1955-62         Worked as a glassblower at Gullaskruf Glassworks.
1963-78         Master of glass at Orrefors Glassworks. Worked most of the time with product development and unique work
                      art glass together with Orrefors artists.
1979              Started an Art Glass Studio together with the artist Ann Wärff from Kosta, Stenhytta Glasstudio in Transjö. 1983              Started his own Art Glass Studio in Orrefors, Wilke´s Studioglass. Designs and blows his own glass. Small
                      series of every day use glass and art glass

Representation:

                      Swedish Glass Museum, Växjö, Sweden
                      Corning Museum, New York
                      National Museum, Stockholm
                      Röhsska Museét, Gothenburg, Sweden
                      Musée des Artes Decoratif, Paris 
                      Member of Artisans Guild in Stockholm

Guest instructor:

                      Royal College of Art, London.
                      Reitveld Akademie, Amsterdam
                      Pilchuk Glass Center, Seattle
                      Sunderland Glass School, Sunderland 
                      School of Fine Art, Stockholm 

Glass collectors fairs, exhibitions:

1976              Hot Glass, Royal Collage of Art, London
1981              Nordiskt Glas, Riihimäki Glass Museum, Finland
1982              European Studio Glass 82, Gallerie Bellefontaine, Lausanne, Switzerland
                      Scandinavian Glass, Contemporary Artisans Glass Gallery, San Francisco
                      Glasklart, Galleri Herman, Hermanstorp, Sweden
1984              The International Exhibition of Glass Craft, Kanazawa
1985              Studioglas,Basel, Switzerland Galleri Quartz, Paris
                      Kunst in Glas Gallerie, Munich, Germany
                      Coburger Glaspreis 1985, Coburg
1987              Galleri Bruce, Linköping, Sweden
1988              Liljevalchs, Stockholm, Sweden
1989              Nordiska Kristallmagasinet, Stockholm, Sweden
                      Galleri Hamnen, Viken, Sweden                            

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