Collection: Will Arnold

Will Arnold received his MFA in Photography from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and his BA in Computer Science from Bucknell University. He currently lives and works in Champaign, IL where he manages the student labs and studios at the School of Art + Design at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Will co-runs Work Press & Publication, a Risograph-based zine and artist book self-publishing venture, with Tate Foley.

In recent years, Will’s practice has primarily focused on zines, comics, and artist books. Through photography, collage, and delving into and remixing historical comics, he explores themes such as landscape, epistemology, memory, and the construction of gender norms.

Will’s home studio is managed by two studio cats that compete (often violently) for the role of Chief Executive Studio Cat Assistant. He is also frequently assisted (usually less violently) by his wife Robin, both in the studio and on the road at festivals and art book fairs.