Evan Wilson, 1953

Evan Wilson remains true to his mission to bring realist painting back into the forefront of American art.

Born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Wilson attended the prestigious North Carolina School of the Arts to complete high school, and later went on to the Maryland Institute College of Art, where he met his lifelong mentor, Joseph Sheppard, an internationally acclaimed realist painter in the Old World tradition.

His works are included in many public and private collections, including the Greenville County Museum of Art in South Carolina and the Royal Academy of Music in London, England.

Wilson has received many national and international awards, including the coveted William Bouguereau Award for Emotion, Theme and the Figure in the 2006 Art Renewal Center’s Annual Competition.

Evan Wilson rimane fedele alla sua missione di riportare la pittura realista in prima linea nell'arte Americana.

Nato a Tuscaloosa, in Alabama, Wilson ha frequentato la prestigiosa North Carolina School of the Arts per completare il liceo, e successivamente ha frequentato il Maryland Institute College of Art, dove ha incontrato il suo mentore per tutta la vita, Joseph Sheppard, un pittore realista di fama internazionale.

Le sue opere sono incluse in molte collezioni pubbliche e private, tra cui il Greenville County Museum of Art nella Carolina del Sud e la Royal Academy of Music di Londra, Inghilterra.

Wilson ha ricevuto numerosi premi nazionali ed internazionali, tra cui l’ambito premio William Bouguereau per l’emozione, il tema e la figura nel concorso annuale del 2006 dell’Art Renewal Center.