Affinity
Red Deer #1, Shamakhi, Azerbaijan, 2024
74 × 58 cm | 112 × 91 cm | 140 × 109 cm | 196 × 152 cmFrom $1,998.78
Llama #2, Shamakhi, Azerbaijan, 2024
50 × 74 cm | 76 × 110 cm | 101 × 152 cm | 152 × 224 cmFrom $1,998.78
Llama #1, Shamakhi, Azerbaijan, 2024
50 × 74 cm | 76 × 110 cm | 101 × 152 cm | 152 × 224 cmFrom $1,998.78
Zebra #3, Los Angeles, CA, 2010
50 × 74 cm | 76 × 110 cm | 101 × 152 cm | 152 × 224 cmFrom $1,998.78
African Elephant #16, Monterey, CA, 2019
50 × 74 cm | 76 × 110 cm | 101 × 152 cm | 152 × 224 cmFrom $1,998.78
Bison #3, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA, 2019
74 × 53 cm | 112 × 81 cm | 152 × 109 cm | 211 × 152 cmFrom $1,998.78
Rhinoceros #2, Albuquerque, NM, 2013
74 × 58 cm | 112 × 91 cm | 142 × 107 cm | 193 × 152 cmFrom $1,998.78
Arctic Fox #1, Los Angeles, CA, 2011
50 × 74 cm | 76 × 110 cm | 101 × 152 cm | 152 × 224 cmFrom $1,998.78
African Elephant #1, Los Angeles, CA, 2011
50 × 74 cm | 76 × 110 cm | 101 × 152 cm | 152 × 224 cmFrom $1,998.78
Zebra #7, Los Angeles, CA, 2016
50 × 74 cm | 76 × 110 cm | 101 × 152 cm | 152 × 224 cmFrom $1,998.78
White Lipped Tree Viper #3, Albuquerque, NM, 2016
50 × 74 cm | 76 × 110 cm | 101 × 152 cm | 152 × 224 cmFrom $1,998.78
Green Anaconda #1, Albuquerque, NM, 2013
50 × 74 cm | 76 × 110 cm | 101 × 152 cm | 152 × 224 cmFrom $1,998.78
Giraffe #3, Los Angeles, CA, 2011
50 × 74 cm | 76 × 110 cm | 101 × 152 cm | 152 × 224 cmFrom $1,998.78
Eyelash Pit Viper #1, Albuquerque, NM, 2013
50 × 74 cm | 76 × 110 cm | 101 × 152 cm | 152 × 224 cmFrom $1,998.78
Bull #2, Los Angeles, CA, 2011
50 × 74 cm | 76 × 110 cm | 101 × 152 cm | 152 × 224 cmFrom $1,998.78
Red Deer #1, Shamakhi, Azerbaijan, 2024
From $1,998.78
Llama #2, Shamakhi, Azerbaijan, 2024
From $1,998.78
Llama #1, Shamakhi, Azerbaijan, 2024
From $1,998.78
Zebra #3, Los Angeles, CA, 2010
From $1,998.78
African Elephant #16, Monterey, CA, 2019
From $1,998.78
Bison #3, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA, 2019
From $1,998.78
Rhinoceros #2, Albuquerque, NM, 2013
From $1,998.78
Arctic Fox #1, Los Angeles, CA, 2011
From $1,998.78
African Elephant #1, Los Angeles, CA, 2011
From $1,998.78
Zebra #7, Los Angeles, CA, 2016
From $1,998.78
White Lipped Tree Viper #3, Albuquerque, NM, 2016
From $1,998.78
Green Anaconda #1, Albuquerque, NM, 2013
From $1,998.78
Giraffe #3, Los Angeles, CA, 2011
From $1,998.78
Eyelash Pit Viper #1, Albuquerque, NM, 2013
From $1,998.78
Bull #2, Los Angeles, CA, 2011
From $1,998.78
Affinity - Birds
Barn Owl #3, St Louis, MO, 2012
50 × 74 cm | 76 × 110 cm | 101 × 152 cm | 152 × 224 cmFrom $1,998.78
Spectacled Owl #2, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA, 2018
74 × 58 cm | 112 × 91 cm | 142 × 107 cm | 193 × 152 cmFrom $1,998.78
Raven #4, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, 2018
50 × 74 cm | 76 × 110 cm | 101 × 152 cm | 152 × 224 cmFrom $1,998.78
Eurasian Eagle Owl #3, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA, 2018
51 × 51 cm | 102 × 102 cm | 152 × 152 cmFrom $1,998.78
Flammulated Owl #5, Espanola, New Mexico, USA, 2018
51 × 51 cm | 102 × 102 cm | 152 × 152 cmFrom $1,998.78
King Penguin #1, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, 2019
50 × 74 cm | 76 × 110 cm | 101 × 152 cm | 152 × 224 cmFrom $1,998.78
