William Estrada

William Estrada serves as Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Art and Art History at the University of Illinois at Chicago's School of Art and Art History, while concurrently teaching visual art at Telpochcalli Elementary. His current creative collaborations include Mobilize Creative Collaborative, Chicago ACT Collective, and Justseeds Artists’ Cooperative.

Professor Estrada's research centers on developing community-based projects that confront power structures of race, economy, and cultural access in contested spaces. His artistic practice transforms public spaces through creativity to address inequity, migration, historical passivity, and cultural recognition in marginalized communities, using collaborative discourse of images, text, and politics to engage audiences in radical imagination.

His notable recognition includes:

• Teaching Artist Community Award from 3Arts Chicago (2016)

With extensive experience across Chicago's cultural landscape, Professor Estrada has collaborated with:

• Chicago Arts Partnership in Education
• Hyde Park Art Center
• Marwen Foundation
• Urban Gateways
• DePaul University’s College Connect Program
• Vermont College of Art and Design
• Prison + Neighborhood Art Project
• School of The Art Institute of Chicago

He regularly presents on community programming and social justice curricula at national conferences and universities. His collaborative methodology provides students direct pathways to engage in community-based art projects and social transformation initiatives.