Fletcher Williams III (b. 1987, North Charleston, South Carolina) is an artist working in sculpture and installation. He received his BFA from The Cooper Union in 2010 and returned to Charleston in 2013, where he lives and works producing exhibitions in nontraditional spaces and developing site-specific installations in response to the city’s architectural and historical landscape. His work is held in the collections of the International African American Museum, Gibbes Museum of Art, Davidson College, South Carolina Aeronautical Training Center, and the 701 Center for Contemporary Art Public Art Trail.

Though he spent formative years in New York, Williams’s work is rooted in Charleston and the Lowcountry. He uses both everyday and culturally specific materials—such as rusted tin, wood, sweetgrass, palmetto fronds, and fencing—alongside field recordings and industrial materials like steel, glass, acrylics, and LED lighting.

His work is built through assemblage and modular construction, ranging from small objects to large-scale installations. Certain forms and materials recur over time, forming a consistent visual language. While his materials often carry cultural and historical meaning, his process is driven by experimentation—testing how materials can be combined, altered, repurposed, and redefined.

Williams has presented solo exhibitions, including When It Rains It Shines (International African American Museum, 2023), Promise Land (HCF Aiken-Rhett House, 2020), and Traces (701 Center for Contemporary Art, 2018). His work has also been included in exhibitions at institutions such as The Mint Museum, MoCADA, and the San Diego Museum of Contemporary Art. Williams is a 2021 South Arts Southern Prize State Fellow and has received grants from Art Matters Foundation, The Dean Collection, and the Griffith-Reyburn Fund.

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