Wilson Oryema
Wilson Oryema (born 30 July 1993) is an Artist, Activist, Writer, and Fashion Model.
Early Life[edit]
Oryema was born and raised in London, England.[1]
Career[edit]
Oryema began his modelling career in summer 2014 walking for Maison Margiela.[2][3] He has since modelled in campaigns for Calvin Klein[4][5], Hugo Boss[6], Versus Versace[7], French Connection[8], Kenzo[9][10], Camper, Topman, and more. He is currently represented by Storm Model Management.[11]
He is also featured in the 2018 Pirelli Calendar, where he played the seven-of-hearts-playing-card gardener.[12] which was shot by British Photographer Tim Walker.
He describes himself as a "self taught" artist and works across various mediums, including, Film, Photo, and text. In 2017 he held his first solo exhibition at Doomed Gallery in London, which featured sculpture, video, and photography around the themes of trash and consumption.[13][14]
He released his first book, titled Wait, in December 2017. It is described as a book of short stories and poems he has written about contemporary Consumption and the effects it has on society and the environment.[15][16]
Oryema in 2018 also helped to launch The Commonwealth Fashion Exchange, which aims to bring the Commonwealth "together to showcase a wealth of design and artisan fashion talent across its 52 countries." The project is said to have been created by the sustainability-focused consultancy, Eco-Age, with the support of The British Fashion Council and The Commonwealth Fashion Council, and in partnership with Matches Fashion, Swarovski, and The Woolmark Company.[17][18]
Books[edit]
- Wait (December 2017) ISBN 978-1-9999309-5-0
Exhibitions[edit]
Selected solo exhibitions[edit]
- 2017: WAIT, Doomed Gallery, London[14]
Selected group exhibitions[edit]
- 2017: Dance Freedom, V3 Gallery, London[19]
- 2017: I'M FINE, Copeland Gallery, London
References[edit]
- ↑ "10 things you should know about wilson oryema". I-d. 2016-08-01. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
- ↑ Dazed (2017-04-06). "Vote for Wilson Oryema on the #Dazed100". Dazed. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
- ↑ "Maison Margiela Spring 2015 Menswear Fashion Show". Vogue. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
- ↑ KLEIN, CALVIN (23 July 2016). "Street cast model Wilson Oryema in the F16 global campaign, photographed by Tyrone Lebon. #mycalvinshttps://amp.twimg.com/v/d4637b07-2b6e-44d7-ba64-0710d5ccb1b5 …". @calvinklein. Retrieved 2018-02-04. External link in
|title=(help) - ↑ "Get Familiar With 29 People in Calvin Klein's Fall 2016 Campaign Wilson Oryema". Complex. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
- ↑ "HUGO F/W 2017 (Hugo Boss)". MODELS.com. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
- ↑ WWD, Luisa Zargani |. "Donatella Versace works with eight creatives for new Versus ads". latimes.com. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
- ↑ "French Connection "spring/summer 2016" by French Connection". Retrieved 2018-02-04.
- ↑ "Wilson ORYEMA | LE BOOK". www.lebook.com. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
- ↑ "KENZO | The Warmest Winter Ever". www.kenzo.com. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
- ↑ "Wilson Oryema | Storm Models". www.stormmanagement.com. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
- ↑ Newbold, Alice. "Tim Walker's Pirelli Calendar Revealed". www.vogue.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
- ↑ Cusumano, Katherine. "Calvin Klein Model Wilson Oryema Is Confronting the Forgotten Consequence of Brexit in His First Art Show". W Magazine. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 "wilson oryema is using art to get us talking about saving the planet". I-d. 2017-06-02. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
- ↑ "Wilson Oryema". Coeval. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
- ↑ AnOther. "Desire and Consumerism Unpicked in Wilson Oryema's New Book". AnOther. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
- ↑ Newbold, Alice. "Introducing The Commonwealth Fashion Exchange". Retrieved 2018-02-04.
- ↑ "The Commonwealth Fashion Exchange - Eco-Age". Eco-Age. 2018-02-01. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
- ↑ "LOCAL's Hannah TW + Helen Ralli celebrate the emancipatory power of music with Dance Freedom at London's V3, Sep 7 – 15". atractivoquenobello. 2017-09-07. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
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