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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



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