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J. Chris Wilson
Born 1948, Waycross, GA. Lives and works in Rocky Mount and Wilmington, NC.
Selected Awards
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2011 |
Gertrude S. Carraway Award, Preservation Foundation of North Carolina |
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2010-2011 |
Jefferson-Pilot Faculty Member of the Year, Barton College, Wilson, NC |
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1990 |
Sears-Roebuck Foundation Teaching Excellence and Campus Leadership Award, Barton College, Wilson, NC |
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1987 |
The Jacqueline Drane Nash Award of Merit for Leadership in Historic Preservation, Edgecombe County Historical Society |
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1977 |
Selected for inclusion in the Collection of North Carolina Artists, R. J. Reynolds Industries, Winston-Salem, NC |
Selected Collections
R. J. Reynolds Industries, Winston-Salem, NC
Blount-Bridgers Museum, Tarboro, NC
Preservation Foundation of North Carolina, Raleigh, NC
Rex Hospital Cancer Clinic, Raleigh, NC
Melanie and Bill Robbins, Telluride, CO
The Lodge on St. Simons Island, GA, The Sea Island Company
Mr. and Mrs. William Thompson Graves, Charlotte, NC
Rocky Mount Medical Park, Rocky Mount, NC
Professor Mitsue Ohno, Nagoya, Japan
Highlands Country Club, Highlands, NC
Barton College, Wilson, NC
Dr. and Mrs. David Marshall, Grand Forks, ND
North Carolina Wesleyan College, Rocky Mount, NC
Mr. Fitzgerald Hudson, Montgomery, AL
Poyner & Spruill, Charlotte, NC
Mr. Harold Bennett, Valdosta, GA
Mr. and Mrs. Wataru Itoh, Nagoya, Japan
Mr. and Mrs. Jon B. Woods, Summerville, GA
Daisy Thorp, Chapel Hill, NC
Mr. and Mrs. Brian K. Osborne, London, England
Mrs. Doylene Hutto, Washington, DC
Mr. and Mrs. William Heartsock, Cincinnati, OH
Mr. and Mrs. Randy Davis, Richmond, VA
Mr. and Mrs. James Sommerville, Asheville, NC
Poyner & Spruill, Rocky Mount, NC
Hackney Body Works, Washington, NC
Dr. and Mrs. Lindsey E. deGuehery, Wilson, NC
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Barron, Gardena, CA
Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Lord, Savannah, GA
New Hope Hills Country Club, Wilson, NC
Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Walston, Wilson, NC
Wake Stone Corporation, Raleigh, NC
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Graves, Raleigh, NC
Mr. and Mrs. Steve McCoy, Raleigh, NC
Dr. and Mrs. Dudley Anderson, Wilson, NC
Mrs. William Blair, Jr., Wilmington, NC
Purdue Pharmaceuticals, Wilson, NC
Carolina Power and Light, Winston-Salem, NC
Mr. and Mrs. J. Robert Boykin, III, Wilson, NC
Dr. and Mrs. Leslie Garner, Jr., Mount Vernon, IA
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wilkinson, Minneapolis, MN
Mrs. Carl J. Perkinson, Winston-Salem, NC
Aichi Shukutoku University, Nagoya, Japan
Mr. and Mrs. Maarouf Arnaout, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia
Over 150 other works in public, corporate, and private collections
Selected Commissions
Rocky Mount Medical Park, Rocky Mount, NC
Poyner and Spruill, Rocky Mount, NC
Highlands Country Club, 3 paintings, Highlands, NC
Wake Stone Corporation, Raleigh, NC
Dr. Lindsey de Guehery, 4 paintings, Wilson, NC
The Lodge, The Sea Island Company, 30 paintings, St. Simons Island, GA
Hackney Body Works, 10 paintings, Washington, NC
Poyner and Spruill, 2 paintings, Charlotte, NC
Dr. and Mrs. Leslie Garner, Jr., Mount Vernon, IA
Barton College, 2 paintings, Wilson, NC
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Graves, 6 paintings, Wilson, NC
Mr. and Mrs. J. Robert Boykin, Wilson, NC
Susan Wainright Hudson, Wilson, NC
Lawrence Britt, Wilson, NC
Over 50 additional commissions for private collections
Gallery Representation and Selected Exhibitions
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Past Gallery Representation: Somerhill Gallery, Chapel Hill, NC, Featured Exhibitions 1999, 2001; City Art Gallery, Greenville, NC, Featured Exhibition 2000; erl Originals, Winston-Salem, NC, June 2001-May 2001; Carteret Contemporary Gallery, Morehead City, NC. |
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2013 |
(forthcoming) Nature Gallery, North Carolina Museum of Natural Science, “Murphy to Manteo--An Artist’s Scenic Journey” studies, sketches, and drawings, September 5-29 (forthcoming) Mountains to the Sea Trail Exhibition, (Group Exhibition) North Carolina Museum of Natural Science, Raleigh, NC. February- May |
