Bio
Mark Anthony Wilson Jr is a self-taught sculptor and installation artist using found objects. After playing football at the University of Cincinnati and earning a Master's degree in Applied Behavior Analysis, Mark picked up art as a therapist. His focus is on the utilization of military archive, religion, and charged material to ground both personal and collective manifestations. Merging the religious influences of Christianity and Vodou with African American military archives -specifically his own family distinguished background. Repurposing often hidden narratives as the Tennessee Rifles and Harlem Hell Fighters. Mark seeks to precisely align assemblage with symbols, tokens, and material to deeply root his manifestation for liberation. Currently living and working in New York.
Mark has exhibited at The Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art and commercially throughout New York. Notable residencies are Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, The Elizabeth Foundation for Arts, and Worthless Studios. His work has received support from Good Black Art, Black Artist Fund, Seattle Arts & Culture, and LAAMS NYC. Mark's public art commission include FABnyc commercial project The Guardians with NYC small business services. He also served as the co-facilitator for the Young Artist of Color Fellowship at FABnyc.
Mark has exhibited at The Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art and commercially throughout New York. Notable residencies are Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, The Elizabeth Foundation for Arts, and Worthless Studios. His work has received support from Good Black Art, Black Artist Fund, Seattle Arts & Culture, and LAAMS NYC. Mark's public art commission include FABnyc commercial project The Guardians with NYC small business services. He also served as the co-facilitator for the Young Artist of Color Fellowship at FABnyc.