“My style has developed quietly over-time," says Wilson. “Respectful and more thoughtful, I hope.” A life-long resident of Central Illinois, he photographs the visual textures and curiosities that highlight the artfulness of the region, quintessentially mid-western. Helen Frankenthaler said, 'Every canvas is a journey all its own.' Wilson agrees and says, “I view my photographs the same way."

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​Wilson was a medical - surgical and generalist photographer and writer in the health care and library science fields for 36 years. Cut steel in a foundry for a decade and drove a truck for a time. He is a graduate of the fine arts program at Illinois Central College “Forty years ago now. They provided an exceptional foundation." Wilson received a BA from the University of Illinois and is a juried Illinois Artisan for Photography, Illinois State Museum.