Letha Wilson

Letha Wilson’s practice is rooted in material experimentation. She is known for her synthesis of mediums, expanding the visual and physical dimensions of photography and sculpture.

By combining industrial materials such as Corten steel, aluminum, and vinyl with photography, Wilson has developed unique fabrication processes. She prints images depicting the beauty of natural landscapes onto her sculptures, embeds them in the surface of her works, and manipulates them in various unexpected compositions. 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 myths of renewal, and possibility.

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 patinas form over time due to weather conditions, the natural world will act as a co-creative force on the appearance of these artworks.

Letha Wilson earned her BFA from Syracuse University, NY (US) in 1998, and an MFA from Hunter College, NY (US) in 2003.

Selected solo exhibitions: Entropic Grace, Galerie Christophe Gaillard, Paris (FR), 2025; Cut, Bend, Burn, Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Rockland, ME (US), 2024; Fields of Vision, GRIMM, London (UK), 2023; Ground Spell, The Richard and Dolly Maass Gallery, SUNY Purchase, NY (US), 2023; Folds and Faults, Higher Pictures Generation, Brooklyn, NY (US), 2022; Studio Sketches, Bevier Gallery at Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY (US), 2022; Valley of Fire, Galerie Christophe Gaillard, Paris (FR), 2021; Boundward Home, Anderson Ranch, Aspen, CO (US), 2021; and Cross Country, GRIMM, Amsterdam (NL), 2019.

Selected collections: deCordova Museum and Sculpture Garden, Lincoln, MA (US); The Deutsche Bank Collection, New York, NY (US); THE EKARD COLLECTION; Hood Museum of Art, Hanover, NH (US); ICA San Diego, CA (US); ING Art Collection, Amsterdam (NL); Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, NC (US); New York Public Library, New York, NY (US); Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton, MA (US); University of Maryland, College Park, MD (US); Wellin Museum, Hamilton College, Clinton, NY (US); Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY (US); and Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT (US).