About Artist Gloria Wilson

Gloria Wilson retired in 1996 after two successful careers; 31 years with Southern Bell Telephone Company as an assistant manager of customer education, and 14 years as a high school registrar. She sought something to satisfy her need to be creative by joining the School of folk art owned and operated by Mary Sue Baldwin. Gloria had always wanted to see if she could paint. Many times during her daughter’s school years she created projects for fundraising and decorations for awards banquets. The school was a way to learn and share the sheer joy of painting with friends.

Since 1973 Gloria has been a member of the Florida Business and Professional Women’s Club. Throughout the many years of the organization, she has championed the fundraising arm of the group by creating many ideas to raise money to provide scholarships for women in financial need to further their education. It was during the time Gloria was serving as the National Foundation Chair for the Florida Business and Professional Women’s Club that she made prints of her paintings and offered them as a fundraiser for Florida’s contributions to the Career Advancement Scholarship Program.

Now being sidelined with an injury and unable to travel much, she still had the desire to assist in fundraisers for scholarships to further the career of women who could not afford school.

In honor of a friend and hairdresser of 45 years, she opened a campaign to sell the note cards with a percentage going into the Nita McMillan Cosmetology Scholarship Fund. Gloria wants to continue to share her cards with the hope that “my style of painting will be your joy.”

Today at the age of 87, the New Age artist is devoting her volunteer hours to the Mt. Juliet Senior Activity Center. The Artist’s hand-painted glassware, note cards, bookmarks, and coffee cups can be seen at the Basement Marketplace in Old Hickory, TN.  Note cards can also be seen in booth #304 at #Basement Marketplace on Facebook. A portion of all sales will go to the Senior Center Building Fund.