Kiyan Williams is a visual artist based in New York City. Working fludly across performance, sculpture, installation, and video, they create art works that redefine fixed notions of identity, the body, and American history. Williams earned a BA with honors from Stanford University and an MFA in Visual Art from Columbia University. Their work has been exhibited at The Hirshhorn, the Hammer Museum, SculptureCenter, Brooklyn Museum, Socrates Sculpture Park, The Shed, and more. Their work has been featured in and reviewed by ArtNews, BOMB Magazine, and Hyperallergic. They are a recipient of the Franklin Furnace Fund, Graham Foundation Fund, and Fountainhead Fellowship at VCU. Currently they are a lecturer in the Parsons MFA Program.