Hello, I’m Evan Wilson, a contemporary blacksmith creating hand-wrought art in forged metals.

My focus is on private, corporate and liturgical clientele, translating their needs into striking, one-of-a-kind expressions in steel, iron, bronze and copper.

If you are interested in commissioning work, please reach me by email through the link below.

Bio

Evan lives in Spicewood, Texas with his wife and two sons.

From 2010 - 2013, Evan served in humanitarian organizations in Afghanistan and Texas. With Austin-area non-profit Mobile Loaves & Fishes, he founded and directed the Community Forge, a blacksmithing program empowering the formerly homeless to earn a dignified income through forging and selling products.

Evan received his technical metalworking foundation from Austin Community College’s Architectural and Ornamental Metals program, and has rounded it out through collaborations, assistantships and workshops with a variety of American, Canadian, Italian and Mexican smiths.

Education

2015 - 2017 Austin Community College, Architectural and Ornamental Metals
2005 - 2010 University of Texas at Austin, BFA Literature

Exhibitions and Installations

2021 8th Catholic Arts Biennial, Verostko Center, Latrobe, PA
2019 - present, XV, permanent installation at Community First! Village, Austin, TX
2019 Casual Density, Charles Adams Studio Project’s 5 & J Gallery, Lubbock, TX
2018 Five Black Letters, Charles Adams Studio Project’s 5 & J Gallery, Lubbock, TX

Relevant Teaching and Demonstration Experience

2013 - 2020 Program director at Community Forge, Community First! Village, Austin, TX
2016 - 2020 Co-producer, annual Austin Forging Competition, Community First! Village, Austin, TX
2019 Studio assistant, Claudio Bottero, Penland School of Crafts, NC
2018 Group demonstrator, California Blacksmith Association Conference, Placerville, CA
2017 Assistant to demonstrator Claudio Bottero, Florida Artist Blacksmith Association Conference, Ocala, FL
2017 Assistant to demonstrator Haley Woodward, Combo-Demo at Steephollow Forge, Bryan, TX
2016 Assistant to demonstrator Jake James, Artist Blacksmith Association of North America Conference, Salt Lake City, UT

Publications and Media

Lopez, Ana M. “Forging Community in Austin, Texas,” Metalsmith Tech, Fall-Winter 2020
Dodd, Johnny. “Building a Community for the Homeless,” People, July 29, 2019