William Victor Higgins (1884-1949) was an American painter. He was born and raised in Shelbyville, Indiana. He studied at the Art Institute in Chicago and the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts. He is best known as a member of the Taos Society of Artists (TSA), which later transformed the tiny Taos art colony into an international art center and a major phenomenon in the American art scene.

As a student, Higgins spent some time in Europe. He worked with Robert Henri, Rene Menard, Lucien Simon in Paris and with Hans von Hyeck in Munich. Higgins was influenced by the German realist method of painting, which is characterized by a spontaneous response to an object without prior drawing.

After the dissolution of the Taos Society of Artists, Victor Higgins concentrated for the next three decades on Impressionism, Cubism and Modernism. He continued to receive awards at exhibitions in Luxembourg, France and the Venice Biennale. In 1921 he was elected to the National Academy.