Bri Williams (b.1993, Long Beach, California). In 2015 they received their BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (Chicago, IL) and in 2017 their MFA from Mills College (Oakland, CA).

Their work often includes found objects and materials that are repurposed and reworked. In some cases, the objects are molded in soap, a material which is used allegorically, to contain and examine past traumas, but also function as a spiritual cleansing. Connecting personal associations with these objects and their history, Williams’ work addresses collective memories and trauma, identity structures and power roles.

Recent solo exhibitions include: An arrow shot over the house that hits no one, Clima, Milan (2025); Mock Serenade, Dvir Gallery, Paris (2023); Sweet Dreams, Simian, Copenhagen (2022); Out, Progetto, Lecce, IT (2021);  Angel Abra, Kunsthaus Glarus, Switzerland (2021); The Ghost in Me, Murmurs, Los Angeles, CA (2020).

Recent group exhibitions include XXH – Time 2, Foundation Francés, Clichy, France (2024); What happens when we cry, Derouillon, Paris (2024); vītatio, Altman Siegel, San Francisco, CA (2024); Barbe à Papa, CAPC musée d’art contemporain, Bordeaux (2023); WHO CAN HEAR THE MONSTER SPEAK?, Kunstforum Baloise, Basel, (2023); The State I Am In, Capitain Petzel, Berlin (2022); Life Constantly Escapes, Kunstraum Niederoesterreich, Vienna (2021); Fun Hang, Karma International, Los Angeles, CA (2021); Ser Serpas, Bri Williams: Bare Teeth’, Queer Thoughts, New York City (2018), among others.

Williams has been featured in articles for Art Viewer, Frieze Magazine and Artillery Magazine.