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Brian Wood painting Mana, 2021 in “Plant Based” exhibition at WAAM
Mana, 2021, oil on canvas, 12 x 10 in.
Brian Wood in group exhibition “Plant Based” at WAAM
Woodstock Artists Association & Museum
28 Tinker St., Woodstock, NY 12498
845-679 2940
info@woodstockart.org
August 16–October 6, 2024
Brian Wood painting Heka, 2023 in online exhibition on @MEPAINTSME July - Oct., 2024
Heka, 2023, oil on canvas, 24 x 20 in.
Online exhibition at @MEPAINTSME, July 18 - August 21, 2024
UPSTATE GNARLY
A show of 4 artists:
Gracelee Lawrence / Brian Wood
Courtney Puckett / Ashley Garrett
UPSTATE GNARLY is an exhibition of sculpture and painting in Brian Wood & Ashley Garrett’s studio, a 4,000 square foot space. Two painters are paired with two sculptors - Brian Wood with Gracelee Lawrence & Ashley Garrett with Courtney Puckett.
The conversations between the works span gestural, philosophical, emotional, and visionary spaces. All four artists’ works have a generative, unfolding quality as if arising from some underlying logic or deep structural order that lies just out of sight - like the drive toward emergent structures in nature. Created in the shimmering rural landscape of the Hudson Valley, each artist handles presence and memory, scale and complexity, with unique and powerful vision.
Upstate Art Weekend
July 19 through August 18, 2024 (by appointment)
Closing Reception, August 18, 1pm - 6pm
We are #137 on the map!
Ashley Garrett & Brian Wood’s Studio
626 County Route 5
East Chatham, NY 12060
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Press:
Heinrich, Will. “Upstate Art Weekend Offers a Year’s Worth of Art in Four Days,” The New York Times, 7/19/24
Moment, Matt. “Must See Events During Upstate Art Weekend,” The Times Union, Albany, NY, 7/16/24
Benson, Karlyn. Recommended exhibitions + events: Upstate Art Weekend, July 2024, Two Coats of Paint, 7/19/24
Valley MMag
Thomas, Taliesin. “Upstate Art Weekend 2024 Recap,” Chronogram, Kingston, NY 7/23/24
Brian Wood painting "Vehicle," 2019 acquired by McNay Art Museum, Permanent Collection
Brian Wood. Vehicle, 2019, oil on linen, 14 x 11 in.
Brian Wood painting Vehicle installed in McNay Art Museum alongside Sean Scully
Brian Wood’s painting Vehicle, 2019 in the Permanent Collection Gallery of the McNay Art Museum
McNay Art Museum
6000 N New Braunfels Ave
San Antonio, TX 78209
Vehicle (middle) in American Academy of Arts and Letters installation with Boson (right) and End of the Line (left)
Brian Wood drawing Canto II in “La Banda 2024” at Tappeto Volante Gallery
Canto II, 2012, Graphite on paper, 17 x 11 in.
Brian Wood in “La Banda 2024,” curated by Tappeto Volante Gallery
January 30 - March 3, 2024
Tappeto Volante Gallery
126 13th St.
