Moses Williams was born in Birmingham, AL, and grew up in Nashville, TN. He received a BFA from Watkins College of Art, Design & Film in Nashville, TN, and an MFA from Carnegie-Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA. Working in sculpture, installation, performance, video, and sound, Williams investigates themes of ritual, empathy, sensuality, suffering, the abject, and the sacred. His practice is a phenomenological examination of the relationship between bodies, materials, objects, and things. It is a lifelong attempt to develop whole-bodied awareness: a cultivation of traditional cultural practices and knowledge to thoughtfully question, and actively, consciously, and intimately engage with others and the environment.

He has exhibited and performed throughout the United States and Europe, including Apexart – New York, SeelenArt Galerie Munich, Das KloHäuschen Art Center, The Andy Warhol Museum, Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, Carnegie Museum of Art, Utah Museum of Fine Art, Der Kulturanker Magdeburg, and Zeihersmith Pop-up Gallery. His work includes collaborations with the residents of Unit 2 (the Death Row unit) at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution. Williams is an Assistant Professor in the College of Fine Arts, at the University of Utah, in Salt Lake City, UT.