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Artist Statement:
Keith Wilson’s Architectural
paintings are icons dedicated
to an architecture that is no
longer conceived or
constructed. They represent
his continuous study of
architectural form. In his
work he uses building
structures and details in
playful juxtaposition,
allowing classical elements
and vernacular constructions
to have their own way,
proliferating variations. His
color is similarly the product
of memory and imagination,
inspired by the painted
buildings he has seen in Italy
and Greece. The result of
this graphic exploration is a
body of several hundred
paintings and drawings, in
which knowledge of historic
form, fantasies of buildings
that might be, and studies for
commissioned works are all
intermixed.
Recently he has been painting
landscapes of inspired by the
hills that are adjacent to the
UC Berkeley campus. The
original paintings are painted
with Chinese brushes using
sumi ink and watercolor mixed
with black water.
The artist is offering signed
limited edition prints of the
paintings from his private
collection. The printing
method employed has a very
high resolution which
reproduces the brilliance and
transparent qualities of the
original watercolor paintings
using permanent, archival ink
on 100% rag watercolor paper.
Keith Wilson was born in 1954
in Redding, California and has
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Artist Reviews:
December 27, 2002 PASADENA
STAR NEWS
From The Editor's Desk
Pasadena,
CA PRINT ARTICLE
Article
Last Updated: Friday, December
13, 2002 -
WORLD-CLASS ART
ON SHOW IN TOWN
With
another take on its great Blue
Four collection debuting
for the
public today, Pasadena's
Norton Simon Museum is once
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Collections:
COLLECTIONS
GATX Leasing Co. Embarcadero
Four - San Francisco
Pacific Bell Headquarters -
San Ramon, California
Mahoney Corp. - San Francisco
Jewish Community Museum - San
Francisco
Kala Institute - Berkeley
Bramalea Pacific - Oakland,
California
Skidmore Owings and Merrill -
San Francisco
Paul Anka - Carmel, California
University of California,
Berkeley
Standard Oil Company - San
Francisco
Raychem ...
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Commissions:
PAINTING COMMISSION
1982-84 "THE ATHENS OF THE
WEST"
A seven panel egg tempera
and burnished gold leaf on
gesso panel
painting Inspired by the
historic architectural design
of the UC Berkeley
Campus.
PATRON: Department of
Intramural Sports
LOCATION: Lobby, Intramural
Sports Facility, Bancroft Ave.
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Exhibitions for Keith Wilson:
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KEITH WILSON
1976 BA ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN, U.C. BERKELEY
1979 MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE, U.C. BERKELEY
MA Thesis "Paul Klee + Memory: An approach to Architectural Ornament"
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITS
2004 Giorgi Gallery, Berkeley, CA
2003 pro Arts Open Studio
2002 website: www.keithwilsonprints.com
2001 Phoenix Lake Gallery, San Rafael, Ca
"Watercolors and Prints- 1980-2000"
1994 Clocktower - San Francisco Watercolors
1992 Agnes Bourne Showroom- San Francisco Watercolors
1990/91 Open Studio Exhibit - 1450 Oak St., San Francisco, Ca.
1987 Builders Booksource - Berkeley, Ca
1984 University of Idaho Gallery - Moscow, Idaho
Watercolors and Architectural Inventions
1983 La Belle Helene Gallery - St. Helena, Ca
Terra Cotta Wall Reliefs and Drawings
1983 Philippe Bonnafont Gallery - San Francisco, Ca.
Watercolor Paintings, Drawings And Terra Cotta Constructions
1982 Equivalents Gallery - Seattle, Washington
Terra Cotta Constructions and Watercolor Paintings
1981 Philippe Bonnafont Gallery - San Francisco, Ca.
Exhibition of Watercolors, Etchings, And Oil Paintings
1980 La Belle Helene Gallery - St. Helena, Ca
Watercolor Paintings and Drawings
Catalog and Poster Published by Yolla Bolla Press
1980 Philippe Bonnafont Gallery - San Francisco, Ca.
Keith Wilson "One Hundred Watercolors"
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2004 Alvarado Artist Group - Summer Exhibit
2003 ELEMENTS in Paseo Colorado,-Limited Edition Prints
252 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA
2002 Limn Contract_ San Francisco, CA -Limited Edition Prints
2002 ZIA Houseworks -Berkeley, CA- Limited Edition Prints
2001 Limn Gallery- San Francisco, Ca.
"Drawings from Experience" Design Sketches and Watercolors
1992 Japonesque Gallery - San Francisco, Ca
Large Format Ink Drawings
1989 Contemporary Realist Gallery - San Francisco, Ca
"Ornamentation in Architecture"
1987 Leap Benefit - Howard Street, San Francisco, Ca
"The Architect as Artist"
1987 SOM 50 Years Exhibit - Chicago Art Institute
Eight Watercolors of Imaginary Interiors
1985 John Stubbs Rare Books - New York, NY
1985 College of Marin Gallery - Kentfield, Ca
Architecture in Paintings Exhibit
1984 Charles Campbell Gallery - San Francisco, Ca
Gordon Cook, Keith Wilson
1984 American Institute of Architects, National Convention -
San Francisco. -Exhibit of Architectural Drawings
1984 Jewish Community Museum - San Francisco, Ca
Invited Competition to Design A Sukkah With Museum
Exhibition and Catalog
1984 Shasta County Art Association Gallery - Redding, Ca
"Architectural Drawings by Three Artists"
1982 Ballenford Gallery - Toronto, Canada
"Drawings by Architects"
1982 American Institute of Architects Gallery - Seattle, Washington
"Drawings by Architects"
1979 Wurster Hall Gallery - University of California, Berkeley
"Thesis Exhibit of Watercolors and Drawings of European Architecture"
1976 La Mamelle Gallery - San Francisco, Ca
"The Printed Word: Books by Artists"
1975 Worth Ryder Gallery - University of California, Berkeley
"Etchings and Books"
PAINTING COMMISSION
1982-84 "THE ATHENS OF THE WEST"
A seven panel egg tempera and burnished gold leaf on gesso panel painting Inspired by the historic architectural design of the UC Berkeley Campus.
PATRON: Department of Intramural Sports
LOCATION: Lobby, Intramural Sports Facility, Bancroft Ave.
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