MEET THE LEGACY LAB PARTICIPANTS

William T. Gassaway is Assistant Curator for Art at the Albuquerque Museum, where he contributes to the research and public display of the Museum’s approximately 12,000 works of art. Since joining the Museum three years ago, he has helped bring to fruition several notable exhibitions, including Vivarium (2024); Light, Space, and the Shape of Time (2025); and Abstracting Nature (2025). In addition, Gassaway manages the Frederick Hammersley Visiting Artist Program at the Museum and oversees the acquisitions of new works for the permanent art collection. With a PhD in art history from Columbia University, he previously served as Associate Educator in Academic and Professional Programs at The Met, where he designed and hosted the museum’s longstanding fellowship and international staff exchange programs for emerging and established curators, conservators, educators, and artists.