“If the path before you is clear, you’re probably on someone else’s.” Carl Jung

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Wilson is a central Illinois born and based designer and regionalist photographer. His photographs provide an authentic, artful, glimpse of the character and culture of the region. "It isn’t about nostalgia. It’s about reverence," said Wilson. "There are times it works out perfectly. There are times it fails miserably. I’m ok with both." Wilson was a medical, surgical, and generalist photographer and executive writer in the healthcare field for 33 years - cut steel in a foundry for a decade and drove a truck for a time. He is a graduate of the University of Illinois and the fine arts program at Illinois Central College. He is a juried Illinois Artisan for Photography, Illinois State Museum. 

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• Two photographs accepted, PhotoSpiva: National Photographic Competition & Exhibition, Joplin MO 

• Award of Excellence, Peoria Art Guild Members' Show, Peoria IL

• Fellowship Award, National Fellowship Exhibition, Midwest Center for Photography, Wichita KS

• Best of the Net Award Nominee, Burningword Literary Journal, Lafayette LA 

• Portfolio Platform Artist, Midwest Center for Photography, Wichita KS

• Three photographs accepted, Illinois Artist Showcase, Springfield Art Association, Springfield IL 

• Purchase Award, Harper College, Palatine IL

• James Keefe Photography Prize, 64Arts, Monmouth IL

• Exhibition Catalog Cover, Black Box Gallery, Portland, OR 

• Three photographs accepted, Biennial Quad-State, Quincy, IL 

• Donor Award, Nicolet College, Rhinelander WI

• First Award, Professional Division, Illinois State Fair, Springfield IL

• Lonnie Eugene Stewart Award of Excellence, GALEX, Galesburg IL