King Penguin #9, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, 2019
50 × 74 cm | 76 × 110 cm | 101 × 152 cm | 152 × 224 cmFrom $1,998.78
African Crowned Crane #4, Los Angeles, CA, 2011
50 × 74 cm | 76 × 110 cm | 101 × 152 cm | 152 × 224 cmFrom $1,998.78
Catalina Macaw #3, Albuquerque, NM, 2016
74 × 58 cm | 112 × 91 cm | 142 × 107 cm | 193 × 152 cmFrom $1,998.78
Scarlet Macaw #1, Albuquerque, NM, 2016
50 × 74 cm | 76 × 110 cm | 101 × 152 cm | 152 × 224 cmFrom $1,998.78
Catalina Macaw #1, Albuquerque, NM, 2016
50 × 74 cm | 76 × 110 cm | 101 × 152 cm | 152 × 224 cmFrom $1,998.78
Palm Cockatoo #3, Los Angeles, CA, 2016
50 × 74 cm | 76 × 110 cm | 101 × 152 cm | 152 × 224 cmFrom $1,998.78
White Cockatoo #1, Albuquerque, NM, 2016
50 × 74 cm | 76 × 110 cm | 101 × 152 cm | 152 × 224 cmFrom $1,998.78
Western Screech Owl #2, Espanola, NM, 2011
50 × 74 cm | 76 × 110 cm | 101 × 152 cm | 152 × 224 cmFrom $1,998.78
Western Screech Owl #1, Espanola, NM, 2011
50 × 74 cm | 76 × 110 cm | 101 × 152 cm | 152 × 224 cmFrom $4,232.70
Sun Conure #1, Albuquerque, NM, 2016
50 × 74 cm | 76 × 110 cm | 101 × 152 cm | 152 × 224 cmFrom $1,998.78
Seriema #1, Albuquerque, NM, 2013
50 × 74 cm | 76 × 110 cm | 101 × 152 cm | 152 × 224 cmFrom $1,998.78
Scarlet Macaw #3, Albuquerque, NM, 2016
74 × 58 cm | 112 × 91 cm | 142 × 107 cm | 152 × 193 cmFrom $1,998.78
Red Tailed Hawk #4, Albuquerque, NM, 2016
50 × 74 cm | 76 × 110 cm | 101 × 152 cm | 152 × 224 cmFrom $1,998.78
Raven #2, Albuquerque, NM, 2013
50 × 74 cm | 76 × 110 cm | 101 × 152 cm | 152 × 224 cmFrom $1,998.78
Palm Cockatoo #2, Los Angeles, CA, 2016
50 × 74 cm | 76 × 110 cm | 101 × 152 cm | 152 × 224 cmFrom $1,998.78
Palm Cockatoo #1, Los Angeles, CA, 2016
50 × 74 cm | 76 × 110 cm | 101 × 152 cm | 152 × 224 cmFrom $1,998.78
Great Horned Owl #3, Espanola, NM, 2011
50 × 74 cm | 76 × 110 cm | 101 × 152 cm | 152 × 224 cmFrom $1,998.78
Great Horned Owl #1, Espanola, NM, 2011
50 × 74 cm | 76 × 110 cm | 101 × 152 cm | 152 × 224 cmFrom $1,998.78
Eurasian Eagle Owl #1, St Louis, MO, 2012
50 × 74 cm | 76 × 110 cm | 101 × 152 cm | 152 × 224 cmFrom $1,998.78
Bald Eagle #1, St Louis, MO, 2012
50 × 74 cm | 76 × 110 cm | 101 × 152 cm | 152 × 224 cmFrom $1,998.78
African Crowned Crane #1, Los Angeles, CA, 2011
50 × 74 cm | 76 × 110 cm | 101 × 152 cm | 152 × 224 cmFrom $1,998.78
Barn Owl #3, St Louis, MO, 2012
From $1,998.78
Spectacled Owl #2, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA, 2018
From $1,998.78
Raven #4, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, 2018
From $1,998.78
Eurasian Eagle Owl #3, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA, 2018
From $1,998.78
Flammulated Owl #5, Espanola, New Mexico, USA, 2018
From $1,998.78
King Penguin #1, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, 2019
From $1,998.78
King Penguin #9, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, 2019
From $1,998.78
African Crowned Crane #4, Los Angeles, CA, 2011
From $1,998.78
Catalina Macaw #3, Albuquerque, NM, 2016
From $1,998.78
Scarlet Macaw #1, Albuquerque, NM, 2016
From $1,998.78
Catalina Macaw #1, Albuquerque, NM, 2016
From $1,998.78
Palm Cockatoo #3, Los Angeles, CA, 2016
From $1,998.78
White Cockatoo #1, Albuquerque, NM, 2016
From $1,998.78
