Public Engagements

Weaving History into Art: Key Themes

Thursday, Sept 24th, 2020, at 12 PM – 1 PM Online with Facebook Live https://www.facebook.com/events/658737375027876/ Hosted by Gilcrease Museum, The University of Tulsa and Holly Wilson Artist Join Curator of History Mark Dolph, Jack and Maxine Zarrow Curator for Indigenous Art and Culture Chelsea Herr, and contemporary multi-media artist Holly Wilson (Delaware/Cherokee) for… Read more

Native Thoughts in Contempoary Art OCU Artist Talk with Holly Wilson

Join us this Thursday night Sept 24th, 2020 at 6 pm in person at the Norick Art Center at OCU or on zoom! Here is the registration link: https://okcu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ItJlSbHLS62WTciZWkPKjg Watch an inspiring video about Holly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XnDlRgRxJQ&ab_channel=HollyWilson See her great work with our OCU intern: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kb1Bsji-OEg&feature=youtu.be&ab_channel=OklahomaCityUniversity I hope this finds you… Read more

Weaving History into Art: The Enduring Legacy of Shan Goshorn

Weaving History into Art: The Enduring Legacy of Shan Goshorn October 9, 2020 – March 28, 2021 Thomas Gilcrease Institute of American History and Art1400 N Gilcrease Museum RdTulsa, OK 74127 There’s something about having a message in the vessel shape that makes people really curious … really engages them.… Read more

VIRTUAL 99TH SANTA FE INDIAN MARKET, SWAIA

August 1 – 31, 2020 Please follow this link to my: VIRTUAL SWAIA 2020 BOOTH HERE ONLINE. We have been looking forward to The 99th Santa Fe Indian Market that transforms the City of Santa Fe, with nearly 900 of the continent’s finest Native American artists showing their work in… Read more

Contemporary Realism Survey

May 2020 20 Anniversary Contemporary Realism Survey Group Exhibition Opening TBA M.A. Doran Gallery 3509 S. Peoria Avenue Tulsa, OK 74105 Read more

Finding Form, Encaustic in the Third Dimension

Canceled due to COVID 19 Finding Form, Encaustic in the Third Dimension By Holly Wilson June 29 – July 3, 2020 Colored wax on a flat surface is just the beginning! We are going to look at materials and form to bring your ideas to life, allowing you to create… Read more

Big Stories in Small-Scale & Wearable Art Casting

Canceled due to COVID 19 Big Stories in Small-Scale & Wearable Art Casting Holly Wilson July 6 – 10, 2020 I am a strong believer in creating small things that carry a big story. Whether you want to create wearable art or small-scale sculptures, the methods are the same. In… Read more

Holly Wilson Solo Exhibition, MA Doran Gallery

October 10, 2019 Dream within a Dream, Solo Exhibition Opening 5-8 pm, Thursday, October 10, 2019 M.A. Doran Gallery 3509 S. Peoria Avenue Tulsa, OK 74105 Read more

Origins, Orenda Art International Paris

“Brother and Sister” Bronze, Patina and Found Wood 12” x 15” x 4.5” May 30 – September 20, 2019 Origins, Group Exhibition Opening Thursday, June 6, 2019 Orenda Art International 54, rue de Verneuil 75007 PARIS – FRANCE http://orenda-art.com Read more

Art for a New Understanding: Native Voices, 1950s to Now, Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Memphis

Art for a New Understanding: Native Voices, 1950s to Now. Current location: February 22 through TBD, 2020, Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Memphis past locations: August 22, 2019 – January 5, 2020, Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, North Carolina October 6, 2018, through January 7, 2019 Crystal Bridges… Read more

Monarchs: Brown and Native Contemporary Artists in the Path of the Butterfly

March 7 – June 2, 2019 Monarchs: Brown and Native Contemporary Artists in the Path of the Butterfly Group Exhibition Opening Friday, March 7, 2019 Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art 12345 College Blvd, Overland Park, KS 66210 http://www.nermanmuseum.org/index.html Read more

Below The Surface, Solo Exhibition Travois

March 1 – April 30, 2019 Below The Surface, Solo Exhibition Opening Friday, 6 – 8 pm, March 1, 2019 Travois First Fridays 310 W. 19th Terrace Kansas City, MO 64108 Travois.com Read more

