In Conversation: Will Wilson

Main Gallery
February 13–August 23, 2026
A black-and-white portrait of a man with long hair, looking directly at the camera with a serious expression. He is wearing a shiny, padded vest and has thick cords or breathing tubes draped around his neck and chest. His arms are crossed. The photograph has a wet-plate or tintype style with a soft background and darkened border edges.

Will Wilson (b. 1969), Will Wilson, Citizen of the Navajo Nation, Trans-customary Diné Artist, 2013, printed 2018, archival pigment print from wet plate collodion scan, 22 x 17 inches. Courtesy of Art Bridges. Photography by Brad Flowers

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In partnership with Art Bridges, the Art Center is proud to host In Conversation: Will Wilson in the Main Gallery. In Conversation presents the works of Diné (Navajo) photographer Will Wilson (b. 1969) and Edward Sheriff Curtis (1868–1952). Wilson’s contemporary exploration of self-representation through the science of photography and digital media is in response to the continuing impact of Edward Curtis’s The North American Indian (1907–1930). Wilson explores relationships with science, identity, agency, and representation in photography while also considering the lasting legacy of historical photographs on the representation of Native peoples in North America.

“Art Bridges” logo in black sans-serif text, with a curved blue arc above the space between the two words.

Generous support for this project provided by Art Bridges.

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