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Roar-Holly Wilson

Roar

“Roar”
2021, Unique Cast Bronze, Patina and Locust Wood, 18” x 10”x 8.5”

In “Roar”, you see the girl with her hands up, making herself big and wearing growling mask of a bear to show she is large and fierce but when you pull her mask you see her sweet face and one then realize she is putting on this fierce face, to be heard, to be seen.
Mask a way for one to assume an identity, to become, some thing that maybe they do not have the strength or power to do without this shield of power.
Her shirt has the number seven which represents the seven directions of the Cherokee north, south, east, west, above, below and here, I see the “here” as the heart, the self that she is finding in herself.

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MA Doran Gallery
3509 S. Peoria Avenue | Tulsa, OK 74105 | 918.748.8700

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Coyote and the Anguish of Mortality-detail-Holly Wilson

Coyote and the Anguish of Mortality

“Coyote and the Anguish of Mortality”
Unique Cast Bronze with Patina, Cedar, 12” x 13.5”x 4.5”

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The Studio
Mustang, OK 73064 | 405.308.0239

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Guardian and Guide

Guardian and Guide

2018, 18″ x 54″ x 24″ Unique Cast Bronze with Patina and Sterling Silver

The Guardian watches over that which is important to her, she has her guide that scouts out what is beyond her view. These fish are precious beings that hold the possibilities for today and that of tomorrow.

The fish, the precious beings, and the guide are also a burden, as anything or anyone you care for creates a responsibility for you.  I echo this, casting them in sterling silver.

For inquiries, please contact:

Bonner David Galleries

22 E. 81 ST | New York City, New York 10028 | 929.226.7800 | www.bdgartboutique.com
7040 E. Main Street | Scottsdale, Arizona 85251 | 480.941.8500 | www.BonnerDavid.com

Exhibition History

  • Concept, The Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition, AHHA Tulsa, OK (February 7 – March 22, 2020) 
  • On Turtle’s Back, Dunedin Fine Art Center, Dunedin, FL (Sept 13, 2019 -December 23, 2019)
  • On Turtle’s Back, Museum of Contemporary Native Art, Santa Fe NM (May 25 2018-January 27, 2019)
  • Holly Wilson: Talk Story, C.N. Gorman Museum, University of California-Davis (January 9 – March 16, 2018)

 

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Im Still Here-Holly Wilson

I’M STILL HERE

I’m Still Here

2017, 29”x 27”x 24”, Unique Cast Bronze with Patina, and flex cord

The boarding schools cut the hair and stole the language of Native American children. But inside, they were still there. My sister lost her hair to cancer and people stopped making eye contact, leaving her to feel invisible. But she was still there. The old tree was cut down, but its power to lead to the spirit world is still there. Through everything, they whisper, “I’m still here.”

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For inquiries, please contact:
The Studio
Mustang, OK 73064 | 405.308.0239

Exhibition History

  • The Thread that Connects, Spiva Center for the Arts, Joplin Missouri (January 14 – March 4)
  • On Turtle’s Back, Pauly Friedman Art Gallery, Misericordia University, Dallas, Pennsylvania (September 8 – October 11, 2022)
  • Upturned Flower that Travels, The Volland Store, 24098 Volland Road, Alma, KS (Nov 6, – Dec 5, 2021)
  • Weaving History into Art: The Enduring Legacy of Shan Goshorn, Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, OK (October 9, 2020 – March 28, 2021)
  • On Turtle’s Back, Dunedin Fine Art Center, Dunedin, FL (Sept 13, 2019 – December 23, 2019)
  • On Turtle’s Back, Museum of Contemporary Native Art, Santa Fe NM (May 25, 2018 – January 27, 2019)
  • Holly Wilson: Talk Story, C.N. Gorman Museum, University of California-Davis (January 9 – March 16, 2018)

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Frayed-Holly Wilson

Frayed

Frayed

2017, 42” x 21” x 6”, Unique Cast Bronze with Patina

Frayed that point when all is coming apart in your world. You find a point at which you can balance things above, below, and within.

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For inquiries, please contact:
Bonner David Art Boutique
22 E. 81 ST | New York City, New York 10028 | 929.226.7800

Bonner David Galleries
7040 E. Main Street | Scottsdale, Arizona 85251 | 480.941.8500

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She Bears the Seeds

“She Bears the Seeds”
Unique Cast Bronze on Birch, 14” x 11” 3.5”

Within each flower, there are the seeds to the next generation of that flower, not one but many. We are like that flower holding not one seed but a whole generation; we pass on life, we pass history of where we come from and who we are and what we can be, hope for the next generation of life.

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For inquiries, please contact:

BONNER DAVID GALLERIES

22 E. 81 ST | New York City, New York 10028 | 929.226.7800 | www.bdgartboutique.com
7040 E. Main Street | Scottsdale, Arizona 85251 | 480.941.8500 | www.BonnerDavid.com

 

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The Strong

THE STRONG

My work attempts to explore what lies beneath or in the shadows. I am intrigued with the power of these shadows in our lives and how they haunt us or make us doubt our reality, at times even terrorizing us. I consciously incorporate shadows in my work by controlling the lighting and relationships of the figures, giving form to the secrets that linger in our lives.

Archival Color Photograph
mounted on 1/8″ plexi with museum mount
24″ x 36″

1, 3, 4 and 5 available from the edition of 5

For inquiries, please contact:
The Studio
Mustang, OK 73064 | 405.308.0239

In the Collection of:

  • C. N. Gorman Museum, Davis, California

EXHIBITION HISTORY

  • The Thread that Connects, Spiva Center for the Arts, Joplin Missouri (January 14 – March 4)
  • On Turtle’s Back, Pauly Friedman Art Gallery, Misericordia University, Dallas, Pennsylvania (September 8 – October 11, 2022)
  • Upturned Flower That Travels, The Volland Store, Alma, Kansas (November 6 – December 5, 2021 )
  • Holly Wilson: Talk Story, C.N. Gorman Museum, University of California-Davis
    (January 9-March 16, 2018)

Hidden Beauty

Hidden Beauty

2020, 12″ x 12″ x 3″, Unique Cast Bronze with Patina on Board

There are so many beautiful parts of ourselves and the world around you just waiting to be seen.

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For inquiries, please contact:
Bonner David Art Boutique
22 E. 81 ST | New York City, New York 10028 | 929.226.7800

Bonner David Galleries
7040 E. Main Street | Scottsdale, Arizona 85251 | 480.941.8500

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