featured artist
Mikey Wilson
Mikey is a Philadelphia-based natively digital folk artist which just means he is an untaught artist who makes his creations using various apps on his phone or computer. He began exploring digital art in early 2021 after going through a rough patch in his life that included getting clean from heroin, spending a year in jail, and the death of both his parents. The community of artists he found online have helped him to express himself and add his voice to the global conversation happening in the digital art world.
"I spent the entirety of 2016 in Montgomery County Correctional Facility due to driving while high. Not long into my time there I got in trouble and had to kick heroin while serving 30 days in 'the hole.' I wrote this on my sneaker to remind me that one day I would be free again. Then I found out my father was dying, and he passed away before I was released. Heartbreak doesn’t begin to describe the pain I was in. I kept my eye and mind on these words. No matter how bad or good things seem, they are but fleeting moments that will eventually pass."
Mikey Wilson, Digital Folk Artist
"No matter how bad or good things seem, they are but fleeting moments that will eventually pass."
Mikey Wilson’s most significant work, “This Too Shall Pass,” is now available.
A single edition, 20” x 28” fine art print on Hahnemühle German Etching archival paper — only one exists.
A landmark piece from one of Philadelphia’s most compelling digital voices. Once it’s gone, it’s gone.
