DOROTHY “~.THE.DoT.” WILSON IS A SELF-TAUGHT, EMERGING CONTEMPORARY ARTIST.

......BORN IN EUROPE, MADE IN NEW YORK, & CURRENTLY CREATING FROM CALIFORNIA.

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HER IMAGES ARE HER PERSONAL CONTRIBUTION TO #THECULTURE & A NOD TO

~.THE.DoT.'S YOUTH......GROWING UP IN A NEVER ENDING LOVE AFFAIR WITH HIP HOP.

THIS IS IN KEEPING WITH THE NOSTALGIC, HAPPY VIBES THAT HER CREATIONS EVOKE.

ULTIMATELY, SHE IS INSPIRED TO CAPTURE FBA'S WHERE 'WE' ARE:

THE MANIFESTATIONS OF OUR FREEDMAN ANCESTOR'S WILDEST DREAMS!

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~.THE.DoT.’S ARTWORKS PRIMARILY CONSIST OF DIGNIFIED SUBJECTS....SOMETIMES PEOPLE OF NOTE.

AND THE WOMEN ARE USUALLY ADORNED WITH THE ICONIC

"DOORKNOCKER" (BAMBOO) EARRING.....A SIGNATURE PRESENCE IN HER ART.

​HER MIXED-MEDIA PAINTINGS SHOWCASE A DYNAMIC USE OF COLOR.

BOASTING AT LEAST 10 COATS PER HUE, EACH PIECE IS SKILLFULLY COMPOSED UTILIZING ACRYLICS OR OILS, & LEATHER, SWAROVSKI CRYSTALS, GLASS, 24K GOLD LEAF, AND MORE.....TAKING UP TO THREE MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

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~.THE.DoT. HAS FULFILLED ART COMMISSIONS FOR TYLER PERRY STUDIOS EXECUTIVE MARK SWINTON,

WITH ORIGINAL ARTWORK LEASED-FOR-FEATURE IN GABRIELLE UNION'S “BEING MARY JANE” MOVIE (SERIES FINALE),

WHICH AIRED ON BET, AS WELL AS THE STARZ NETWORK’S “SURVIVOR’S REMORSE”,

SEASONS 3 & 4, PRODUCED BY LEBRON JAMES.

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ADDITIONALLY, ~.THE.DoT. HAS BEEN A FEATURED ARTIST IN THE 'SPECTACULAR BLACK GIRL ART SHOW' EVENTS IN

ATLANTA & LOS ANGELES, WITH RECENT ‘INVITE-ONLY’ SOLO LA ART SHOWS UNDER HER BELT.

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DURING THE YEAR OF THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF HIP HOP, ON 3-8-23 (INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY),

~.THE.DoT. TRAVELED HOME TO NYC, MAKING A VERY SPECIAL STOP IN THE BRONX, N.Y.

AT “THE HIP HOP MUSEUM” (THHM), WITH NEW DELIVERIES:

.......A COLLECTION OF SIX PAINTINGS ENTITLED 'THE HIP HOP FLOWERS, VOL. I',

SHOWCASING WOMEN HIP HOP EXECS & ARTISTS WHO ARE LEGENDARY PIONEERS,

HONORING THEIR PRICELESS GIFTS TO THE GLOBAL GENRE.

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~.THE.DoT.’S PLEDGE OF 18 HIGH-END ORIGINAL PIECES, WHICH HAVE BEEN OFFICIALLY

CURATED FOR THHM’S PERMANENT COLLECTION, IS VALUED AT $100,000.

*AS THE MUSEUM IS BEING CONSTRUCTED, VOLUMES II & III ARE CURRENTLY IN THE WORKS FOR THHM'S 2026 GRAND OPENING.

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​2026:  CONFIRMED CONTENDER ||| 'THE PEOPLE'S ARTIST", AS PRESENTED BY JOHNNY DEPP.

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2026: FEATURED ARTIST  ||| "MODERN LOVE: REFLECTIONS ON INTIMACY & EROS" [MAY-JULY 2026]