Shane Wilson Explained

Shane Wilson
Nationality:	Canadian
Field:	Sculptor, educator
Movement:	Abstract Wildlife

Shane Wilson is a sculptor who has lived and worked in Yukon and British Columbia, Canada. His principal mediums are antler, horn, ivory, and bronze, from which he creates sculpture in his signature style, a juxtaposition of abstract organic and non-organic shapes.

Shows

• Art of the Commons, Wildlife Art Journal (online), Jan - Feb 2011^[1]
• Art of the Commons, Wildlife Art Journal (online), Spring 2010^[2]
• Northern Encounters '99: A Circumpolar Festival of the Arts, Toronto and Kleinburg, Ontario, Canada, 1999^{[3] [4] [5]}

Publishing credits

• "Fine Art at Four Seasons Toronto", by Elaine Glusac, Four Seasons Magazine - On Line Version, June 2012
• "True North", by Elaine Glusac, Four Seasons Magazine, Issue 2, p. 166, June 2013^[6]
• Ice Floe II, Cover art ("Self Portrait, 2009"), Edited by Shannon Gramse and Sarah Kirk, University of Alaska Press, Fairbanks, Alaska, 2011^{[7] [8] [9]}
• "Artist Workspaces: Shane Wilson's Studio", Branch Magazine: Private Parts, Issue 6, July 2011^{[10] [11]}
• Algonquin Art Centre Blog and Newsletter: "Interview with Shane Wilson", Algonquin Art Centre, Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada, June 2011^[12]
• "Artist Feature: Shane Wilson", International Year of Forests: An Artist's Perspective, Gallery Program 2011, Algonquin Art Centre, Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada, Summer 2011^[13]
• "Feature Artist: Shane Wilson", Branch Magazine: Wild, Issue 5, April 2011^{[14] [15]}
• Series Summer School of the Arts Course Catalogue Red Deer College (Detail of 'Male Seahorse' used on the cover and header graphics), Red Deer, Alberta, 2011^[16]
• "Wildfowl Art of a Different Nature", by Jim Clark (Jim details his learning experiences with master carvers Floyd Scholz and Shane Wilson), Wildfowl Art: The Journal of the Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art, Summer Issue, p. 22, 2010^[17]
• "Collaborations" ("The Shooting of Dan McGrew", with Dwayne Cull and Robert Service), Branch Magazine: Home, Issue 2.2, August 2010^{[18] [19]}
• "Shane Wilson: Honouring the Power of Wild Life", by Todd Wilkinson, Wildlife Art Journal, Spring, 2010^{[20] [21]}
• "Shane Wilson: Honouring the Power of Wild Life", by Todd Wilkinson, Trophy Rooms from Around the World, Vol. 15, p. 158-167, 2010^[22]
• Antlers: A Guide to Collecting, Scoring, Mounting, and Carving, by Dennis Walrod ("Celtic Confusion, 1998" pic and artist bio, page 158), 2005^{[23] [24]}

