Spirit Sanctuary

William Glaser Wilson creates deeply personal paintings that respond to his individual experiences and adapt to the conditions of his immediate environment. Originally trained as a photographer, he investigates the power of images to capture a moment, using both representation and abstraction within paintings that serve as impressionistic records. Merging the distinctive realms of his daily life and studio practice, Wilson imbues his works with significant subjective meaning while engaging with collective themes of the passage of time, family, and memory.

Wilson developed his most recent paintings after moving to a remote locale in a once-thriving mining community in upstate New York, where he based his studio in an abandoned church. As the title of the exhibition suggests, Spirit Sanctuary is directly influenced by this space. In new works executed on a vertical format mimicking the proportions of the stained-glass windows that provide the studio’s only source of light, Wilson embraces the picturesque natural environment and scarcity of commercial supply in his community as an opportunity for the expansion of visual possibilities rather than restriction. The artist incorporates found materials like flowers and liturgical linens in his highly expressive paintings, loading ritual and reverential iconography into works that serve as acts of devotion to the messiness and beauty of everyday life.

Admission
General admission - $10
Discounted (senior/military) - $8
Family (three or more) - $20
College students with ID - $5
SCAD alumni - $5
Children under 14 - FREE
SCAD student/faculty/staff - FREE