Joseph Olisaemeka Wilson
- 1999
- Born in Los Angeles, California
- Lives and works in Brooklyn, NY
- 2020
- Silver Art Projects Residency at 4 World Trade Center, New York, NY
- 2017
- NYU Gallatin, Art History and Environmental Design, New York, NY
Selected Solo Exhibitions
- 2024
- "Songs About War," Vielmetter Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
- 2023
- "A Witness to the Rub," Asia Art Center, Taipei, Taiwan
- "Wali’s Farm," Derek Eller Gallery, New York, NY
- "Joseph Olisaemeka Wilson," Tiwani Contemporary, Lagos, Nigeria
- 2022
- "After me, the flood," Derek Eller Gallery, New York City, NY
- "Everything go scatter," Tiwani Gallery, London, UK
- "OMG (how to find God)," Fergus McCaffrey, Saint Barthelemy
- 2021
- "Olisaemeka," Simchowitz Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
- "Jaga-Jaga," Freedom Gallery, New York, NY
Selected Group Exhibitions
- 2023
- Lyles & King, New York, NY
- 2022
- "Seven/Seven: The Fraught Landscape," Fergus McCaffrey. Tokyo, Japan
- "Narrative Minds," Asia Art Center, Taipei, Taiwan
- 2021
- "Poetic Sustenance, Ryan Christopher, Miranda Forrester, Joseph Olisaemeka Wilson," Tiwani Gallery, London, UK
- "The Loneliest Sport, Spazio Amanita Gallery," New York, NY
- "Animal Instincts," Steven Zevitas Gallery, Boston, MA
Bibliography
- 2024
- Heath, Shaquille. "Not in Charge: An Interview with Joseph Olisaemeka Wilson," Juxtapoz Magazine, September 25
- 2023
- Wang, Jenny. "Joseph Olisaemeka Wilson: Wali’s Farm at Derek Eller Gallery, NYC (Review)," ArteFuse, August 18 (Link)
- Pricco, Evan. "Joseph Olisaemeka Wilson Takes Us to "Wali’s Farm"," Juxtapoz Magazine, August 15 (Link)
- Dolan, Maegan. "Joseph Olisaemeka Wilson," Artforum, July (Link)
- Bishara, Hakim. "What Kim Kardashian Taught Me About Art Fairs." Hyperallergic, May 12
- Schwendener, Martha. "The Independent, More Inclusive Than Ever," The New York Times, May 11
- 2022
- Galleries Now Staff. "Joseph Olisaemeka Wilson: Everything Go Scatter," Galleries Now, January (Link)
- “Our Selection of Galleries to Visit During London Gallery Weekend," 1-54 Contemporary Art Fair, February 2
- 2021
- Ocula Staff. "Joseph Olisaemeka Wilson: Olisaemeka," Ocula, May (Link)
- Bogojev, Sasha. “The Loneliest Sport Group Exhibition @ Spazio Amanita, NYC,” Juxtapoz Magazine, November 16
- Weiss, Lois. “Empty NYC office floors are taking on new life as art studios," New York Post, April 22
- Petrarca, Emilia. “A Rooftop Artists’ Salon: Figure drawing alfresco," Vulture, April 15
- McCaffrey, Fergus. "Seven/Seven: The Fraught Landscape," Mutual Art, January 20