William Cordova earned his MFA from Yale University in 2004 and his BFA fromThe Art Institute of Chicago in 1996. In addition to staging solo exhibitions at: Fleming Museum (University of Vermont), P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center (New York), Museum of Contemporary Art (Miami), he has taken part in groundbreaking group exhibitions, such as NeoHooDoo at Menil Collection (Houston, Texas), Street Level at Nasher Museum (Duke University, Durham, North Carolina). His works were presented in the San Juan Triennial, Whitney Biennial, Whitney Museum of American Art (New York) and Venice Biennale. In 2008 he was artist-in residence at Artpace (San Antonio, Texas). His most recent solo exhibitions include: Pérez Art Museum (Miami), University Galleries of Illinois State University and Marfa Contemporary (Texas).

He has participated in group exhibitions at: Whitney Museum of American Art (New York), Orlando Museum of Art, Nasher Museum of Art (Durham), SITElines Santa Fe, 12th and 13th Havana Biennale, Guggenheim Museum (New York), Whitney Biennial, 50th Venice Biennale (2003). His work is part of the following collections: American Academy (Berlin), Deutsche Bank (New York), Guggenheim Museum of Art (New York), Harvard University (Cambridge), Institute of Contemporary Art (Boston), The Menil Collection (Houston), Museo de Arte de Lima, Pérez Art Museum (Miami), Seattle Museum of Art, Whitney Museum of American Art (New York), Yale University (New Haven), among others.