Will Larson was born and raised in Austin, Texas in a family of artists. His formal art education began at the San Antonio Art Institute in 1988. He obtained his degree in Fine Arts from the Kansas City Art Institute, and later finished his graduate studies in Braunschweig, Germany.

He has been involved in the arts since early childhood and has been working in sculpture for 16 years, participating in a wide range of projects, from public art commissions to custom art design.

In 1999 he established Willywerks, his own studio art business, with the purpose of creating art in a wide variety of media, such as metal, wood, glass, fabric and neon. He views his artwork from two perspectives. First, as a conceptual pursuit, exploring the many ways to invite viewers inside the work’s philosophy. Secondly, as practical and functional, with various applications, such as architectural focal points, which can be applied in a variety of spaces in office, commercial, and residential environments.