(1967 - )
Jane and Louise Wilson were born in Newcastle. From 1986 to 1989, Jane trained at Newcastle Polytechnic and Louise studied at the Duncan Jordanstone College of Art, Dundee. Both graduated from Goldsmiths College in 1992, since when they have worked collaboratively. Jane and Louise Wilson's practice encompasses film, video and installation, produced often intense periods of research. One of their major early works, 'Stasi City' (1997), was produced after having spent 16 months based in Germany. The Wilsons have designed theatrical sets for Michael Tippett’s opera, 'The Knot Garden'; and worked with the director, David Poutney on Wagner’s 'The Flying Dutchman'. In 1999, they were shortlisted for the Turner Prize; and they have exhibited widely around the world including shows in the US, Japan, Germany, Switzerland and Italy. Recent projects include a new public commission at the Great Exhibition of the North (2018); and the exhibition, 'In Focus: Jane and Louise Wilson’s Sealander' at the Getty Center, Los Angeles (2017). In 2018, they were elected as Royal Academicians.