Western Screech Owl #2, Espanola, NM, 2011
From $1,998.78
Western Screech Owl #1, Espanola, NM, 2011
From $4,232.70
Sun Conure #1, Albuquerque, NM, 2016
From $1,998.78
Seriema #1, Albuquerque, NM, 2013
From $1,998.78
Scarlet Macaw #3, Albuquerque, NM, 2016
From $1,998.78
Red Tailed Hawk #4, Albuquerque, NM, 2016
From $1,998.78
Raven #2, Albuquerque, NM, 2013
From $1,998.78
Palm Cockatoo #2, Los Angeles, CA, 2016
From $1,998.78
Palm Cockatoo #1, Los Angeles, CA, 2016
From $1,998.78
Great Horned Owl #3, Espanola, NM, 2011
From $1,998.78
Great Horned Owl #1, Espanola, NM, 2011
From $1,998.78
Eurasian Eagle Owl #1, St Louis, MO, 2012
From $1,998.78
Bald Eagle #1, St Louis, MO, 2012
From $1,998.78
African Crowned Crane #1, Los Angeles, CA, 2011
From $1,998.78
Affinity - Felines
Tiger #7, Los Angeles, CA, 2016
74 × 58 cm | 112 × 91 cm | 142 × 107 cm | 193 × 152 cmFrom $1,998.78
Cheetah #2, Los Angeles, CA, 2011
74 × 58 cm | 112 × 91 cm | 142 × 107 cm | 193 × 152 cmFrom $1,998.78
Mountain Lion #4, Los Angeles, CA, 2011
50 × 74 cm | 76 × 110 cm | 101 × 152 cm | 152 × 224 cmFrom $1,998.78
Tiger #9, Los Angeles, California, USA, 2018
51 × 51 cm | 102 × 102 cm | 152 × 152 cmFrom $1,998.78
White Tiger #4, Los Angeles, CA, 2010
50 × 74 cm | 76 × 110 cm | 101 × 152 cm | 152 × 224 cmFrom $1,998.78
Tiger #3, Los Angeles, CA, 2010
50 × 74 cm | 76 × 110 cm | 101 × 152 cm | 152 × 224 cmFrom $1,998.78
Black Leopard #2, Monterey, CA, 2014
74 × 58 cm | 112 × 91 cm | 142 × 107 cm | 193 × 152 cmFrom $1,998.78
Tiger #7, Los Angeles, CA, 2016
From $1,998.78
Cheetah #2, Los Angeles, CA, 2011
From $1,998.78
Mountain Lion #4, Los Angeles, CA, 2011
From $1,998.78
Tiger #9, Los Angeles, California, USA, 2018
From $1,998.78
White Tiger #4, Los Angeles, CA, 2010
From $1,998.78
Tiger #3, Los Angeles, CA, 2010
From $1,998.78
Black Leopard #2, Monterey, CA, 2014
From $1,998.78
Affinity - Monkeys
Orangutan #8, Los Angeles, CA, 2019
50 × 74 cm | 76 × 110 cm | 101 × 152 cm | 152 × 224 cmFrom $1,998.78
Chimpanzee #16, Los Angeles, CA, 2018
50 × 74 cm | 76 × 110 cm | 101 × 152 cm | 152 × 224 cmFrom $1,998.78
Chimpanzee #9, Los Angeles, California, USA, 2018
51 × 51 cm | 102 × 102 cm | 152 × 152 cmFrom $1,998.78
Spider Monkey #3, Los Angeles, CA, 2011
74 × 58 cm | 112 × 91 cm | 142 × 107 cm | 152 × 193 cmFrom $1,998.78
Spider Monkey #1, Los Angeles, CA, 2011
50 × 74 cm | 110 × 76 cm | 152 × 101 cm | 152 × 224 cmFrom $1,998.78
Orangutan #3, Los Angeles, CA, 2011
50 × 74 cm | 76 × 110 cm | 101 × 152 cm | 152 × 224 cmFrom $1,998.78
Orangutan #1, Los Angeles, CA, 2011
74 × 58 cm | 112 × 91 cm | 142 × 107 cm | 193 × 152 cmFrom $1,998.78
Mandrill #1, Los Angeles, CA, 2014
50 × 74 cm | 76 × 110 cm | 101 × 152 cm | 152 × 224 cmFrom $1,998.78
Chimpanzee #2, Los Angeles, CA, 2010
50 × 74 cm | 76 × 110 cm | 101 × 152 cm | 152 × 224 cmFrom $1,998.78
Capuchin Monkey #5, Monterey, CA, 2014
50 × 74 cm | 76 × 110 cm | 101 × 152 cm | 152 × 224 cmFrom $1,998.78
Orangutan #8, Los Angeles, CA, 2019
From $1,998.78
Chimpanzee #16, Los Angeles, CA, 2018
From $1,998.78
Chimpanzee #9, Los Angeles, California, USA, 2018
From $1,998.78
Spider Monkey #3, Los Angeles, CA, 2011
From $1,998.78
Spider Monkey #1, Los Angeles, CA, 2011
From $1,998.78
Orangutan #3, Los Angeles, CA, 2011
From $1,998.78
