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Nicholas Wilson has been a painter, sculptor and printmaker for over 40 years. His main career focus has been on wildlife art, where special emphasis on drawing has opened up numerous opportunities for him. While curator of exhibits at the Arizona -Sonora Desert Museum (1970-72) near Tucson, he developed his talent for expressing his deep love for nature.
In the last few years, the artist has added monumental size bronzes to his sculpture experience. Nicholas Wilson is currently working on a sculpture , “Lost Firemen” which will be featured in Hamilton County, Indiana. Mold Star® 30 molds were used to cast the hard objects such as hats, tanks, and tools attached to the firefighters and roughly 350 lbs. of JM-AB225 medium clay were used in the sculpt. The casting will be made of Bronze by Bronze Smith Foundry in Prescott, AZ.
“The Wildcat Family” (2004)
Commissioned bronze of two adult wildcats and two kittens stands 11 ½ ft tall at University of Arizona in Tucson.
“Natural Flow” (2009)
14 ft. bronze sculpture of two life size Indians drinking from the base of 14’ cliff of boulders with a life size Mt. Lion drinking water at top of boulder cliff. Commissioned by the Booth Western Art Museum in Cartersville. GA
“Empty Nest II” (2011)
Etching of a bird’s nest with stars received first place and a purchase award from the Modesto Art Museum’s World Mini Print Exhibition in California.
Nicholas Wilson is represented in permanent collections of the:
- BOOTH WESTERN ART MUSEUM
- COWBOY HALL of FAME
- LEIGH YAWKEY WOODSON MUSEUM of ART
- SMITHSONIAN (etchings).
His artwork has been exhibited extensively both in the U.S. and abroad. He enjoys representation in several corporate collections.
Publications include articles in magazines such as:
- SOUTHWEST ART (cover) 2011, 2012, and 2013
- ARIZONA HIGHWAYS (cover)
- U.S. ART
- WILDLIFE ART
- SOUTHWESTERN ART
Book publications:
- THE BEST of WILDLIFE, Northlight Publishers, 1998
- WILDLIFE ARTISTS at WORK, Watson-Guptill, 1981
Mr. Wilson’s work can be viewed at the Karin Newby Gallery (www.karinnewbygallery.com) in Tubac, AZ
NICHOLAS WILSON CAN BE REACHED THROUGH EMAIL: wilsonart@azpob.com
