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Amelia Frances Wood 
B.1997 Leeds
contact: Ameliawoodstudio@gmail.com

 

Education
2016 
Foundation Diploma in Art and Design, Newark College
2017
BA Fine Art, Leeds Arts University

Awards + Residencies
2022
Yorkshire Sculpture International Sculpture Network 2022 Supported by Henry Moore Institute, The Hepworth Wakefield, Leeds Art Gallery, Yorkshire Sculpture Park & Yorkshire Sculpture International. March - July
Lazy Liaison, Corridor 8 Cohort 
2021
Aon Art Award | Aon, March-July
2019
The Art House Wakefield | Residency, November
Shortlist with commendation | Kenneth Armitage Sculpture Award 
The Francis Bernard Caunt Education Trust Bursary 

Public Sculpture
2024
Nest & Shuck, CheeseBurn Sculpture Park, Newcastle upon Tyne
2023
Forged In The Muddy Beck, Whitelock Street, Terry Frost Building, Permanent public Sculpture Commission, Alumno, Leeds 
2022
Nest & Shuck, Middlethorpe Manor Sculpture Gardens, York  
2022 
Coffee and a Teacake, Armley Sculpture Trail, supported by Leeds inspired, Yorkshire Sculpture International, East Street Arts, Leeds     Industrial Museum, Scurrah Wainwright Charity, Inner West Leeds Community committee and Armley Helping Hands.
2021
Gotts Park - Armley Horses - Leeds 2023 Public Sculpture Commission In collaboration with Rosie Vohra and Hookers and clickers. 

Solo & Duo shows

2023

Singing Over the Bones, Solo exhibition, OUTPOST Gallery, Norwich

2022

Coffee and a TeaCake, Armley Sculpture Trail supported by Leeds inspired, Yorkshire Sculpture International, East Street Arts, Leeds     Industrial Museum, Scurrah Wainwright Charity, Inner West Leeds Community committee and Armley Helping Hands.

2021 

A Passing Place, Duo exhibition with Lily Lavorato, supported by Leeds Inspired and Assembly house Studio, Leeds

Armley Horses, Public sculpture collaboration with Rosie Vohra, Commissioned by Leeds 2023

2020

Soul Skin, Solo exhibition at Assembly House studio, Leeds

Selected Group Shows

2023

Fundraiser, SlugTown Gallery, Newcastle 

Collective Unconscious, Seagulls Gallery, Leeds

Body-Architect, Norman Rea Gallery, York

IWD, Left Bank, Leeds

Leeds Artists showLeeds Art Gallery, Leeds

2022    

Put Your Feet Up, Hyde park Art Club, Leeds

Lonely Arts Club, Tetley, Leeds

Bang!, Linda Blackstone Gallery, Battersea, London

2020    

A Remedy for Worrying, Desperate Times, Instagram

Ones to Watch, Sunny Bank Mills Gallery, Farnsley

2019    

Flipped, The Art House, Wakefield

Aon Art Award, Leadenhall Building, London 

Blinked, Truman Gallery, London

We Belong Here, Koby Studio, Leeds

Nice People, Hyde Park Book Club, Leeds

Visual Media Conference, The Rose Ball, Leeds

Grow Wild, Hyde Park Book Club, Leeds

2018    

TWO,  Warf Chambers, Leeds 

A Journey Through The Past Two Hours, Leeds Arts University

2017     

YNOT, Warf Chambers, Leeds

2016      

1PB, Newark

Publications + Press
Interview: Behind The Artist, Amelia Frances Wood interview by Sophie Skelton, 2024
Press: Alumno, Public Sculpture interview
2023
Press: OUTPOST Gallery interview 2023
Press: Yorkshire Sculpture International, Artist interview, Amelia Frances Wood & Ella Cronk & Ronnie Danaher 2022
Publication: Amelia Frances Wood & Lily Lavorato, A Passing Place, Review by Hollie Grange, Corridor8 2022
Publication: Amelia Frances Wood & Bethany Stead, Northern Formations  Corridor 8 2022
Interview: Amelia Frances Wood, Compass Festival, Public House: The Yorkshire Square 2021
Interview: Amelia Frances Wood on See You Naked Thursday for Left Bank. 2021
Publication: Amelia Frances Wood, Three Of Swords  Leeds Tarot project 2021
Publication: The Well-Behaved Teacup and Saucer, Nicola Wild & Andy Wild.Women - inspiring Quotes & Artistic Responses, Volume 2, Wild House publishing. 2019
Publication: WotIsArt magazine, volume 2, issue 33. 2019

Performance Art

2019     Aon Art Awards - Crooked Faces and watching eyes

2019     Yoko Ono - A Sky Piece to Jesus Christ

2018     Elea  Carmona - Unreciprocated Kiss

2018     Elea Carmona - Fluids 

Other 
Founder of See You Naked Thursday, non-traditional Life Drawing at Left Bank Leeds.
Studio Holder and Director at 
Assembly House.

Yorkshire Sculpture International Network 2022

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