Holly Wilson

Bloodline, created in 2015, is in a 3-D art form that is 29 inches in height, 9 inches in depth, and 264 inches in width. Wilson traced her Native American lineage to share her identity and family history to prove the amount of blood quantum that is required to be an Indian. She was inspired by the Native American story of The Stick People. Bloodline is composed of several sections, each possessing a different generation of her family. The bronzed patina figures form a single line and walk along the locust cut wood. With the wood cut lengthwise, its life history is unveiled for the audience to see, and the author used that to represent the lives of the figures standing above the wood. When it is hung and light is projected upon it, it creates a shadow. That shadow is the artist's intangible memories constituting the figure's life in history. Leading the beginning of the wall sculpture are her five children, including three that didn't survive; the second section consists of her siblings as well as herself; then her parents, and so forth. With the figures walking together as one, it emphasizes the joint effort of her ancestor's and their offspring in building a family.

Includes her sculptures such as "Belonging" (2014) made from Geodes and Bronze, and "Masked" (2012) made from African Mahogany and Bronze.

In 1992 at the Kansas City Art Institute, Holly Wilson earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Ceramics. In the following year at the Cameron University in Oklahoma, she received her Teaching Certification in primary and secondary education (k-12). At the Stephen F. Austin State University in Texas, Wilson earned her Master of Arts in ceramics and a Master of Fine Arts in sculpture in 1994 and 2001 respectively.