Evan Wilson is an accomplished master in oil whose paintings have been exhibited all over the world. Born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama in 1953, 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. Today, 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. Gallery Owner, Bonny Shuptrine say, “Evan is simply a master. His style is captivating and the intricate detail created in oil is an amazing feat. Being one of our tenured artists, he is nationally recognized and his work can be found in several museums. We are honored to work with Evan and exhibit his pieces, as they are truly exquisite. We also enjoying working with him on commissioned pieces of specific subject matter and portraiture.
“My love affair with exotic textiles started when I was a young art student, with my mentor, Joseph Sheppard. We were told to emulate artists like: Peter Paul Rubens, Rembrandt and van Dyck, as well as many of the great Italian masters like Michelangelo and Leonardo. It was while copying portraits in the National Gallery of Art in Washington that I became fascinated with their ability to capture the metallic glint of a button, or the intricate detail in the clothes worn by royalty, as they sat for their portraits. ” –Evan Wilson
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