Orangutan #1, Los Angeles, CA, 2011
From $1,998.78
Mandrill #1, Los Angeles, CA, 2014
From $1,998.78
Chimpanzee #2, Los Angeles, CA, 2010
From $1,998.78
Capuchin Monkey #5, Monterey, CA, 2014
From $1,998.78
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Biography
Brad Wilson is a contemporary American artist who lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He made a name for himself with his Affinity series, featuring studio portraits of wild animals.
Contemporary photography in constant evolution
Brad Wilson began his professional career as a contemporary photographer in New York over 20 years ago, shooting portraits for magazines, publishers and private companies. In 2010, he felt that his work was starting to become too routine and predictable.
Affinity to change the way you look at things
He then abandoned human models and embarked on an artistic project, photographing animals in his studio. This is how his photographic series Affinity came about. By breaking free from the codes of animal photography, he has created a new paradigm in the way animals are portrayed.
The power that emanates from each of Brad Wilson’s images represents a world that, for most of us, has become alien: a world of instinct, intuition and awareness of the present moment, a totally natural world that contrasts with the increasingly urbanised and computerised world that surrounds us.
Every shot is carefully printed
His photographs are striking for the sharpness of each detail, giving a rarely experienced sense of intimacy and closeness with the animal. In his photos, he eliminates all barriers and distractions, so that the animals seem to emerge from an intensely black background to reveal themselves completely and question our conception of what it means to be human.
Brad Wilson looks for confrontation between man and animal, nature. In this world, where the promiscuity between the two is sometimes erased, Brad Wilson seeks to challenge us with a look that reminds us that nature is all around us.
His vision
Brad Wilson has a deep respect for the animals he portrays in his contemporary photography. For him, “It’s an amazing and rare privilege to work with these animals, especially since many of them are seriously endangered and may soon disappear from the earth. I hope in some small way that these photographs can serve as worthy ambassadors for the species they depict, reminding us of our connection to the natural world and to the many compelling creatures that share the planet with us.“. The Affinity series of wildlife photographs reminds us that we share the Earth with creatures as unique and complex as ourselves, and that it is in our interest to protect them.
However, his photographic work has an effect that goes far beyond simply raising our environmental awareness. There’s something else very visible in the intensity of these animals’ gaze, something that echoes our own evolution. As we continue to build a new human world, ever more detached from the natural environment around us, we generate a profound sense of isolation and separation. The Affinity series does the opposite: it reminds us that we are not alone, that we are not separate, that we are part of a living biodiversity, admirably rich and interconnected.
