
Clark Gallery, “ART BOCA RATON” Boca Raton, FL
2017
Avant Gallery, "SCOPE MIAMI", Miami, FL
Kim Foster Gallery, "CONTEXT MIAMI", Miami, FL
101 Exhibit Gallery “SELECTIONS FROM THE ARCHIVE”, West Hollywood, CA
Galerie Van Campen & Rochus, "EXTRAORDINARY", Antwerp Belgium
New York Academy Of Art, "SINGLE FARE 4", New York, NY
4 Heads, "GOVERNORS ISLAND ART FAIR", New York, NY
Clark Gallery, "PARERWORK", Lincoln, MA
Jonathan LaVine Projects, "THE SEARCH IS OVER", Jersey City, NJ
Kim Foster Gallery, "WINTERFELL", New York, NY
2016
Vida Sabbaghi, REPSYCHLING, Brooklyn, NY
Kim Foster Gallery, "CONTEXT ART MIAMI", Miami, FL
New York Academy of Art, “TAKE HOME A NUDE AT SOTHEBY’S”, NY
Booth Gallery, "THE FOURTH WALL", New York, NY
Kim Foster Gallery, "RELIEF", New York, NY
Villa DoMuse, "LANUIT DES ARTISTS", Honfluer, France
New York Academy of Art, "CALL OF THE WILD", South Hampton, NY
The Vendue Hotel, "FROM THE ACADEMY", Charleston, SC
4Heads "PORTAL FEDERAL HALL" New York, NY
Hearst Tower, "THE ART OF NOW", New York, NY
S.Panepinto Galleries, "MEMENTOS", Jersey City, NJ
2015
S. Panepinto Galleries, "MY FAVORITE THINGS", Hoboken, NJ
Port Authority, "EXTRA, EXTRA, HEAR ALL ABOUT IT", New York, NY
New York Academy of Art, "TAKE HOME A NUDE AT SOTHEBY'S" New York, NY
Last Rites Gallery, "13TH HOUR", New York, NY
ARTPRIZE, Grand Rapids, MI
C.O.A. Galerie, "MUTE", Montreal, Canada
New Jersey City University, "BARELY IMAGINED BEINGS II", Jersey City, NJ
Queens Museum, "AN INCLUSIVE WORLD", Queens, NY
Kim Fosgter Gallery, "COLOR VALUE", New York, NY
Proto Gallery, "BARLEY IMAGINED BEINGS", Hoboken, NJ
The (un)Scene Art Fair, New York, NY
Columbia University, "REPSYCHLING", New York, NY
Cornell Museum, Del Ray Beach, FL
Sirona Fine Art, "ARTIST GAZE", Hallandale Beach, FL
2014
4 Heads, GOVERNORS ISLAND ART FAIR, New York, NY
Panepinto Galleries, “LUCID VISIONS”, Jersey City, NJ
Mark Miller Gallery, “BEHIND THE CURTAIN”, New York, NY
Window Studio, “SHALL NOT PERISH”, Brooklyn, NY
Pajama Factory, “IGNIGHT”, Williamsport, PA
Converge Gallery, “METAMORPHIC”, Williamsport, PA
Flowers Gallery, “NYAA SUMMR EXHIBITION”, New York, NY
Galerie Queen Anne, “ANIMATED LOUNGES”, Leipzig, Germany
Mana Contemprary, “ALL MY FRIENDS ARE ARTISTS”, Jersey City, NJ
Cornell Museum of Art, “PAPER SHOW”, Del Ray Beach, FL
The Unfair, New York, NY
Deborah Brown/Leslie Heller, “Real on Rock Street”, Brooklyn, NY
2013
The Lodge Gallery, “TYPHOON HAIYAM BENEFIT”, New York, NY
Mike Weiss Gallery, “SOUTHAMPTON SHOW”, Southampton, NY
New York Academy of Art, “DECK THE WALLS”, New York, NY
2012
Mike Weiss Gallery, “ART MIAMI”, Miami, FL
2011
New York Academy of Art, “ICONOMANCY”, New York, NY
2010
Allegra Laviola Gallery, “ PORNUCOPIA”, New York, NY
RH GALLERY, “FOOLSGOLD ART”, NEW YORK, NY
New York Academy of Art, “NONE TAKEN”, New York, NY
Kinsey Institute, Indiana University, Annual Juried Show, Bloomington, IN
The Contemporary Arts Center of Las Vegas, “21st Annual Show”, Las Vegas, NV
Lucky Gallery, “Daily Porn”, Brooklyn, NY
2009
New York Academy of Art, “DESK THE WALLS”, New York, NY
New York Academy of Art, “SUMMER EXHIBITION”, New York, NY
New York Academy of Art, “ A FIGURATIVE RECONSTRUCTION”, New York, NY
2005
Galerija Pungart, Kranj, Slovenia
2003
Petoskey Contemporary Arts Group, “THIS IS BLACK”, Petoskey, MI