William "Billy" Gustavo Franklin (he/him/his) is an educator and an independent art curator. Franklin was born and raised in Caracas, Venezuela, and has been living in Minnesota for over 25 years. Franklin has curated more than a dozen exhibits locally and served as panelist reviewing applications for grants and artist-in-residence programs. He teaches art history and criticism at the Minneapolis College of Art & Design and at Dunwoody College of Technology. Franklin is a part-time educator at the Walker Art Center.