Brooklyn, NY 11215
info@tappetovolantegallery.com
(917) 345-0423
Featuring works by:
Inna Babaeva, Michael Barton-Sweeney, Joshua Bienko, Lorenza Boisi, Sharon Butler, Karin Campbell, Jaque- line Cedar, Nurya Chana, Yan Cynthia Chen, Nicholas Cueva, Jared Deery, Georgia Elrod, Allison Jae Evans, Ashley Garrett, Ann/Drew Gayle, Catherine Haggarty, Elizabeth Hazan, Chris Joy, Pete K Landis, Hein Koh, Leonora Loeb, Lauren Luloff, Jon Lutz, JJ Manford, Susann Minton, Anthony Miler, Beatrice Modisett, Bascha Mon, Alexander Nolan, Rachel Portesi, Erika Ranee, Elisa Soliven-Gerber, Joel Soliven, Melissa Staiger, Deirdre Swords, Ian Swordy, Christina Tenaglia, Alessandro Teoldi, Lumin Wakoa, Jesse Willenbring, Brian Wood, Boyuan Yang, Alice Zinnes
Brian Wood in Arabella and Anita, The Octagon House, Catskill NY, July 22 & 23, 2023 for Upstate Art Weekend
Brian Wood paintings in Arabella and Anita at The Octagon House
Curated by The Sphinx (Kari Adelaide and Max Razdow)
Upstate Art Weekend
Catskill Octagon House
21 Walnut St., Catskill, NY
July 22 & 23, 2023, 11-6 pm
Sigga Björg Sigurðardóttir and Mikael Lind
Jesse Bransford
Jaqueline Cedar
Elizabeth Insogna
Jennifer and Kevin McCoy
Mollie McKinley
Sarah Alice Moran
Adie Russell
David Shaw
Casey Jex Smith
Brian Wood
Brian Wood at Turley Gallery, Hudson NY, April 8 - April 30, 2023
Brian Wood in Extramundane at Turley Gallery
Brian Wood paintings & drawings and Yura Adams sculptures
Turley Gallery
98 Green St., Suite 2
Hudson, NY 12534
518-212-7883
info@turley.gallery
April 8 - April 30, 2023
Reception: Saturday, April 8, 3 - 5 pm
Hours: Friday, Saturday & Sunday, 1 - 5 pm and by appointment info@turley.gallery
Brian Wood & Ashley Garrett open their studios for Upstate Art Weekend
Brian Wood & Ashley Garrett - Open Studios
Saturday July 23rd & Sunday 24th, 2022
12 - 6pm
626 County Route 5
East Chatham, NY 12060
917-886-1768
610-216-5126
More info here
Our studios will be open Saturday 7/23 & Sunday 7/24 from 12 - 6pm
We are #8 on the map
Also see Brian Wood’s work at LABspace in Hillsdale, NY during Upstate Art Weekend:
LABspace - Mountain High, Valley Low group show with extended hours July 22nd, 23rd and 24th from 10 am - 6 pm (#56 on the map)
Brian Wood. Locks, 2015, oil on wood, 12 x 9 in.
Mountain High, Valley Low: Artists of the Hudson Valley
LABspace
2642 NY-23, Hillsdale, NY 12529
917-749 2857
julielabspace@gmail.com
June 18 - July 31, 2022
Reception: Saturday, June 18, 1 - 5 pm
Hours: Saturday & Sunday, 1 - 5 pm and by appointment with julielabspace@gmail.com
Brian Wood in "Largeness Writ Small" curated by Buzz Spector at the Woodstock Artists Association and Museum
Brian Wood. Mana, 2021, oil on canvas, 12 x 10 in.
Largeness Writ Small
Curated and juried by Buzz Spector
Woodstock Artists Association & Museum
28 Tinker St., Woodstock, NY 12498
845-679 2940
info@woodstockart.org
May 20 - July 4, 2022
Hours: Thursday - Sunday 12 - 5pm
Reception: May 28th, 4 - 6pm
For this exhibition of small works, juror Buzz Spector selected works that explore how medium and technique impact the perception of scale. Largeness Writ Small proves that even the grandest ideas can be portrayed in small format. Juror Buzz Spector is an artist, writer, and art editor of december magazine.
Brian Wood in BOMB Magazine, January 2022 by Jeffrey Grunthaner
Brian Wood in “Reflection” at Rhombus Space, Brooklyn, NY, Dec. 1 - Feb. 28, 2022
Reflection
Rhombus Space
“REFLECTION” is a winter show that offers us work that is contemplative and encourages a sense of thoughtful observation. There is a rich sense of wonder in these artworks. Reflection is manifested formally through shapes and composition using symmetry, mirroring and repeating forms; psycho-emotional painterly gestures and intuitive artistic working methods “feeling a painting” come into being. Each artist in this exhibition offers an opportunity to transcend the moment we're in, reflect on our past, and imagine otherworldly places.”
