Holly Wilson Contemporary Multi-Media Artist

Her figures serve as her storytellers to the world, conveying stories of the sacred and the precious, capturing moments of our day, our vulnerabilities and our strengths. The stories are at one time both representation of family history as well as personal experiences. Wilson works in a variety of media including bronzes, encaustic, photography, clay and sterling silver.

From the Blog

Never Broken: Visualizing Native American Histories at Michener Art Museum

Never Broken: Visualizing Native American Histories September 2023 -January 2024 Michener Art Museum Doylestown, Pennsylvania Read more

EXPO Chicago 2023 with Center For Native Futures

EXPO CHICAGO 13–16 APRIL 2023 NAVY PIER | CHICAGO Read more

Seen UnSeen by Holly Wilson at the Duhesa Gallery Colorado State University Fort Collins Colorado

Seen Unseen Duhesa Gallery Feb 21 – July 14 Opening and Talk 4:30 -6pm, Feb 21, 2023 DUHESA GALLERY LORY STUDENT CENTER at COLORADO STATE… Read more

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Holly Wilson
The Thread that Connects
January 14 – March 4, 2023

Spiva Center for the Arts
212 W. 7th Street
Joplin, M0
Open Tuesday - Saturday

Holly Wilson
The Thread that Connects
January 14 – March 4, 2023

Spiva Center for the Arts
212 W. 7th Street
Joplin, M0
Open Tuesday - Saturday

Located inside the Harry M. Cornell Arts and Entertainment Complex
2nd floor

1. "I Am"
12″ x 9″ x 2.5″, Encaustic on Birch, 2023
I am Resilience, I am Resistance, I am Powerful, I am Still Here

2. & 3. Gallery views

4. “Hopenit”
Raku Clay

5. & 6. “Two Sides of the Self, Wilson and the Bear”
20” x 32” x 1 5/8”, Oils on Birch Panel, Diptych

7. “Renewal: The Belief in Hope”
Unique Cast Bronze with Patina and Birch Panel
40” x 30” x 8”

They say that to grow a garden is to believe in hope; you must believe that the seeds you put into the earth will grow. The beauty of this simple act has captivated me since I watched my dad garden when I was very small. He would tie string so tight for the beans to climb that when the winds of Oklahoma would blow, the string would sing. It was as if the garden was a symphony in and of itself with the strings and the sound of the corn stalks rattling. The buzz of the bees as they made their way from flower-to-flower fat with the bright yellow pollen and the crackling hum of the cicadas in the late Oklahoma August months. I can close my eyes and am transported back.

8. “Red”
36″ x 24″, Archival Color Photograph, mounted on 1/4″ Plexi with museum mount

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“Her Story” Unique Cast Bronze, Patina, Birch

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“Wind Rider” Unique Cast Bronze and Patina, 17

Video Interviews

Gallery America Features Holly Wilson April 6, 2017

I am very thrilled and honored to share that I will be on Gallery America on OETA Tonight April 6th at 7pm only on @OETATV https://youtu.be/VbLoxDcwox0 … Read more

Holly Wilson – November 2015 -Eiteljorg Museum 2015 Contemporary Art Fellowship November 13, 2015

This video makes me cry every time I watch it, in a good way. The parts where I laugh are the because the incredible Jennifer… Read more