“My work is a continuous exploration of light and it never fails to surprise me.” Chris Wood
Born 1954, Newcastle, England. Chris Wood now lives and works in Cambridgeshire, UK.
Forged by her working-class roots, Wood has carved an iconic career spanning nearly 25 years. Known for her signature light-responsive artworks and transformative installations, Wood has garnered global acclaim, culminating in the establishment of the Chris Wood Light Studio in 2015.
Wood’s creative practice utilises optical materials to harness light and suggest ephemeral glimpsed moments in the natural world. Her meticulous pattern-work and mathematical arrangements, order the accidental and transform light into spectacular displays of vibrant colour.
Wood has worked on large scale architectural projects, site-specific installations and produced work for international brands such as Fendi, Instagram, Adobe, Capital One, to name a few. In 2022 her project ‘Light Wall’ was awarded ‘Best in Creativity’ at Ministry of Culture’s Public Art Awards in Taiwan.
Wood also produces innovative installations for gallery exhibition and has shown extensively throughout the UK and internationally. Her work is represented in a number of private collections as well as the Shanghai Museum of Glass.
Background
After graduating with a first class honours degree in furniture design at Middlesex University (1984) Wood earned a coveted place at the Royal Academy of Arts in London. Here she studied Glass Arts (1988). Throughout her studies Wood developed an in-depth understanding of the phenomenon of light, leading her to explore objects & materials that allowed her to control, alter and facilitate the performance of light as a tangible medium. The most important of these material discoveries was ‘dichroic glass’ which the artist describes as ‘the most eloquent description of the magic of light’. Alongside raising her family Wood spent 10 years examining the creative potential of dichroic and carving out her unique artistic voice. It is this material which has since become synonymous with Wood's practice.
Recent Projects (2024)
90 Pairs of Hands | Anonymous Client, USA | Integrated architectural artwork for the new private office of a luxury car brand
Boom : Exploration of Knowledge | Alexandria Real Estate, USA | Integrated architectural artwork for the new premises of a biotechnology company
Still Colour | Charing Cross Hospital London, UK | Commission to create an artwork on glazed window for the Breast Services Unit at the Hospital.