Beautiful Minds – Dyslexia and the Creative Advantage

November 9, 2018 – July 14, 2019 Beautiful Minds – Dyslexia and the Creative Advantage Group Exhibition Science Museums Oklahoma’s smArt Space Galleries 2020 Remington Place, Oklahoma City Read more

Holly Wilson Solo Exhibition Bonner David Galleries

April 12 – May 2, 2019 Solo Exhibition Opening 6 -8 pm, Friday, April 12, 2019 Bonner David Galleries 7040 E. Main Street, Scottsdale, Arizona 85251 https://www.bonnerdavid.com Read more

20 Anniversary Contemporary Realism Survey

May 16, 2019 20 Anniversary Contemporary Realism Survey Group Exhibition Opening 6 -8 pm, Thursday, May 16, 2019 M.A. Doran Gallery 3509 S. Peoria Avenue Tulsa, OK 74105 Read more

The 97th Santa Fe Indian Market, SWAIA

August 18 – 19, 2018 Booth #719 LIN E 7:00am-5:00pm. The 95th Santa Fe Indian Market Transforms the City of Santa Fe, with nearly 900 of the continent’s finest Native American artists showing their work in booths filling the Santa Fe Plaza and surrounding streets. The Indian Market is the… Read more

Native Art Now

Nov 10, 2017 – Jan 28, 2018 Native Art Now The Eiteljorg Museum 500 West Washington St. Indianapolis, IN 46204 317.636.9378 http://www.eiteljorg.org ENOUGH Bronze, Patina 10.5” x 14.5” x 12.5”, 2015 Read more

Past Events

Holly Wilson: A View From Within

Canceled due to COVID 19 May 30 – July 25, 2020 MEMBERS’ OPENING RECEPTION; Friday, May 29, 5:30 – 7:30 pm Spiva Center for the Arts Regional Gallery 222 West 3rd St. Joplin, MO. 64801 www.spivaarts.org 417-623-0183 Read more

On Turtle’s Back

Canceled due to COVID 19 March 24, 2020 – April 17, 2020 Opening Reception: Tuesday, March 24, 4:30 pm Artist talk begins at 5pm The Lightwell Gallery OU School of Visual Arts University of Oklahoma 520 Parrington Oval, Rm. 202 Norman, OK 73019 http://art.ou.edu located on the second floor of… Read more

The Intersection of Encaustic, Resin, 3D and Mold Making – June 24-28, 2019

The Intersection of Encaustic, Resin, 3D and Mold Making Holly Wilson June 24-28 It is the intersection of material, form and ideas that you will explore. Encaustic is the wax-based paint composed of beeswax, resin and pigment, which is kept liquid on a heated palette, and then applied to an… Read more

Small Things Matter, Wearable Art – July 1 – 5

Small Things Matter, Wearable Art Holly Wilson July 1 – 5 Believe in the small things, create wearable art that makes the everyday matter and flicker with sterling silver and bronze. The work you create can be all unique pieces carved, built up or cast directly from nature. You will… Read more

Hear My Voice: Native American Art of the Past and Present

October 5, 2018 – January 6, 2019 TAUBMAN MUSEUM OF ART 110 Salem Avenue SE Roanoke, VA 24011 540.342.5760 https://www.taubmanmuseum.org February – July 22, 2018 Museum of the Shenandoah Vallery 901 Amherst Street Winchester, VA, 22601 88.556.5799 https://www.themsv.org August 19, 2017 – November 26, 2017 Virginia Museum of Fine Arts 200 N.… Read more

Art Prize Nine

September 20 – October 8, 2017 Bloodline Art Prize 9 Location Monroe Community Church 800 Monroe NW Grand Rapids, MI 49503 Voting Code: 65643 http://www.artprize.org/65643 It is the stories of family, history, and identity that brought me to “Bloodline”. It is a long trail of my Native American history, my… Read more

Holly Wilson Announced As One Of Eiteljorg 2015 Contemporary Art Fellows

It is my great honor to share with you that I am one of the artist named a 2015 Eiteljorg Contemporary Art Fellow. The Eiteljorg Museum features the world’s foremost collection of contemporary Native American art. The museum’s commitment to contemporary fine art features sponsorship of the Eiteljorg Contemporary Art… Read more