Biography

Winston A. Wingo was born and educated in Spartanburg, SC. He
earned a B.A. in art education from Claflin University in Orangeburg, SC in 1977
and an M.F.A in sculpture  from Clemson University in Clemson, SC in 1980. In
  1984 Wingo studied Post-graduate at the Instituto Statute D’Arte in Lucca
Italy, the Luigi Tammasi Foundry in Pietrasanta Italy and the Artistica
Marinani Foundry in Pietrasanta Italy. As a painter, sculptor and art educator
Wingo has taught at Claflin University in Orangeburg, SC. He also served as
adjunct art professor at South Carolina University in Orangeburg, SC, the
University of South Carolina Upstate in Spartanburg, SC and Converse College in
Spartanburg, SC. Wingo has taught in the public school system at Hughes Middle
School in Greenville, SC, South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts in
Greenville SC, L.E. Gable Middle School in Roebuck SC, an currently teaches at
Carver Middle School in Spartanburg, SC.


Winston Wingo has had over 40 one person exhibits and has been in
over 200 group competitions and invitational exhibitions.Wingo has exhibited his
painting and sculptures throughout the United States, Canada, France and Italy.
Selected Exhibitions include: Abstract Art in South Carolina 1949-2012; South
Carolina State Museum in Columbia, SC; The South Carolina Biennial Exhibition;
701 Center for Contemporary Art in Columbia, SC; Mason Murer Fine Art Gallery in
Atlanta, GA; Ward-Nasse Gallery in New York; Greenville Museum of Art in
Greenville, SC; Clemson National Small Sculpture Competition at Clemson
University in Clemson, SC; Museum of Fine Arts at Florida State University in
Tallahassee, FL; Chateau Ed La Napoule in France; The Abney Gallery in New York;
The Lowe Gallery in Atlanta, GA; New American Painting in Needham, MA; Musée
D'art Moderne, Umet in Paris, France; Muse Del Bossetti in Pietrasanta, Italy;
Abode Inc., Madison Ave. in New York; Montreal Art Trader Gallery in Canada;
Annual National Exhibition of Contemporary Painting in Palm Beach, FL; Owensboro
Museum of Fine Art in Owensboro, KY; Fay gold Gallery in Atlanta, GA; Morin
Miller Gallery in New York; The Mint Museum of Art In Charlotte, NC; The Annual
National African-American Art Exhibition and Competition in Atlanta, GA; The
National Sculpture Competition at the Clark Art Center in Alma, MI; The
Asheville Museum of art in Ashville, NC; The I.P. Stanback Museum at South
Carolina State University in Orangeburg, SC; Camera di Commercio in Lucca,
Italy; Sculpture Invitational Exhibition in Milwaukee, WI; Spartanburg Museum of
Art in Spartanburg, SC; Arti pi Versilion, Via Agustino in Pietrasanta,
Italy.


Selected Awards include: Who’s Who in American Education; Who’s
  Who Among American Teachers Arts and Letters Honoree; Delta Sigma Theta
  Sorority Inc.; The Michael Newton National Coalition of United Arts;
Outstanding Young Man of America; Creative Arts Fellowship Program, Italy;
Architectural Alumni Fellowship, Clemson University; The Greenville Museum of
Art, Art Scholarship.


Wingo has completed numerous public and private commissions. His
public commissions include: a bust of Dr. Martin Luther King for the City of
Spartanburg; “Harmony” a bronze casting for the City of Spartanburg;
“Technocrat”a bronze casting for the South Carolina Governor’s School for the
Arts in Greenville, SC; “Stop the Violence Movement” welded stainless steel
sculpture located at the University of South Carolina Upstate; “The Block” a
relief bronze for the North Carolina Arts Council in Ashville, NC; There are two
works at Wofford College in Spartanburg, SC, they are “Back of the College” a
bronze relief and “Broadax” welded steel /cast
bronze.


Winston Wingo currently lives and maintains a studio in
  Spartanburg, SC, where he teaches and mentors young artists.