Will Kurtz: Sculpting Animals
Step into the world of sculptor Will Kurtz and experience the unexpected.
Will shares the story behind his distinctive artistic voice—from his early journey to the moment he began transforming newspaper and tape into striking, soulful sculptures of people and animals. What starts as an ordinary material becomes something remarkably alive in his hands.
You’ll explore a diverse body of work featuring not just dogs, but a wide range of animals—each piece full of movement, emotion, and personality. Join Will as he pulls back the curtain on his creative process, revealing how he builds form, captures character, and breathes life into every sculpture.
This is more than a look at technique—it’s an invitation to see differently, to find inspiration in unexpected places, and to rethink what’s possible in your own creative work.
About Will
Will Kurtz is a sculptor who was born in Flint, Michigan. He received his Bachelor of Landscape Architecture from Michigan State University in 1981 and practiced as a landscape architect throughout the United States and Canada for 25 years. 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 Eventually his passion for art superseded landscape architecture and he moved to New York at the age of 50 to attend graduate school at the New York Academy of Art.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 had many solo and group shows with his sculptures and paintings in New York and at galleries and museums in the US, Canada and Europe. His sculptures are in many prominent collections around the world. He is currently represented by Avant Gallery in Miami and White Room Gallery in East Hampton, NY.
Will is a full-time artist and teacher and has taught sculpture, drawing and painting at The New York Academy of Art, Lyme Academy and Penn State University. He has a studio in Athens, NY and splits his time living in both Athens and Brooklyn.