william cordova

william cordova (born in Lima, Peru. lives/works in Miami and New York). Received an MFA from Yale University and BFA from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He is an interdisciplinary cultural practitioner interested in the roots of abstraction, history of textile encoding, and non-linear narratives. cordova illuminates the synthesis of memory, ritual and mythology to further disrupt, challenge, and reassess definitions of our collective landscape.

william has exhibited internationally in venues such as the 61st Venice Biennial. Prague Triennial, 13th Havana Biennial, Whitney Biennial, Prospect III Triennial, and Site Santa Fe Biennial. He co-curated the Tulsa Greenwood Massacre Centennial in 2021, founded the Florida AIM Biennial. Awards include, Ellies Better World Award (2026), Smithsonian Fellowship, Trellis Art Fund (2025), Creative Capital Award (2024), Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship (2021), Joan Mitchell Foundation Grant (2011). Recent exhibitions includes, Pérou Noir, Peruvian Embassy, Paris, France (2026), 2 tienes santo pero no eres babalawo, Museo de Arte de Lima, Peru. Current projects; Stand Up Next 2 a Mountain: Unknown History of Latino members in the Black Panther Party, through a Creative Capital Grant (2026).

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