William Duffy was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1953. His childhood was spent observing nature in rural Massachusetts which has greatly influenced his outlook and inspired his art. He graduated from Burlington high school enrolled in a concentrated fine arts program under the tutelage of Elinor Marvin. He holds a Fine Arts Diploma from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts, and a MFA from University of Maryland at College Park in 1983. Four years of experience in state-of-the-art foundry techniques gained at Johnson Atelier Technical Institute of Sculpture in Princeton, New Jersey, has prepared him to direct and execute all phases of design, fabrication, and installation of his large-scale public art projects. Currently Bill Duffy maintains a studio in Baltimore, Maryland.