Studios:
 
Downtown

1.  WILSON HUGHES Studios
    117 W. Campbell Ave.
    540-529-8455
    Suzun Hughes
    John Wilson
   

2. Three Studios
     110 W. Campbell Ave
     540-529-1340
     Ann Glover
     Cathryn Hankla

     Steve Mitchell
     Diane Patton
     C. J. Phillips
     Pat West

      Calvert Lafollette

3. Studio Art Annex
    209 First Street
    540.460.2903
    Brian Counihan

4. 110 B Kirk Avenue Studio
     540-314-8874
     Ann Bondurant Trinkle  

5.  208 Fourth Street SW Studio
     540-460-9968
     Ed Dolinger


Raleigh Court and
Grandin Rd

6. 2242 Westover Avenue Studio
      540-904-2828
      Mary Bullington
      Gina Louthian Stanley
      John Wiercioch

7. 2602 Grandin Rd. SW
      540-989-7708
       Sherrye J. Lantz
 

South Roanoke     

8.  Fitzpatrick Studio
     2306 Richelieu Ave
     540-345-7887 
     Eric Fitzpatrick
    

9. 429 Cassell Lane
    540.342.8185
    Lucy Hazlegrove
    Alison Hall

10.  3250 Avenham Ave SW
     540-985-0263
     Barry Wolfe
     Winn Ballenger    
     Nan Mahone Wellborn
     Jamie Nervo

 11.  MJ Burtch Studio
       3296 Somerset Street
       540-345-9316
        M. J.  Burtch
        J. Gail Geer
       Tom Lawson       

 

  

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John Wilson metal sculptor

Moon Eating Dragon
72 x 24 x 18 inches
Painted Welded Steel

ABOUT JOHN WILSON

I am schooled in architecture and construction and approach my art from a practical rather than an academic perspective. I weld steel sculptures often incorporating found objects. I use a small forge, my welding tools, a plasma cutter and other tools, which I have built.

My technical skills with materials come from a lifetime of building things, primarily houses. I like working on large-scale sculpture that includes movement as a significant dimension. As an artist I am self-taught and have an affinity for reusing materials.

My education has come from collaborating with other members of the San Francisco Artist community in constructing large-scale art projects.

My art succeeds when it allows me to express unusual profiles and surfaces. The use of simplified and stylized shapes gives visual motion and structure to my created forms. The inspiration for my work comes from the material and the site. The material sends a powerful signal as to its function, and its form is derived from the interaction of natural and manmade environmental elements. In each of my pieces I endeavored to integrate a sense of motion within a rigid material. I am attracted to metal as a medium because it provides flexibility, an excellent strength to weight ratio, stability, plus the ability to express unusual constructions and different surfaces.

AWARDS

• Roanoke City Art Show 2008 Purchase Award

PUBLICATIONS AND BROADCAST

• Discovery Channel and Natural History New Zealand - Power Tool Drag Races 2004
• The San Jose Museum of Art San Jose, California - ArtCar Fest 2004 Trophies

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
• The San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, California

 

John Wilson
Wilson Hughes Studios
West Campbell Arts District
117 West Campbell Ave
Roanoke, Va 24011

www.wilsonhughesgallery.com
johnwilson@studio9i.com
www.studio9i.com
415.786.5963

Artists:

Winn Ballenger
Mary Boxley Bullington
Mary Jane Burtch
Eric Fitzpatrick
J. Gail Geer
Ann Glover
Lucy Hazlegrove
Tom Lawson
Steve Mitchell
Jamie Nervo
Diane Patton
C. J. Phillips
Gina Louthian Stanley
Ann Bondurant Trinkle
Nan Mahone Wellborn
Barry Wolfe

Guest Artists:

Brian Counihan
Ed Dolinger
Alison Hall
Cathryn Hankla
Suzun Hughes
Calvert Lafollette
 Sherrye J. Lantz
Pat West
John Wiercioch
John Wilson
     


   

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