Jack Wilson

I consider my best works to be where I have managed to prolong a state of open-minded physical play with the materials and of intuitive mental manipulation with the visual elements... I wait for that “ah-ha” moment when the materials and process bring to light a revelation of my unconscious, and hopefully, the collective unconscious. I know, like so many other artists, I have developed a personal language but think that the play of abstract forming elements with recognizable imagery and titles leads the viewer to participate in the work at a shared emotional level. Everyone can draw their own personal, emotional, or intellectual conclusions.

Jack Wilson was born June 26, 1953 in Wichita, Kansas. He began creating art at a very early age, with his mother as his primary collector since kindergarten. After graduating high school, Wilson was accepted into Wichita State University; where he earned a BFA in Drawing and Painting and then went on to complete his MFA in Printmaking from Wichita State University.

During his time with WSU, Wilson served as an instructor and Gallery Director at the Clayton Staples Memorial Gallery.

Public Collections

Emprise Bank, Wichita, Kansas The Boston Printmakers, Boston Massachusetts Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville, Tennessee Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, Texas University of Dallas, Irving Texas Las Vegas Art Museum, Las Vegas, Nevada The College of St. Mary, Omaha, Nebraska Iowa Western Community College, Council Bluffs Iowa Fort Hays State University, Hays, Kansas Association of Community Arts Councils of Kansas, Topeka, Kansas Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas.