Will Kurtz (b. 1957) is a self-taught sculptor from Flint, Michigan. Before his career as an artist, Kurtz was a landscape architect by trade; he received his Bachelor of Landscape Architecture from Michigan State University in 1981, and for 25 years practiced as a landscape architect throughout the United States and Canada. It wasn't until he was in his mid-thirties that he began creating art as a self-taught artist. Eventually, his passion for art superseded landscape architecture and he moved to New York at the age of 50 to attend graduate school at the New York Academy of Art. After graduating with an MFA ,he was selected to remain for a one-year fellowship.

Kurtz has become known for his life-sized mixed media sculptures made from recycled materials. His subjects are everyday people that he transforms into sculptural snapshots with a comedic touch. "Newspaper is my medium of choice because it gives a raw, imperfect, ephemeral quality that reminds us that we are only here on this Earth for a short while," explains the artist of his practice. Kurtz has exhibited in several solo and group shows in New York, Miami, Paris and Belgium. His works appear in many prominent collections around the world. Currently, he lives and works in New York City.