Exhibitions around the world
The work of contemporary artist Brad Wilson has been widely published and exhibited around the world, including collaborations with Audubon, Greenpeace, World Wildlife Fund, Vogue Italia, Paris Match, Vanity Fair Italy and CNN. In 2021 the New Mexico Museum of Art acquired two of his photographs.
Brad Wilson Gaze solo show, Xingcheng Maritime Art Gallery, China, CN, 2026
View of Brad Wilson’s exhibition: The Other World at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, AZ, 2024
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Education
- 1986 – Bachelor of Arts, Art History and Studio Art, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (USA).
Solo exhibitions
- 2024 – COP29 (UN Climate Conference), solo exhibition, Baku Stadium (Azerbaijan)
- 2022 – Surround Art Gallery, solo exhibition, Moscow (Russia)
- 2021 – Antikvitete Novak Gallery, solo show, Ljubljana (Slovenia).
- 2021 – PhotoEye Gallery, solo show, Santa Fe (USA)
- 2019 – Surround Art Gallery, solo show, Moscow (Russia).
- 2016 – PhotoEye Gallery, solo show, Santa Fe (USA).
- 2016 – Visionnaire Gallery, solo show, Milan (Italy).
- 2016 – Visionnaire Gallery, solo show, Bologne (Italy).
- 2014 – Le Méridien, solo show, Londres (England).
- 2014 – PhotoEye Gallery, solo show, Santa Fe (NM-USA).
- 2014 – H2A Gallery, solo show, Knokke (Belgium).
Group exhibitions
- 2025 – Guardian Art Center, group show, Beijing (China)
- 2023 – G2 Gallery, group exhibition, Santa Fe (USA)
- 2019 – New Mexico Museum of Art, group show, Santa Fe (USA).
- 2019 – Dream House, group show, Moscow (Russia).
- 2019 – Kopon Fine Art, group show, Moscow (Russia).
- 2019 – PhotoLA, group show, Los Angeles (USA).
- 2018 – Fotofever Paris 2018 with Artistics Gallery, Paris (France).
- 2017 – Fotofever Paris 2017 with Artistics Gallery, Paris (France).
- 2017 – PhotoEye Gallery, group show, Santa Fe (NM-USA).
- 2014 – Affordable Art Fair
Hampstead, group show, Londres (England). - 2013 – Affordable Art Fair Singapour, group show, Singapour.
- 2013 – Affordable Art Fair Battersea, group show, Londres (England).
- 2013 – New Art, group show, Paris (France).
- 2012 – Doinel Gallery, solo show, Londres (England).
- 2012 – Affordable Art Fair Hampstead, group show, Londres (England).
- 2012 – FotoFever, group show, Bruxelles (Belgium).
- 2012 – Art Beijing, group show, Pékin (China).
- 2012 – Affordable Art Fair Battersea, group show, Londres (England).
- 2012 – LineArt, group show, Ghent (Belgium).
- 2011 – Montreux Art Gallery, group show, Montreux (Switzerland).
- 2011 – Doinel Gallery, group show, Knokke (Belgium).
- 2009 – Dask Gallery, group show, Copenhagen (Denmark).
- 2009 – Matrix Fine Art, group show, New Mexico (USA).
- 2009 – Milk Studios, group exhibition, New York (USA).
- 2007 – Robin Rice Gallery, group exhibition, New York (USA).
- 2006 – Robin Rice Gallery, group exhibition, New York (USA).
- 2004 – Danforth Museum of Art, group exhibition, Framingham (USA).
Awards & Residencies
- 2016 – The Fence selected artist.
- 2010 – Review Santa Fe participant.
- 2009 – Hasselblad Masters Finalist.
- 2009 – Review Santa Fe participant.
Publications
- 2023 – Cover of the Billebaude Revue, N°23, « Le singe », edition Glénat, november (96p.)
- 2021 – “Brad Wilson : The Others World Animal Portraits”, Damiani Publishing, Italy
- 2014 – “Wildlife”, Prestel Publishing, England
- 2014 – “Tiere vor der Kamera”, Prestel Publishing, Germany