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2012 |
(forthcoming) Greene County Museum of Art and History, Snow Hill, NC, November 13-Dec. 29, 2012 (forthcoming) Arts Council of Wilson, A Reprise (from 40 Years of Painting), Wilson, NC, June 14-July 22, 2012 (forthcoming) North Carolina Japan Center, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, March 10-May |
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2012-2014 |
“Murphy to Manteo--An Artist’s Scenic Journey” paintings exhibited in the lobby of the North Carolina Museum of History, Raleigh, NC |
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2009 |
“Murphy to Manteo—An Artist’s Scenic Journey,” Barton College Art Galleries, Wilson, NC |
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2005 |
Albany Museum of Art, Albany, GA |
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2004 |
Spartanburg Museum of Art, Spartanburg, SC Burroughs-Chapin Museum, Myrtle Beach, SC |
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2003 |
35 year Retrospective Exhibition and Catalogue, 147 works, Blount-Bridgers Museum, Tarboro, NC, Rocky Mount Arts Center, Rocky Mount, NC, Arts Council of Wilson and Barton Museum, Wilson, NC |
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2001-2002 |
Paintings Exhibited, Office of The Honorable Beverly E. Perdue, Lieutenant Governor, Raleigh, NC |
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2001 |
Featured Exhibition, Blue Spiral I, Asheville, NC |
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2000 |
Featured Exhibition, Fayetteville Museum of Art, Fayetteville, NC |
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1999 |
Solo Exhibition, Arts Council of Wilson, Wilson, NC |
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1998 |
Solo Exhibition, Greenville Museum of Art, Greenville, NC |
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1996 |
Solo Exhibition, The Dunn Center for the Performing Arts, North Carolina Wesleyan College, Rocky Mount, NC |
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1994 |
Solo Exhibition, Aichi Shukutoku University, Nagoya, Japan Foreign Artists Exhibition, Nagoya International Center, Nagoya, Japan |
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1993 |
Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA 100 County Art Celebration, North Carolina Museum of History, Raleigh, NC Chowan College, Murfreesboro, NC |
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1992 |
Solo Exhibition, Rocky Mount Arts Center, Rocky Mount, NC |
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1991 |
Blount-Bridgers Museum, Tarboro, NC |
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1990 |
Farmington Valley Arts Center, Farmington, CT |
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1988 |
Solo Exhibition, Arts Council of Wilson, Wilson, NC |
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1987 |
Chowan College, Murfreesboro, NC |
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1981 |
Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA |
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1979 |
Norfolk State College, Norfolk, VA |
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1977 |
Solo Exhibition, Arts Council of Wilson, Wilson, NC |
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1974 |
Georgia Museum of Art, Athens, GA Solo Exhibition, Arts Council of Wilson, Wilson, NC |
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1972 |
12th Hunter Gallery Annual, Chattanooga, TN |
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1971 |
Solo Exhibition, Savannah Art Association, Savannah, GA |
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1970 |
Callaway Gardens Annual, Callaway Gardens, GA Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA |
Publications
Featured in the North Carolina Literary Review, 2008.
Paula W. Patterson Catalogue, Greenville Museum of Art Greenville, NC, 2005.
J. Chris Wilson Retrospective Catalogue, 2003.
Sarah Blakeslee Catalogue, Blount-Bridgers Museum, Tarboro, NC, 1998.
"The Architecture of Eastern North Carolina in the Antebellum Period - A Primer on Form and Beauty," North Carolina Wesleyan College Press, 1995.
