Whether you are a local resident or only visiting the Mississippi Gulf Coast you will enjoy the wildlife and
marine works of Marty Wilson, a passionate Mississippi artist and Gulf Coast conservationist. An avid
fisherman, Marty grew up at his father’s fishing camp on point cadet in Biloxi. There he learned how to
trawl for shrimp and cast for specks. He specializes in scenes inspired by nature, a field in which he is
intimately familiar. His work personifies the “lady of the Gulf Coast” from her antebellum homes, to the
mystique of her barrier islands.
Marty Wilson loves nothing more than to fish and paint. He figured the best way to make a living was
to do just that. He feels “Every artist needs to paint what they know, and I’d like to think I know a
little something about fishing!” Much to the delight of all who appreciates his work, Marty has won
numerous awards, putting him in the spotlight both, locally and nationally.
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Commissioned to create Department of Marine Resources Species Identification Poster “Fishes
of the Gulf of Mexico”.
Commissioned to create the artwork for South Mississippi FLW Pro Bass Tour for Wal-Mart.
Marty is the official artist for the Isle of Capri Mississippi Gulf Coast Billfish Classic. He has
done art for many other fishing tournaments such as President Casino Deep Sea Tournament,
Wendy’s 2000 Shootout, Mississippi Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo, Mississippi Big Game Fishing
Club, Mobile Big Game Fishing Club, Cobia World Championships, Destin Crabcruncher Classic,
Gorenflo’s Cobia Tournament, Gil’s Cobia Classic, Chris Sprayberry Trophy Trout Tournament,
Back Bay Croaker Classic, Harborwalk Cobia and more….
Marty’s “Double Trouble” print was chosen for Mississippi’s First of State Saltwater Stamp and
Print Coastal Conservation Association.
Marty has appeared several times as Regional Instructor for Saltwater Sportsman Magazine’s
National Seminar Series Program with George Poveromo and on ESPN with Roland Martin.
Commissioned to do the art and to be part of the design team for the Bay St. Louis bridge
project, creating the 35ft. monolithic pylons at the foot of the bridge in full “bas relief”.
Received Outstanding Conservationist of the Year Award by Ducks Unlimited.
Marty’s Fine Art is in the Private Collections of: Sen. Trent Lott, Sen. Tommy Gollott, Newt
Gingrich, Barry Switzer, Diana Sawyer, Charlie Gibson, Marty Stewart, Travis Tritt, Chef Emeril
Lagasse, Andy Roddick, Andre Agassi, Roland Martin, Ron Sherra, Robin Roberts, Ronnie
Musgrove, Brian Bosworth, Todd Harrell of 3 Doors Down, Tony Perkins, Brittney Blacklidge
and Dick Wilson.
“I was always taught, the pinnacle of life is to do what you love and love what you do, and if you can
make a living at it, I don’t think it can get any better than that.
I have to do my art as much as I have to breathe. It is that important to my existence, I would not know
how to live the rest of my life without it.” Marty Wilson
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