STEPHEN WILSON
Biography
Conceptual artist Stephen Wilson’s street-education
of textile-based techniques began with a freelance
career in New York’s garment industry of the 90s.
His métier quickly grew into a multifaceted studio art
practice, with Wilson’s skill in digitized-embroidery
at the core of his technique. Employing embroidery,
painting, 3D printing, photography, sculpture and
more, Wilson’s mixed-media assemblages are unique
explorations of contemporary themes. His pieces
often contain millions of embroidery stitches and take
hundreds of hours to create.
From his studio located in Charlotte, North Carolina,
a former mill town and textiles hub, Wilson aims to
evoke questions about appropriation, conspicuous
consumption and brand worship. His work has been
exhibited in diverse locales from the Lincoln Center to
the atelier of fashion-house Brunello Cucinelli, and is
found in galleries, museums and private collections
worldwide. Wilson has been featured in numerous
fine art and popular media such as Town & Country
Magazine, Huffington Post and ArtHive Magazine.
Scala Arts and Heritage Publishers’ recent book on
the Artist, Stephen Wilson: Luscious Threads, was
released in Fall 2018.
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