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Shane Wilson is a sculptor who has lived and worked in Yukon, Canada, since 1987.

His life long interest in art has encompassed a variety of art forms, including drawing, oil and acrylic painting, clay sculpture, and photography. His interest in antler carving began in 1985 when he attended a show of antler carvings by Maureen Morris, a well known carver from Atlin, British Columbia.

After moving to the Yukon in 1987, Shane experimented with this interest in antler carving. Almost immediately he realized he had found a medium that he enjoyed, for its creative and tactile potential. Using a variety of antler, bone, horn, mammoth tusk, and stone, Shane's abiding passion has become the creation of sculpture from these natural sources.

He has patiently developed his skills over the years through formal training at Emily Carr College of Art and Design, Red Deer College, art workshops, and mentors Gerry Kortello, Maureen Morris and Ray Ladue.

For a part of each summer, he can be found teaching the art of antler carving during Red Deer College's "Series: Summer School of the Visual Arts" in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada.

See also: wikipedia - shane wilson

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PUBLIC COLLECTIONS AND COMMISSIONS
PUBLISHING CREDITS
MEDIA COVERAGE
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AWARDS AND GRANTS
  • Advanced Artist Award, Yukon Territorial Government, 2005
  • Enterprise Trade Fund, Yukon Territorial Government, 2004
  • Trade and Investment Fund Grant, Yukon Territorial Government, 1999 & 2000
  • Advanced Artist Award, Yukon Territorial Government, 1999
  • Canada Council Travel Grant, Canada Council for the Arts, 1999 & 2000

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
  • B.A., Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario,1983

  • Bronze Casting: Red Deer College, Red Deer, Alberta, 2008
  • Bronze Casting: Red Deer College, Red Deer, Alberta, 2003
  • Silicon Molds: Red Deer College, Red Deer, Alberta, 2003
  • Life Drawing: Yukon Arts Centre, Whitehorse, Yukon, 2000
  • Stone Carving: Yukon Arts Branch, Faro, Yukon, 1999
  • Bronze Casting: Yukon Arts Branch, Faro, Yukon, 1999
  • Marble Carving: Yukon College, Faro, Yukon, 1997
  • The Business of Being an Artist: Northern Lights College, Atlin, B.C., 1996
  • Entrepreneur Orientation and Business Plan Development: Dana Naye Ventures, Whitehorse, Yukon, 1996
  • Digital Image Manipulation: Yukon College, Faro, Yukon, 1996
  • Antler Carving: Yukon College, Faro, Yukon, 1996
  • Clay Sculpture: Yukon College, Faro, Yukon, 1994,1995,2001
  • Drawing: Yukon College, Faro, Yukon, 1994
  • Ivory Carving: Inuvik Arts Festival, Inuvik, NWT, 1993
  • Mural Painting:
    Faro Arts Guild, Faro, Yukon, 1993
    Yukon Arts Society, Whitehorse, Yukon, 1991
  • Art Foundation Survey: Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, Vancouver, B.C., 1992

ARTS ORGANIZATIONS

  • Yukon Artists @ Work Cooperative, Member, 2004
  • Anvil Range Arts Society, Founding Member, 2001-2003
  • Yukon Advanced Artist Awards Jury, Visual Arts Jury Member, 1998 & 2000
  • Yukon Recreation Advisory Committee, Arts Subcommittee, Chairperson, 1998-2000

BEGINNINGS