Letha Wilson
Born 1976, Honolulu, HI (US)
Lives and works in Brooklyn and Hudson, NY (US)
Letha Wilson’s practice is rooted in material experimentation. She is known for her unprecedented synthesis of mediums, expanding the visual and physical dimensions of photography and sculpture.
Wilson’s use of commercial industrial materials such as Corten steel, aluminium, vinyl and concrete requires dedication to the unique processes entailed in the development of each piece. These materials are combined and printed with images depicting the beauty of the landscape. The sweeping expanse of a desert sunset, grooved rock formations, and verdant palm trees are among images Wilson has taken while travelling in Hawaii, the American West, and Iceland. The natural world is both the subject and content of her work, a metaphor for the role of the landscape in our myths of reinvention, endless possibility, and inevitable promise.
Wilson’s site-specific works and public projects convey her ideas on a monumental scale, altering the space around them and offering moments of respite in the urban landscape. The outdoor sculptures engage directly with the elements and nature: as the patinas change over time due to various weather conditions, the natural world will act as a co-creative force on the form of these artworks.
Letha Wilson (b. 1976 in Honolulu, HI, US) and raised in Greeley, CO (US). She currently lives and works in Brooklyn, NY (US) and Hudson, NY (US). She earned her BFA from Syracuse University, NY (US) in 1998, and an MFA from Hunter College, NY (US) in 2003. Residencies include The MacDowell Colony, Peterborough, NH (US), University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV (US), Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in Madison, ME (US), The Yaddo Foundation, NY (US), Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts in Omaha, NE (US), and Headlands Center for the Arts in Sausalito, CA (US).
Recent solo exhibitions were organized by GRIMM, Amsterdam (NL) and New York, NY (US); the Center for Contemporary Art and Culture, Portland, OR (US); the DeCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Lincoln, MA (US), and Galerie Christophe Gaillard, Paris (FR). Wilson will be taking part in Frieze Sculpture 2020 at Rockefeller Center in New York, NY (US).
Wilson has participated in group exhibitions at the New York Public Library, New York, NY (US); The Henie Onstad Triennial for Photography and New Media, Henie Onstad Kunstsenter, Høvikodden (NO); MASS MoCA, North Adams, MA (US); MACRO Museo d’ Arte Contemporanea, Rome (IT); Essl Museum, Klosterneuburg (AT); Bemis Center for Contemporary Art in Omaha, NE (US); Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx, NY (US); Socrates Sculpture Park in Long Island City, NY (US); and the Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, CT (US).
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Opening Soon | 54 White Street
GRIMM's new gallery in Tribeca will open February 16, 2021 16 Feb - 6 Mar 2021 GRIMM 54 White St, New York, NY (US)Join us in February 2021 for the grand opening of GRIMM's new space in Tribeca at 54 White Street. For more further information, please email info@grimmgallery.comRead more -
Letha Wilson, Sonia Almeida, Heidi Norton, Claudia Peña Salinas
Vantage Points 3 Sep - 14 Nov 2020 GRIMM 202 Bowery, New York, NY (US) -
Frieze New York
Group presentation 8 - 16 May 2020 GRIMM Van Baerlestraat 80, Amsterdam (NL)Frieze presentation at GRIMM's new Van Baerlestraat 80 location in Amsterdam.Read more -
Away in the Hill
Group Exhibition 27 Jun - 2 Aug 2019 GRIMM 202 Bowery, New York, NY (US) -
Letha Wilson
Cross Country 18 May - 13 Jul 2019 GRIMM Keizersgracht 241, Amsterdam (NL) -
Pop-up GRIMM Brussels
Group Exhibition 18 Apr - 5 May 2018 Ravensteinstraat 44, Brussels (BE), Other locations -
Letha Wilson
Horizon Eyes 18 Mar - 22 Apr 2018 GRIMM 202 Bowery, New York, NY (US) -
In the Abstract
Group Exhibition 30 May 2017 - 9 Apr 2018 MASS MoCA, North Adams, MA (US), Other locations -
Bearable Lightness of Being
Group Exhibition 22 Apr - 27 May 2017 Frans Halsstraat 26, Amsterdam (NL), Other locations -
Letha Wilson
Look With Your Hands 6 Jun - 18 Jul 2015 Frans Halsstraat 26, Amsterdam (NL), Other locations
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A Group Show of Four Female Artists Affirms Our Admiration of the Post-COVID Art World
Monica Khemsurov, Sight Unseen, September 15, 2020 -
Henie Onstad Kunstsenter
e-flux, April 20, 2020 -
Looking for the New: Letha Wilson explores the Possibilities
Interview by William Jess Laird , Upstate Diary, June 22, 2019 -
Rotswanden die je wilt aaien (in Dutch)
Sophia Zücher, Het Parool, June 7, 2019 -
She Needed No Camera to Make the First Book of Photogaphs
Jason Farago, The New York Times, November 15, 2018 -
Exhibition Review: Bathed in Blue, Anna Atkins at the NYPL
Claudia Shaldervan, Musée Magazine, November 2, 2018 -
Letha Wilson on "Re-Photogram"
New York Public Library, September 30, 2018 -
These 20 Female Artists Are Pushing Sculpture Forward
Tess Thackara, Artsy, July 30, 2018 -
Forms of American Landscapes - The Art of Letha Wilson
Phillip Barcio, Ideal Art, May 12, 2017 -
Two Artists Tear, Sew, and Fold the Limits of Photography
Andrew Nunes, Vice, December 27, 2016 -
Up-And-Coming Contemporary Artists From The US
Alexia Wulff, Culture Trip, December 1, 2016 -
30 Artworks We Want To Take Home From Frieze New York
Paul Laster, Whitehot Magazine, May 15, 2016 -
Letha Wilson: Sight Specific
Editors, Light Work, March 15, 2015 -
Letha Wilson: Terra Firma
Hugo Hess, Widewalls, January 14, 2015 -
Letha Wilson: Terra Firma
Hugo Hess, Widewalls, January 14, 2015 -
Letha Wilson at Higher Pictures
Musée Magazine, December 15, 2014 -
Concrete Canyons: Letha Wilson's photo/sculpture mash-ups re-envision the American West.
Vanessa Nicholas, Magenta Magazine, December 1, 2014 -
We Went to Hauser & Wirth
Paddy Johnson, Corinna Kirsch, Andrew Wagner , Art F City, July 2, 2014 -
Showing: Letha Wilson – Landmarks and Monuments @ Art in General
Arrested Motion, June 10, 2013 -
Letha Wilson: Exploring Landmarks and Monuments With A Tactile Intimacy
Lizanne Merrill , Artlyst, May 3, 2013 -
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Anne Doran , Art in America, April 1, 2013 -
Ausstellung im Essl Museum: New. New York - Video portrait of the artist Letha Wilson
Essl Museum - Kunst der Gegenwart, October 1, 2012
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Comer Collection: Representation and Presentation in Photography – Lecture by honored photographer Letha Wilson
Letha Wilson February 1, 2019Honored Comer Collection Photographer Letha Wilson event overview: lecture: February 12, 7:30 pm, JSOM 1.118 Davidson Auditorium, at UT-DallasRead more -
Meet the Artist | Letha Wilson
Letha Wilson October 15, 2018Thursday , December 6 , 2018 , 12:30 p.m. . Program Locations : Stephen A. Schwarzman Building , Rayner Special Collections Wing . A series...Read more -
Letha Wilson in conversation with Susan Thompson, Associate Curator at The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (NY)
Letha Wilson April 14, 2018