Chris Wood

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   Selected Solo Exhibitions   

 
   Selected Group Exhibitions  

  
   Background  

• 1998 – 1990 Glass Design, Royal College of Art, London

• 1984 – 1988 BA Honours Three Dimensional Design
  
  
  

   Awards  

• 2005  Arts Council Development Grant £25000

• 2004  Arts Council England Regional Escalator Visual Artist: One of 11 artists in the Eastern
             Region selected.

• 2002  ADEC (Arts Development in East Cambs) Project grant for the production of new work.

• 2002  Artists Award, Commissions East and East England Arts. Financial support for a field
             installation and video recording. Solo exhibition entitled 'Lines of Light' at the Babylon
             Gallery 

• 2001  The Junction, Award for artists collaboration using new technology.

• 1999  To date, Siltint industries Ltd: Materials Grant for the development of artworks in
             Dichroic Glass

• 1997  Eastern Arts: Artist Development Grant for the production of publicity material.
  
  
  

   Publications

• 2004  Cambridgeshire Journal: three page feature.

• 2002  'Frame Magazine' International design magazine. Image and review relating to
              Pattern Crazy

• 2002  'Guardian Guide' Image on the front page of listings section

• 2002  'Metro Home' Image in feature on Pattern Crazy

• 2002  (a-n) For Artists, feature with image on 'Lines of Light' Exhibition

• 2002  'BBC Look East', Weather Pictures.

• 2002  'East Life'. East England Arts quarterly magazine feature on 'Awards
              for Artists'

• 2002  'Eye' East England Arts publication, feature on 'Awards for Artists'

• 2002  'Cambridgeshire Journal' feature on the 'Mirrors in the Fens'
              installation.
  
  
  

 Artist Statement

Chris Wood studied furniture design at Middlesex University. An interest in light led her to explore the physical and visual qualities of glass. She then went on to Study for an MA in Glass at the Royal College of art, where she worked on architectural scale projects dealing with light and space.
Wood lives and works in Cambridgeshire, where she produces experimental glass and light works for exhibition. Informed by this exploratory approach she also produces work to commission for architectural and interior situations.
She uses glass as a vehicle through which to explore the phenomenon of light. Minimal structures, support simple arrangements of glass, which interact with natural or projected light to create complex patterns of light, which change depending upon the position of the viewer and the angle of the light source.