[1] Wilson was born in San Francisco in 1969, but spent his childhood growing up on the Navajo Nation.
[2] Since 2012, Wilson had been involved in the creation of a project titled the Critical Indigenous Photographic Exchange (CIPX).
[2] In 2014, Wilson's work was included in an exhibition of contemporary Native American Photography, As We See It, alongside Matika Wilbur, Tom Jones, Larry McNeil, and Shelly Niro, among others.
[3] In February 2016, Wilson's work was included as a counterpoint to a large show of Edward Curtis photographs at the Portland Art Museum.
[4] Wilson is currently Associate Professor in the Department of Studio Art (Photography & Media), at the University of Texas at Austin.