Artist List    Gina Wilson    Images  |  Bio Born: 1955, Saratoga Springs, New York EDUCATION M.F.A., Portland State University, Portland, Oregon 1984 B.A., University of Illinois at Chicago Circle Chicago, IL 1979 ONE-PERSON EXHIBITIONS The Laura Russo Gallery, Portland, OR 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2008, 2012 Lynn McAllister Gallery, Seattle, WA 1988 Alumni Series, Portland State University, Portland, OR 1985 Thesis Exhibition, Gallery 299, Portland State University, Portland, OR 1984 GROUP EXHIBITIONS “25th Anniversary Gallery Group Show,” The Laura Russo Gallery, Portland, OR 2011 The Laura Russo Gallery, Portland, OR 1991, 1992, 1995, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010 “20th Anniversary Group Show,” The Laura Russo Gallery, Portland, OR 2006 Beaverton Arts Commission Annual Exhibition, Beaverton, OR 2002, 2004 “15th Anniversary Group Show,” The Laura Russo Gallery, Portland, OR 2001 “Carrying On,” Autzen Gallery, Portland, State University, Portland, OR 1999 “Here and Now,” Tidbit Gallery, Portland, OR, invitational 1998 “Prints and Drawings”, The Laura Russo Gallery, Portland, OR 1998 “Boy Mechanic Show,” Quartersaw Gallery, Portland, OR 1997 “Paintings by Margaret Shirley and Gina Wilson,” Gallery 299, Portland State University, Portland, OR 1993 Office of the Chancellor, Portland State University, Portland, OR 1992-1993 Oregon Biennial, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, traveling exhibition 1992 Oregon Biennial, Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR 1991 Grover/Thurston Gallery, Seattle, WA 1991 All Oregon Art Annual, Salem, OR 1990 The Oregon Biennial, Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR 1989 Pearl District Group Show, Portland, OR 1988 Clackamas Community College Clackamas, OR, two person exhibition 1988 “Northwest Expressionism” (invitational), Seattle Art Museum, WA 1987 “New Views,” Fountain Gallery of Art, Portland, OR 1985 Friction Gallery, Portland, OR 1981 Chicago Library Exhibition, Chicago, Illinois 1978 COMMISSIONS Public Outdoor Mural, City of Beaverton, OR 2009 COLLECTIONS Anderson Properties, Portland, OR ArtColl Trust, Bellevue, WA City Center Parking, Portland, OR Flint Institute of Arts, Flint, MI Harsch Investment Corporation, Portland, OR Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR Portland State University, Portland, OR Stoel Rives Boley Jones & Grey, Portland, OR Tin House, Portland, OR Willamina Lumber Co., Portland, OR RELATED ACTIVITIES & AWARDS First Place Award, Beaverton Showcase, Beaverton Arts Commission Annual Exhibition, Beaverton, OR 2011 Artist’s Mural Dedication Speech for Beaverton Arts Commission, City of Beaverton, OR 2009 Beaverton Arts Advocacy Award 2008 Best in Show, Beaverton Arts Commission Annual Exhibition, Beaverton, OR 2004 Substitute Instructor, Marylhurst University, Marylhurst, OR 2003 Team Teacher, Portland State University, Portland, OR 2002 Instructor, Portland State University, Portland, OR 1983-1984, 1996 Guest Lecturer, Artists Lecture Series, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 1993 BIBLIOGRAPHY “Artist’s Speak: Gina Wilson’s Mural Dedication Speech,” City of Beaverton, Oregon Arts Commission, October 30, 2009, BeavertonArts.org Oram, Bill, “Beaverton dedicates its second public mural,” The Oregonian, October 30, 2009 Turner, Susan Gallacher, “Artist’s Speak: A blank wall inspires art mural in Beaverton,” City of Beaverton, Oregon Arts Commission, October, 2009, BeavertonArts.org Row. D.K. “Locally made art, but not parochial,” The Oregonian, August 15, 2008, A&E, pp. 37, 40 Row, D.K. “Shows of Note,” The Oregonian, August 8, 2008, p. 34 Anderson, David R., “New law promotes murals as artwork,” The Oregonian, Washington County Weekly, July 31, 2008, p. 13 Lent, Christina, "Artists Eye Blank Wall," Beaverton Valley Times, May 24, 2007 Row, D.K. "Evening Stroll Holds Promise of Visual Gems," The Oregonian, May 5, 2005, p. E1, E3 Hall, Stan, “The Frame Game,” The Oregonian, December 2001 Hicks, Bob, “The Arts,” The Oregonian, November 2001 Jenkins, Steven, “Fay Jones and Gina Wilson,” Artweek, November 1999 Row, D.K., “Artist Carries On,” The Oregonian, March 1999 Gragg, Randy, “Body Buildings,” The Oregonian, December 1997 “Laura Russo Gallery” Ourtown, December 1997 “Gina Wilson,” The Woman’s Journal, December 1997 Failing, Patricia, “Necessity Is the Mother of Reinvention,” ARTnews, December 1997 Allen, Lois, “Beyond Black and White,” Reflex, May/June 1993 Duckler, Garrick, “WW Art Choice,” Willamette Week, December 1992 Gragg, Randy, “Artist finds Bright Promise in Exploring her Dark Side," The Oregonian, December 1992 BIBLIOGRAPHY, (continued) Gragg, Randy, “Art with X-Ray Vision,” The Oregonian, March 1991 “Laura Russo Gallery,” Willamette Week, September 1989 “Jim Clausnitzer and Gina Wilson,” Willamette Week, September 1989 Johnson, Barry, “First Thursday Exhibitions Turn Galleries into Holiday Markets," The Oregonian, December 1987 Barden, Renardo, “Openings,” December 1987 Jabine, Angie, “WW Choice,” Willamette Week, June 1986 “New Visions,” Willamette Week, March 1986 Guenther, Bruce, The Fountain Gallery of Art 25th Anniversary Exhibition, Portland, OR 1986 Hayakawa, Alan, "Eugene Artist wins Maryhill Museum Regional Art Competition,” The Oregonian, July 1985