Brooklyn, NY
Dec 1st. - Feb. 28th, 2022
McNay Art Museum, San Antonio, TX acquires Brian Wood's painting Vehicle, 2019 for their permanent collection, Oct. 2021
Brian Wood. Vehicle, 2019, oil on linen, 14 x 11 in.
McNay Art Museum
6000 N New Braunfels Ave
San Antonio, TX 78209
Brian Wood in “Transmissions” at Underdonk Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, July 9 - August 25, 2021
Brian Wood. Petrichor, 2019, oil on linen, 12 x 14 in.
Transmissions
Underdonk Gallery
“Underdonk presents Transmissions, a group exhibition that explores the intergenerational dialogues that occur between teachers and students, mentors, colleagues, spaces, institutions, networks, and schools of making…”
1329 Willoughby Ave #211
Brooklyn, NY 11237
July 9th - August 25th, 2021
Hours: Sat. and Sun. 1 - 6 pm
Brian Wood in “Wall Power” at Tanja Grunert Salon, Hudson, NY
Brian Wood. Visitation, 2017, oil on wood, 36 x 30 in.
Wall Power installation view
Wall Power
Tanja Grunert Salon
Princess Beatrix House
21 Prospect Avenue
Hudson NY 12534
Saturday, April 24 - Sunday, May 30, 2021
Open Friday - Sunday, 12 - 6pm, and by appointment.
Email tanja@tanjagrunert.com or text/call 646-944-6197 for appointments.
Wall Power
Michael Alan, James Autery, Adam Bateman, Keil Borrman, Mark Colyer, Dan Devine, Christopher Fitzwater, Rachel Garrard, Klemens Gasser, Rashawn Griffin, Luc Hammond-Thomas, Kylie Heidenheimer, Paul Jacobsen, Susan Jennings, Bettina Magi, Donna Moylan, Emily Ritz, Alexander Ross, Lawre Stone, Laur Elias Traynor, Katharine Umsted, Becca Van K, Brian Wood, Dana Zinsser
The Vision of Care
Curated and juried by Robert R. Shane, Brooklyn Rail critic
Woodstock Artists Association & Museum
28 Tinker St., Woodstock, NY 12498
845 679 2940
info@woodstockart.org
April 9 - May 23, 2021
Hours: Friday - Sunday 12 - 3pm
The Vision of Care brings together work by 23 artists working across various media to highlight the role art plays, to use the words of care theorists Joan C. Tronto and Bernice Fisher, “in maintaining and repairing our world so that we can live in it as well as possible.”
Brian Wood in the "2020 Invitational Exhibition of Visual Arts" at the American Academy of Arts and Letters, NYC
Brian Wood, "Invitational Exhibition," American Academy of Arts & Letters
Brian Wood. "Boson," 2014, oil on canvas, 72 x 96 in.
“2020 Invitational Exhibition of Visual Arts”
American Academy of Arts and Letters
Enter on Audubon Terrace, west side of Broadway (between 155 and 156 Streets) New York City
(#1 train to 157 Street and Broadway; M4 or M5 bus to 155 Street and Broadway)
March 5 - April 5, 2020
Thursday - Sunday 1 - 4 pm
Brian Wood’s painting “Vehicle”, 2019 has been selected for a Purchase Award by the American Academy’s Art Awards and Purchase Committee for donation to a museum collection.