Cover design, Crucible, Barton College, 1984.
Painting reproduced on cover Wilson Historic Buildings Inventory, Published by The North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, Division of Archives and History, 1980, reprinted 1982.
Selected Professional Activities and Service
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2011-2013 |
Board of Directors, Preservation NC, Raleigh, NC |
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2011-2012 |
Board of Directors, Blount-Bridgers House/Hobson Pittman Memorial Gallery Foundation, Tarboro, NC |
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1996, 1991-94 |
Chair, Art Curriculum Revision, Barton College |
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2001-2002, |
Chair, Library Committee, Barton College, member 1988-89, 1990-92 |
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2001 |
Juror, Rawls Museum of the Arts, Courtland, VA |
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1999-2000 |
Secretary, Board of Directors, Arts Council of Wilson, member 1997-2000 |
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1998-2000 |
President, Edgecombe County Cultural Arts Commission, member, 1988-93, 1997-2002 |
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1996 |
Guest Lecturer on Architecture, Decorative Arts and Fine Arts, Rocky Mount Arts Center, Rocky Mount, NC |
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1995 |
Consultant in Fine Arts, City of Rocky Mount and Rocky Mount Arts Center, Rocky Mount, NC |
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1994 |
Consultant for Historic Preservation and Project Development, St. John's Episcopal Church, Fayetteville, NC |
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1991 |
Chair Campus Beautification Committee, Barton College, member 1977, 1989-90 |
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1992 |
Presenter, Wesleyan Symposium, Art in the Global Community, North Carolina Wesleyan College, Rocky Mount, NC |
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1989 |
Presenter, Wesleyan Symposium, Architecture of Eastern North Carolina in the Antebellum Period Presenter on English Decorative Arts for British Week, Barton College, Wilson, NC |
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1988 |
Presenter, Architecture of Antebellum Eastern North Carolina, State Convention, United Daughters of the Confederacy |
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1985 |
Presentation to the Greater Greenville Area Preservation Society, Greenville, NC |
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1984 |
Appointed to the Board of Advisors, Preservation Foundation of North Carolina, Raleigh, NC |
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1983-1984 |
Co-developer of a course titled, American Material Culture, Barton College |
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1981-1982 |
Chairman Historic Properties Commission, Wilson, NC, member 1979-1983 |
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1978 |
Staff Workshop (for Art Therapy) Wilson-Greene Mental Health Center, Wilson, NC Curated an exhibition of Decorative Arts, which involved many individuals in the community, Barton College |
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1976 |
Judged Art Exhibit, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC |
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1975-76 |
Purpose Committee for Southern Association self-study, Barton College |
Travel and Continuing Study
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Continuing self-study in architecture and decorative arts with special emphasis on the South. |
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Extensive travel to museums and historic sites, Eastern United States. |
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2006 |
Led student group on study tour of Italy |
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1994-1995 |
Travel and self-study in Japan and China for art, architecture, decorative arts and culture |
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1990 |
Travel and self-study in England for architecture and decorative arts |
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1970 |
Extensive travel in Central Italy, other sites in Southern and Northern Italy, Paris, France |
Positions
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2011-ongoing |
Artist in Residence, Barton College, Wilson, NC |
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1974-2012 |
Faculty, Barton College, Wilson, NC |
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1995-2006 |
Director of Exhibitions, Barton Art Museum, Wilson, NC, |
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1995-2005 |
Regional Director, The Scholastic Art Awards for Eastern North Carolina, Barton College Regional Sponsor |
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1994-1995 |
Visiting Professor, Aichi Shukutoku University, Nagoya, Japan |
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1988-1992 |
Project Coordinator, Bellemonte, C. 1817, North Carolina Wesleyan College, Rocky Mount, NC |
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1974 |
Guest Artist, Savannah Art Association, Savannah, GA |
Education
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1973-1974 |
Post-M.F.A., University of Georgia, Athens, GA |
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1973 |
M.F.A., University of Georgia, Athens, GA |
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1970 |
B.A., Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA |
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1970 |
Regents Studies Abroad Program, University of Georgia, Cortona, Italy |
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1967-1968 |
Basic design program, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL |
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1967 |
A.A., Santa Fe Junior College, Gainesville, FL |