Wilson Ong
Wilson Ong
Wilson was most recently featured in our 2024 Summer Feature Exhibit
Wilson was featured in American Art Collector magazine’s June 2024 issue.
Images above are from Wilson’s 2024 Summer Feature Exhibit
Images below are from Wilson’s 2019 Spotlight Exhibit
Wilson Ong grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and went to Brigham Young University, receiving a B.F.A in painting and drawing. He furthered his studies at the Art Students’ League in New York City studying with nationally renowned figurative artists, Ted Seth Jacobs and Harvey Dinnerstein. He has sold his work professionally as an artist and illustrator since 1983. In addition to his professional art, Wilson was a full-time art instructor and department chair for nine years at the Waterford School in Sandy, UT. His students garnered numerous national and in state awards during that time. When time allows, Wilson teaches painting workshops.
Summer Feature Exhibit: Celebrating the Creative Journey
Artist’s Statement
“There is much to think about during the quiet moments of reflection. This has been the primary thrust of my landscape work. The contrast of turbulent skies versus unscathed foregrounds, light that is exposed by the dark revealing slices of serenity, distant horizons that speak of journeys and destinations unknown, and of course the movement and reflections of water that compel us towards tranquility. These things fill the images that I have been drawn to and share.”
“The process of painting has always been a challenging and rewarding experience. I am intrigued by many subjects. The contrasts of objects, figures and shapes have become the starting points to develop a dialogue of ideas which have interested me, whether they may be serious or whimsical.”