William Massey graduated with honors from Valdosta State University with a BFA in Art with emphasis in sculpture and painting. His interests included finding relationships and combining various media. After graduation, William traveled throughout Europe; interning, apprenticing and collaborating with artists in Italy, Spain and Germany. He has created large-scale, mixed-media portraits in gallery spaces as well as outdoor locations in sculpture parks. William completed a commission from Dreamwoods Sculpture Park in Tuscany in 2012, and is now working full-time at Janke Glass Studios in Old Fourth Ward. Special thanks to Matt Janke for the knowledge and scrap glass/ materials, Stein Steel for rusty stuff and the neighborhoods of Atlanta for throwing away some superb treasures.
The Art of Reconciliation
William Massey III | 2019
The Art of Reconciliation is a collaborative and community-based project that took place during the summer of 2015 with over 200 individuals contributing. For 12 weeks participants helped to find discarded objects on the streets of Atlanta whereupon they were affixed onto metal frames thus revitalizing the wreckage. People from all facets of life were brought together around purposeful, creative connection. This sculpture stands as a monument to remembering the worth and dignity of all people. This piece was displayed on the Eastside Trail under Freedom Parkway in 2015.