Nic Wilson (they/he) is an artist born in the Wolastoqiyik territory known as Fredericton, NB in 1988. He graduated with a BFA from Mount Allison University, Mi’kmaq territory, in 2012, and an MFA from the University of Regina, Treaty Four Territory, in 2019 where he was a SSHRC graduate fellow. They have shown work across Canada and participated in projects with Remai Modern, Plug In ICA, Art Souterrain, and the Mackenzie Art Gallery. They have shown work internationally with Venice International Performance Art Week, Casa de la Primera Imprenta de América in Mexico City, NADA in Bogotá, and OpenArt In Örebro, Sweden. Working across media, Wilson creates videos, texts, performances and artist books. Their work often engages time, queer lineage, decay, and the distance between art practice and literature. In 2021 they were long-listed for the Sobey Art Award. They were the 2022 writer-in-residence for G44 Centre for Contemporary Photography.
Contact: nicjameswilson129@gmail.com
Still from Untitled (Nic Wilson), 2015, digital video, 9:40 min