Wilmer Wilson IV
Alumni
Artist
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Field of Study
Bachelor of Fine Arts
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Year Graduated
2012
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Affiliation
Alumnus
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Hometown
Richmond, VA
Quote
Art came to me at a time when other modes of communication had failed me. It gave me permission to do gestures that might be able to hold the contradictions of embodied experience.Biography
Wilmer Wilson IV was born in Richmond, VA in 1989. As an artist of multiple mediums, including performance, photography, sculpture, collage, painting, and installation, he is critically recognized for performative investigations of Black presence in public spaces. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts at Howard University in 2012 and received his Master of Fine Arts at the University of Pennsylvania in 2015. Wilson is the recipient of The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage Fellowship and The American Academy in Rome Fellowship. His work has been presented at galleries and museums around the United States and the world.