See also

• Ivory Carving
• Jim Robb (painter)
• List of Yukoners

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Wildlife Art Journal magazine . A Virtual Gallery Celebrating Animal Art Around The World . Wildlife Art Journal . 2011-02-07 . 2013-06-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120328123259/http://www.wildlifeartjournal.com/articles/wildlife-art-journal-premium-content/winter-spring-2011/215/a-virtual-gallery-celebrating-animal-art-around-the-world.html . 2012-03-28 .
2. Web site: Wildlife Art Journal magazine . A Voyage Around the World In Wildlife Art Gallery of the Commons June/July 2010 . Wildlife Art Journal . 2010-06-01 . 2013-06-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131006170331/http://www.wildlifeartjournal.com/articles/wildlife-art-journal-premium-content/spring-2010/124/a-voyage-around-the-world-in-wildlife-art-gallery-of-the-commons-june-july-2010.html . 2013-10-06 .
3. Web site: CBC News and Entertainment - Northern Encounters, 1999 . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/rE8Karz1sI0. 2021-12-12 . live. YouTube . 2009-02-12 . 2013-06-20.
4. Web site: Northern Encounters 1999 - Bravo Coverage . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/2PEMuB_6PXY. 2021-12-12 . live. YouTube . 2013-06-20.
5. Web site: CBC Midday - Shane Wilson's Millennium Tusk, 1999 . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/MwooSdk5P5I. 2021-12-12 . live. YouTube . 2009-02-16 . 2013-06-20.
6. Web site: Four Seasons Magazine - True North | Books and Journals | Shane Wilson Sculpture Ltd . 2013-07-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131216222059/http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/four-seasons-magazine-true-north.html . 2013-12-16 . dead .
7. Web site: Ice Floe II - 'Self Portrait' Cover Art | Books and Journals | Shane Wilson Sculpture Ltd . Shanewilson.com . 2011-08-03 . 2013-06-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120326022330/http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/ice-floe-2-cover.html . 2012-03-26 . dead .
8. Book: Ice Floe II: International Poetry of the Far North, Gramse, Kirk . Press.uchicago.edu . 2013-06-20.
9. Web site: Gramse, Shannon . University of Alaska PRESS | Book Detail . Alaska.edu . 2013-06-20.
10. Web site: Branch Magazine - Private Parts - Artist Workspace | Books and Journals | Shane Wilson Sculpture Ltd . Shanewilson.com . 2011-07-10 . 2013-06-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120326022424/http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/branch-private-parts.html . 2012-03-26 .
11. Web site: Branch Magazine . Branch Magazine . 2013-06-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120328123300/http://www.branchmagazine.com/archives/issue6/index.html . 2012-03-28 .
12. Web site: 2011-06-24. ALGONQUIN ART CENTRE BLOG » Blog Archive » Interview with Shane Wilson. Algonquinartcentre.com. 2013-06-20.
13. Web site: Algonquin Art Centre Program - Featured Artist | Books and Journals, Skullpture Series | Shane Wilson Sculpture Ltd . Shanewilson.com . 2011-06-15 . 2013-06-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120326022459/http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/aac-program-2011.html . 2012-03-26 .
14. Web site: Branch Magazine . Branch Magazine . 2013-06-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120328123305/http://www.branchmagazine.com/archives/issue5/index.html . 2012-03-28 .
15. Web site: Branch Magazine - Wild - Feature Artist | Books and Journals | Shane Wilson Sculpture Ltd . Shanewilson.com . 2011-03-30 . 2013-06-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120326022334/http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/branch-wild.html . 2012-03-26 .
16. Web site: Red Deer College - Series Summer School of the Arts Course Catalogue (Detail of 'Male Seahorse' used on the cover and header graphics), Red Deer, Alberta, 2011 | Books and Journals | Shane Wilson Sculpture Ltd . Shanewilson.com . 2011-01-31 . 2013-06-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120326022339/http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/red-deer-series-catalogue-graphic.html . 2012-03-26 .
17. Web site: Wildfowl Art-Journal of Ward Museum, Summer 2010 | Books and Journals | Shane Wilson Sculpture Ltd . Shanewilson.com . 2010-09-16 . 2013-06-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120326022349/http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/ward-journal-summer2010.html . 2012-03-26 .
18. Web site: Branch Magazine . Branch Magazine . 2013-06-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120328123309/http://www.branchmagazine.com/archives/issue2-2/index.html . 2012-03-28 .
19. Web site: Branch Magazine, Home, Part 2 - Collaboration | Books and Journals | Shane Wilson Sculpture Ltd . Shanewilson.com . 2010-08-03 . 2013-06-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120326022401/http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/branchmagazine2.2 . 2012-03-26 .
20. Web site: Wildlife Art Journal magazine . Shane Wilson: The Contemporary Power of Wild Lives . Wildlife Art Journal . 2010-12-15 . 2013-06-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120328123314/http://www.wildlifeartjournal.com/articles/wildlife-art-journal-premium-content/spring-2010/110/shane-wilson-honouring-the-power-of-wild-life.html . 2012-03-28 .
21. Web site: Wildlife Art Journal - Spring 2010 | Books and Journals | Shane Wilson Sculpture Ltd . Shanewilson.com . 2010-04-27 . 2013-06-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120326022404/http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/wild-life-art-journal-article.html . 2012-03-26 .
22. Web site: 'Shane Wilson: Honouring the Power of Wildlife', Editorial by Todd Wilkinson - Trophy Rooms Around the World, Vol. 15, 2010 | Books and Journals | Shane Wilson Sculpture Ltd . Shanewilson.com . 2010-03-11 . 2013-06-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120326022413/http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/trophy-rooms-15-editorial.html . 2012-03-26 .
23. Web site: Antlers: A Guide (2nd Edition, Revised), 2010 | Books and Journals | Shane Wilson Sculpture Ltd . Shanewilson.com . 2011-01-30 . 2013-06-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120326022416/http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/antlers-2nd-ed.html . 2012-03-26 .
24. Book: Antlers: A Guide To Collecting, Scoring, Mounting, And Carving - Dennis Walrod - Google Books . Google Books. 2013-06-20. 9780811732291 . Walrod . Dennis . 2005 .