Online tour of “2020 Invitational Exhibition”
Exhibition Artists:
DIANA AL-HADID ∙ AMY BENNETT ∙ MIKE CLOUD ∙ JANIVA ELLIS
BARBARA ESS ∙ ERIK FOSS ∙ NICHOLAS GALANIN ∙ ELLIOTT GREEN
TRENTON DOYLE HANCOCK ∙ SHEILA HICKS ∙ LONNIE HOLLEY
RIDLEY HOWARD ∙ DAVID HUFFMAN ∙ JESSICA JACKSON HUTCHINS
ARTHUR JAFA ∙ YUN-FEI JI ∙ CHEYENNE JULIEN ∙ SIOBHAN LIDDELL
MEDRIE MACPHEE ∙ KARYN OLIVIER ∙ RONA PONDICK
NATHLIE PROVOSTY ∙ BETYE SAAR ∙ IBRAHIM SAID
ROGER SHIMOMURA ∙ HENRY TAYLOR
JOAN THORNE ∙ BRIAN WOOD
"Brian Wood: Drawings" at Arts + Leisure Gallery, NYC
Brian Wood: Drawings
Arts + Leisure Gallery
1571 Lexington Ave (between 100th St. and 101st St.)
New York, NY 10029
July 13 - September 1, 2019
Summer hours: Thursday - Sunday 11 am - 6 pm and by appointment
An extensive limited edition catalogue is available at the Arts + Leisure website.
Wood is an originator of what is now called neo-Surrealism and neo-Symbolism. His deep inquiry into psychology and spirit, reaching back to his earliest work in the 70’s, bridges and melds these identities. Wood’s drawings hover between reality and the subconscious, manifesting as impressions of otherworldly dreamscapes, yet appear refracted from the organic textures of our surroundings. In the artist’s own words, the works are “immersed in questions about consciousness and ontology, the mystery of intense images arising to awareness and being, and their complex relationship with and away from time.”
Brian Wood in Art Maze Magazine Summer Issue 13
“Precursor” and “Visitation” in Art Maze Magazine Summer Issue 13
Selected by Mexico-city based curator Chris Sharp
Cover: Jessie Makinson
“Precursor” and “Visitation” by Brian Wood in Art Maze Magazine Summer Issue 13
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Brian Wood “Contra-Dia” in artists’ book exhibition, “Vacio Escritura Color”, Museo San Francisco, Santiago, Chile opens April 9, 2019
“Contra-Dia” images by Brian Wood, poem by Ximena Godoy-Arcya
Vacio Escritura Color: Global Books Exhibition
Museo San Francisco, Santiago, Chile
“Contra-Dia” by Ximena Godoy-Arcaya and Brian Wood and other Chilean poet’s/artist’s books
“Contra-Dia”
Artist’s book, 2017-18
Edition of 12
43 pages, 9.5 x 9.5 in.
Ximena Godoy-Arcaya - poetry
Brian Wood - art made directly in all 12 books
Gervais Jassaud - book design & publisher - Global Books, France
Brian Wood in review of Vacio Escritura Color: Global Books Exhibition in El Mercurio, Museo San Francisco, Santiago, Chile
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Brian Wood. “Near Exit 5,” 2006, Oil on canvas, 58 x 62 in.
Mist Wreathed
SPRING/BREAK Art Show, Room 2245
4 Times Square (Entrance at 140 West 43rd Street)
Preview Day: March 6, 2018 (Opening 5 - 6 pm)
Regular Show Days: March 7-12, 2018 (11 - 6 pm)
Curated by Kari Adelaide and Max Razdow
Vanessa Albury
Jesse Bransford
Elizabeth Insogna
Juliet Jacobson
Alessandro Keegan
Lauren Luloff
Jeremy Olson
Catalina Ouyang
Max Razdow
Laurel Sparks
Emerald Rose Whipple
Brian Wood
Brian Wood in "Actually Weird" at Underdonk
Brian Wood. Visitation, 2017, oil on wood, 36 x 30 in.
Jerry Saltz shout-out on Twitter for "Actually Weird"
Opening Reception Friday, January 5th, 6-9pm
January 5 - February 11, 2018
Underdonk
1329 Willoughby Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11237