12 Sep Holly Wilson
Fellowship Artist
Fellowship: Conversations (2015)
Cultural Affiliation: Delaware Tribe of Oklahoma/Cherokee
Wilson was born in Lawton, Oklahoma, and currently resides in Mustang, Oklahoma. She graduated from the Kansas City Art Institute with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Ceramics in 1992, and from Stephan F. Austin State University with a Master of Arts in Ceramics in 1994, and Master of Fine Arts in Sculpture in 2001. In 2010, 2012, 2013, and 2015, Wilson was awarded Creative Project Grants from the Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition. Also, in 2013, she was the recipient of Oklahoma City’s Artist INC Live Fellowship. Cast in bronze by means of the lost wax technique, each sculpture she creates is individual or one of a kind. Wilson also does photography and video to convey her personal and relatable stories about innocence, nature, and family.