Elzie Williams III
b"Elzie Williams III (American, b. 1993) holds an MFA in sculpture from Columbia University School of the Arts, New York (2022), and a BFA\\xa0from The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, New York (2015). They are the first recipient of the Solomon B. Hayden\\xa0Fellowship, administered through Columbia University, NY. The award was founded to support diverse voices in art by Lisson Gallery,\\xa0Clearing Gallery, and artist Hugh Hayden in honor of Hayden\\u2019s late father, Solomon B. Hayden who was a math teacher.\\xa0\\xa0Williams\\u2019 work was included in\\xa0Eponymous\\xa0with Dominic Palarachio and Bat-Ami Rivlin, M 2 3, New York (2021); and on view with Lyn Lui at\\xa0Fran\\xe7ois Ghebaly, New York (2021). Recent exhibitions include\\xa0Arrangements in Black\\xa0at Phillips, New York (2022); exhibitions at Clearing\\xa0in Brooklyn and Los Angeles (2022); Half Gallery, New York (2022); Thierry Goldberg, New York (2023); as well as\\xa0MZ.25 (My\\xa0Condolences), an exhibition by Monsieur Zohore at M+B, Los Angeles (2023); and The School of Visual Arts (SVA) Curatorial Thesis\\xa0Exhibition\\xa0Transcending the Ideal: Reimagining Femininity and its Relationship to Power, curated by Virginia Ingram (2023).\\nPolitics As Usual\\xa0is their first solo exhibition.\\n\\n\\nElzie Williams III That\\u2019s Hot, but you're Fired!, 2023 cardboard, magazine page, counterfeit bill, stickers, clear tape, laser pointer 24 x 23.5 inches (61 x 60 cm)\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nElzie Williams III Monstro, 2023 water bottles, figurine, ten cents, metal, readymade shelf 19 x 5 x 5 inches (48 x 13 x 13 cm)\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nElzie Williams III Do You Know Where You're Going To?, 2023 magazine swatches of black and brown faces with the color white on reverse, found images, plastic, found objects, acrylic rod, metal, flagpole bracket, light 33 x 14 x 12 inches (84 x 36 x 31 cm)"