Wilfrid Wood | |
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| Born | 1968 (age 55–56) London |
| Alma mater | Central Saint Martins |
| Style | Sculptor, illustrator |
Wilfrid Wood (born 1968) is a London-based artist working in various mediums and specialising in portraiture. [1] [2] He trained in graphics at Central St Martins before building latex heads for satirical TV programme, Spitting Image . [3]
Born in London, Wood was raised in rural Sussex surrounded by a family of artists, including his father John Norris Wood, who was a natural history illustrator. [4] [5] He graduated from Central St Martins with a degree in graphic design. [6]
Wood began his career in publishing, designing layouts for encyclopaedias. Bored by the work, he applied for a job as a “head builder” on the satirical TV programme Spitting Image, making eyeball mechanisms for the puppets of public figures. [7]
Using many mediums including polymer clay and plasticine, Wood’s candid portraits depict everyday themes from politicians to sportsmen, from musicians to celebrities with the occasional dog walker for good measure. [8] His work has been featured in different magazines, shows and exhibitions. [9] In 2021, he designed BEEF! is a simple card game for two or more players published by Rough Trade Books. [10] [11]
Wood works out of his studio in Hackney Wick and holds various sculpting workshops. [12] [13]
Country Life, solo exhibition at at Frmd, London, 2023 [14]
Group exhibition at the Royal Watercolour Society, 2023 [15]
Hampstead Art Society, group show, London, 2023
Green & Stone, group show, London, 2023 [16]
Diving Deep, group exhibition at the University of Kent, 2023 [17]
Funny Ha Ha! Group exhibition at Maddox Gallery, London, 2022
These Cartoons are a Work Event, group show Cartoon Museum, London, 2022
Virile, group show, House of St Barnabas, London 2022
People, solo exhibition, Copeland Gallery, London, 2021 [18]
Royal Academy Summer show, London, 2021
Rude Assembly, group show, Australia, 2021
Drawings of my BF, solo show, Studio 59, London, 2019 [19]
Group Show, Alan Kluckow Fine Art, Ascot, 2018
Drawing People, solo exhibition at Space Gallery, Hackney, 2018 [20]
Pink, group show, Colette, Paris, 2018
Royal Academy Summer show, London, 2018
Solo show, Volume Gallery, Berlin, 2016
Olympic Portraits, solo exhibition, 2016 [21]
Pop Living, group show, Schwartz Gallery, 2015
Futagotamagawa biennale, Japan, 2015
Dog Show, solo show, Beach Gallery, London, 2014 [22]
KK Outlet, solo show, London, 2013 [23] [24]
Chisenhale Gallery, group show, London, 2012
Object Abuse, group show, KK Outlet, London 2011
Somerset House, group show, London, 2011
La Scatola, group show, London, 2011
Solo Show, Sang Sang Madang, South Korea, 2010
Lulubell Toy Bodega, group show, Tucson, Arizona, 2008
SEA 2 The Wig Has Gone Out, group show, London, 2006
Being Hunted, group show, Berlin, 2006
SEA 1, Normal, group show, London, 2004
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