William Cordova was born in Lima, Peru, in 1971. He received his MFA from Yale University in 2004 and his BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1996. The artist has been featured in solo exhibitions at Fleming Museum, Burlington; Artpace, San Antonio; Threewalls, Chicago; PS.1 Contemporary Art Center, Long Island City; and Arndt & Partner, Zurich. His work has been included in many international exhibitions and biennials, including San Juan Triennial, San Juan (2009); Whitney Biennial, New York (2008); Utopia Station, 50th Venice Biennale, Venice (2003); and several groundbreaking group shows, such as NeoHooDoo at the Menil Collection in Houston, TX (2008), and Street Level at the Nasher Museum at Duke University in Durham, NC (2007).