Bruce Wilson
Contact Information
contact name: Bruce Wilson
email: wilson4663@earthlink.net
Related Organizations:
-Minnesota Artists Association
-Lake Country Pastel Society
-Japan America Sumi-E Club
-Minnesota Ki Aikido Society
-American Society of Botanical Artists -
Great River Chapter
Experience
Minneapolis College of Art & Design.
Bachelor of Fine Arts. (Film Production, Fine Arts)
Japan America Sumi-e Group
Minnesota School of Botanical Art - Instructor
Minnesota Landscape Arboretum - Instructor
Burren College of Art. Connemara, Ireland - Instructor
Awards
-2007, American Society of Botanical Art and
-2006, American Society of Botanical Art and
Horticultural Society of New York's 9th Annual
International Juried Botanical Art Exhibition:
Best of Show Award: "Wild Cucumber", Graphite on paper
-2004, Hopkins Center for the Arts Spring Members
Exhibition.
Honorable Mention: "Winter Wetland", Pastel.
-2002, Art Resources Gallery/Art Crawl, St. Paul
Lake Country Pastel Society Exhibit.
People's Choice Award: "Lee's Iris", Pastel.
-2001, Minnesota State Fair.
Honorable Mention: "Buzzard", Nihonga Ink Painting.
-2000, Hot Summer Art Show.
Hopkins Center For the Arts.
Merit Award: "The Aerie" , Pen and Ink.
Exhibitions/Performance History
-2007, American Society of Botanical Art and
Horticultural Society of New York's 9th Annual
International Juried Botanical Art Exhibition
-2006, American Society of Botanical Art and
Horticultural Society of New York's 9th Annual
International Juried Botanical Art Exhibition
--2006, American Society of Botanical Art
Beauty of Botany
Pacific Science Center.
Seattle, Washington
July/August 2003:
Hopkins Center for the Arts.
Charles B. Redepenning Gallery.
"Essence and Detail".
One of three participating artists.
2003 - 2006
The Bakken Museum Great Hall
"New Blooms"
Artwork of students of the Minnesota School of Botanical Art.
June/July 2004:
Solo exhibit at Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center Gallery. Bloomington, Minnesota.
The Stable Gallery.
Madden's Resort, Gull Lake, Minnesota.
2003.
Recent teaching:
Drawing and Sketching Nature
University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum.
Pen and Ink - Beginning to Intermediate
Minnesota School of Botanical Art
Botanical Watercolor
Burren College of Art, Ireland
Teaching 2008:
Minnesota School of Botanical Art
-Carbon Dust
-Pen and Ink
The WaterMill
Tuscany, Italy
-Drawing and Field Sketching
Collections
Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
Bakken Museum
Private Collections
Galleries
-Horticultural Society of New York
-Pacific Science Center. Seattle, Washington.
-Bakken Museum. Minneapolis, MN.
-Stable Gallery. Madden's at Gull Lake, Minnesota.
-Art Resources Gallery/Art Crawl, St. Paul 2002.
-Minnesota State Fair 2001.
-Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. 2002, 2001, 2000. One person show and multiple display case exhibits.
-Hopkins Center for the Arts. 1999 - 2006. Various juried and open member shows.
-Minnetonka Cultural Arts Center. 2001. One person show.
-Minnetonka Community Center. 2001, 2000.
Minnesota Japan/America Sumi-e Club Shows.
-Chaska Community Center. June/July 2000. Solo exhibit.
Publications
Books Illustrated:
"Going Wild With Eloise Butler" by Judy Bridell. North Star Press, 2007.
"The Book of Positive Quotations for our Golden Years" by Pat Corrick Hinton. Fairview Press, 2007.
Magazines:
Gardening How-To Magazine.
Cricket Magazine.
Biographical Information
Country of Citizenship:
United States
Birth Place:
Minneapolis
Gender:
Male
Active Place:
Minnesota
Minnesota County:
Hennepin
Artist Information
Roles
Artist