Norman Wilder holds a Bachelor's and an Associate's Degree from the Art Institute of Ft. Lauderdale. Norman has been passionately drawing and painting since the age of five, and received his first art award at age eight. He has more than twenty-five years of professional experience in design, illustration, and fine art. For over four years, he was the artist-in-residence and art instructor at the Fine Arts School at Trinity United Methodist in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

Norman is a professional artist whose ideas, depth of skill, and style set him apart from his contemporaries. Murals and watercolors are the major emphasis of his diverse portfolio. With his strong and diversified visual arts background, his work is well-studied, yet has an expressive and dramatic flow.

With more than twenty years of professional experience producing high quality hand-painted murals, faux finishes, and decorative painting, his work has earned numerous awards. His work is represented in public and private collections both here in the USA and abroad. Norman, along with his wife and two sons, resides in Dorr, Michigan.