Lilian Wilson Grez (born 1953 in Valparaíso, Chile), is a Chicana artist and activist. She was featured in exhibits sponsored by art organizations such as La Peña and Women and their Work.
Biography (or Early Life and Education)
Early Life
Lilian Wilson was born in Chile in 1953 to Chilean parents. Her father worked as a merchant marine and he was in charge of supplies and menus. Wilson's mother was a housewife. She was raised in Valparaíso, Chile and they were a total of five children: two boys and three girls.
Education
Liliana Wilson attended a nun French School called when she was younger and the catholic church and going to mass everyday helped impact her art. Wilson attended a University in Chile where she chose to study architecture because it allowed her to draw a lot. However, Wilson was not passionate about architecture and she decided to attend the Catholic University of Valparaiso, Chile to study law. She wanted to pursue a career as a judge, but once she started going to trial, she realized that she made another mistake once again.
Religion
Lilian Wilson grew up in a catholic household and it was pretty common for the people in Chile to be catholic. Later, Liliana no longer considered herself catholic, rather she considered herself Buddhist.
Art (or Notable Works or Selected Works. Also Exhibitions, Projects, Collections)
Maize Girl, Mixed Media on paper, 2010. This painting consists of a girl holding a basket of corn. This piece is meant to inspire hope because corn represents survival.
Niña en el Desierto, Acrylic on wood, 1998. The painting portrays a girl in a desert on her path to the United States.
El Calvario, Pencil on Paper, 2001. El Calvario, consists of a young girl who has a crown made of thorns hovering over her head with blood dripping over her head. This painting is meant to represent the women who would go missing in Mexico.
References
^ Wilson, Liliana. “ARTIST’S STATEMENT: Images of Life: Witnessing Atrocities.” Chicana/Latina Studies, vol. 10, no. 2, Mujeres Activas en Letras y Cambio Social (MALCS), 2011, pp. 8–13, http://www.jstor.org/stable/23015147.
^ “Oral History Interview with Liliana Wilson, 2004.” Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, www.aaa.si.edu/collections/interviews/oral-history-interview-liliana-wilson-1309
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Further reading
Important book to know about
https://sanantonioreport.org/liliana-wilsons-gentle-activism/
External links
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