Tom Wilson (Kitchener Public LIbrary)
Tom Wilson is a Canadian music icon, visual artist, and bestselling author whose career has spanned more than four decades and multiple creative incarnations. Known for his deep, resonant voice and powerful songwriting, Wilson first came to prominence with the rock band Junkhouse in the 1990s, later achieving further acclaim with the roots supergroup Blackie and the Rodeo Kings and his genre-defying project Lee Harvey Osmond. His music fuses rock, folk, and psychedelia with haunting lyricism and a raw, cinematic edge.
Beyond the stage, Wilson is also a celebrated author. His 2017 memoir, Beautiful Scars, revealed a deeply personal journey of identity, adoption, and rediscovery of his Mohawk heritage. The book earned critical praise for its emotional honesty and poetic prose, adding yet another dimension to Wilson’s legacy as a storyteller.
As a visual artist, Wilson’s bold, expressionist paintings have been exhibited across Canada, further cementing his reputation as a multidisciplinary talent. Whether performing, painting, or writing, Tom Wilson remains an unflinching chronicler of the human experience, steeped in grit, beauty, and Indigenous pride.
He currently lives and creates in Hamilton, Ontario—where his roots run deep, and his influence continues to grow.
