Will Crutchfield is a mixed media artist from Rockwall, TX. Will completed his BFA in painting at the Savannah College of Art and Design in 2023 and has been creating and sharing his work for over a decade. During his time in living in Savannah, GA, Will produced and curated numerous local exhibitions and art events, capping off his time there with his Thesis show, Thick As Thieves at The Nest Gallery; a duo exhibition between himself and photographer Liam Gildea which debuted in May of 2023.

Will’s work focuses primarily on personal history and perception. Employing the use of found objects and media alongside traditional materials used in painting, His works display the potential that lies within the Distillation, alteration and removal of history. By stripping away the unnecessary, the artist allows himself and his viewers to admire the complexity and richness that merely one painted gesture, color, or idea can provide.

This process of reduction is echoed by the mixed media elements frequently featured in the artist’s works. By allowing found media to physically and conceptually shape his paintings, Will reveals the power of association and subjectivity. Rather than attempting to discover and define their history, Will allows these components to exist as they are, as objects that have organically been distilled by the passing of time. Once again, through a process of withholding visual information, the artist reminds viewers of how much curiosity, intrigue, and visual mythmaking just one found element can inspire; encouraging himself and viewers to contemplate a past that can never be fully known.