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Ben Wilson (B.1963)
Ben Wilson is an artist who has worked throughout his life in many different situations, using many different mediums creating a wide range of works from tiny chewing gum miniatures to vast sculptural buildings. He presently lives in Muswell Hill with his partner, Lily, and their three children.
Art Projects
| 2004-ongoing | Chewing Gum Paintings | London, Berlin, Bacquville |
| 2003-2004 | Black and White Series | Muswell Hill, London |
| 2000-2003 | Oil Pastel Series | Muswell Hill, London |
| 1983-ongoing | Wooden Sculptural Reliefs | Barnet and Muswell Hill, London |

sleeping figure, hadley woods 1986 (no longer exists)
Sculptural Environments
| 2003 | Sculptural Chapel | Contemporary Folk Art Museum, Kaustinen, Finland |
| 1997-2002 | Sculptural Garden | Woodhouse College, North Finchley, London |
| 1994-1997 | Sculptural Garden | Christchurch School, North Finchley, London |
| 1995-1996 | Wooden Towers & Walkway | American Visionary Art Museum, Baltimore, USA |
| 1995 | Inner City Garden | Battlebridge Centre, Kings Cross, London |
| 1994 | Twin Chairs | Woodhouse College, North Finchley, London |
| 1993 | Dome with Seat & Tree | Lehnin Institute, Nr. Berlin, Germany |
| 1993 | Flowering Wooden Archway | Private Collection, London |
| 1991-1992 | Sculpture with Stairway to Room | Wysing Grange Arts Centre, Cambridgeshire |
| 1990 | Garden Sculptural Relief | Private Collection, Sydney, Australia |
| 1989 | Woman Overlooking Valley | Private Collection, Wellington, New Zealand |
| 1989 | Mississippi Chair | Private Collection, Illinois, USA |
| 1989 | Lake Sculpture | Nailsworth Festival, Gloucestershire |
| 1987 | Sculptural Play Area | Rudolf Steiner School, Kings Langley |
| 1987 | Sculptural Play Area | Coram Fields, London |
| 1987 | Boat | Hadley Woods, Barnet |
| 1986 | Sleeping Figure | Hadley Woods, Barnet (see image above) |
| 1986 | Man & Horse | Oakleigh Theological College, Barnet |
| 1985-86 | Giant Table and Chairs | Oakleigh Theological College, Barnet |
| 1984-85 | Wooden Sculptural Environment | Middlesex Polytechnic, Barnet |
Collections
Amercian Visionary Art Museum, Baltimore, USAMuseum of Contemporary Folk Art, Kaustinen, Finland
Musgrave-Kinley Outsider Art Collection at the Musuem of Modern Art, Dublin
Wysing Grange Arts Centre, Cambridge
Exhibitions
Tree of Life - Amercian Visionary Art Museum, Baltimore, USA 1995Works from the Musgrave-Kinley Collection - Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester Mar-June 2002
British Outsider Art - Musee La Halle Saint Pierre, Paris, France Mar-Aug 2008
Publications
Self-Made Worlds - Visionary Folk Art Environments by Roger Manly and Mark Sloan pg. 96Raw Creation by John Maizels 1996 pg. 80-83
Raw Vision No 21 1997
Monika's Story by Monika Kinley 2005 pg. 150-51 and 204
Raw Vision No 55 2006
London Street Art 2 by Alex MacNaughton 2007
Outsider Art Source Book Edited by John Maizels 2009 pg. 162
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