Marion Wilson is an American artist whose mixed media installations have gained critical attention.
Education
In 1983, Marion Wilson received her B.A. in Studio Art from Wesleyan University. She received her M.A. in Urban Pedagogy from Columbia University in 1990, and her M.F.A. from the University of Cincinnati in 1993. In 2018 she was an Artist-in-Residence at the McColl Center for Art + Innovation.
Work
Wilson works in sculpture, photography and painting.
At Syracuse University, Wilson created an interdisciplinary curriculum for artists and architects – revitalizing urban spaces to address critical social issues. She received the Chancellors award for Global Citizenship for the "new Directions in Social Sculpture" curriculum that two design build projects: MLAB and 601 Tully. 601 Tully was the renovation of a neighborhood drug house into a neighborhood art center. MLAB was transforming a 1984 RV into a mobile field station linking art and botany and taking it from Maine to Miami.
