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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
2025 PSSA Marsh Award for Excellence in Public Sculpture Nomination
2025 Doddington Hall Young Sculpture Award, Lincolnshire
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
2022 Lazy Liaison, Corridor 8 Cohort
2021 Aon Art Award | Aon, March-July
2019The Art House Wakefield | Residency, November
2019 Shortlist with commendation | Kenneth Armitage Sculpture Award
2019 The Francis Bernard Caunt Education Trust Bursary
Public Sculpture
2025 Doddington Hall Young Sculpture Award, Lincolnshire
2025 Kirkstall Art Trail, Leeds
2024 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
2025 Sackcloth & Ashes, Duo Exhibition, Bethany Stead & Amelia Frances Wood. 36 Gallery, Newcastle Upon Tyne.
2023 Singing Over the Bones, Solo exhibition, OUTPOST Gallery, Norwich
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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.
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2021 A Passing Place, Duo exhibition with Lily Lavorato, supported by Leeds Inspired and Assembly house Studio, Leeds
2021Armley Horses, Public sculpture collaboration with Rosie Vohra, Commissioned by Leeds 2023
2020
Soul Skin, Solo exhibition at Assembly House studio, Leeds​
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Selected Group Shows
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2025 Broken/Makeshift, Sunny Bank Mills, Farsley
2025 Assembly House Annual, Leeds
2025 Doddington Hall, Young Sculpture Award, Lincolnshire
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2024 The Dye House Gallery, Bradford
2024 Assembly House Annual, The Attic, Leeds
2024 Celf Ar Waliau, The Mill Gallery, Leeds
2024 Open, Air Gallery, Rogue Studios, Manchester
2024 Cheeseburn Sculpture Garden, Newcastle upon Tyne
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2023Fundraiser, SlugTown Gallery, Newcastle ​
2023Collective Unconscious, Seagulls Gallery, Leeds​
2023Body-Architect, Norman Rea Gallery, York​
2023IWD, Left Bank, Leeds
2023Leeds Artists show, Leeds Art Gallery, Leeds
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2022 Put Your Feet Up, Hyde park Art Club, Leeds
2022 Lonely Arts Club, Tetley, Leeds
2022 Bang!, Linda Blackstone Gallery, Battersea, London
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2020 A Remedy for Worrying, Desperate Times, Instagram
2020 Ones to Watch, Sunny Bank Mills Gallery, Farnsley
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2019 Flipped, The Art House, Wakefield
2019 Aon Art Award, Leadenhall Building, London
2019 Blinked, Truman Gallery, London
2019 We Belong Here, Koby Studio, Leeds
2019 Nice People, Hyde Park Book Club, Leeds
2019 Visual Media Conference, The Rose Ball, Leeds
2019 Grow Wild, Hyde Park Book Club, Leeds
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2018 TWO, Warf Chambers, Leeds
2018 A Journey Through The Past Two Hours, Leeds Arts University
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2017 YNOT, Warf Chambers, Leeds
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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 Co-Director at Assembly House.
Yorkshire Sculpture International Network 2022
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