ABOUT.

Born in Toronto, raised in Scotland, Robert Wood studied at Glasgow School of Art between 1975-80. Since then he has exhibited in the UK and a number of European countries.
From 1982-90 he worked as a part-time lecturer in several UK art schools, becoming a full-time senior lecturer in Fine Art at Falmouth University (formerly Falmouth College of Art) from 1991 to 2011. He was a member of the British Art Medal Society from 1996 – 2006 working with commissions, collaborative and student projects. He has work in public and private collections in the USA, Bulgaria, Canada, Switzerland, Denmark and the UK.
In 2011 Wood finished teaching full-time and moved to Switzerland to work alongside his partner, the artist Mette Stausland. They now live and work near Hjørring in Nordjylland (Northern Jutland), Denmark.

CURRICULUM VITAE

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Exhibition History

2019 Maurer Zilioli Contemporary Arts, Munich, Germany (two person)

2018 Tegnerforbundet, Oslo, Norway (two person)

2016 Maurer Zilioli Contemporary Arts 2016 Zeichnung – Konstruktion, (two person) Munich, Germany

2016-2019 Bomuldsfabriken, Arendal, Norway, semi-permanent exhibition (two person)

2015 ‘Correspondences’ Kristiansand Kunsthall, Norway (two person)

2015 Ramstein Optik, Basel, Switzerland (two person)

2014 ‘Modell und Utopie’, Galerie Trudelhaus, Baden, Switzerland

2014 Group Show, Galerie Marc DePuecherdon, Basel, Switzerland

2014 ‘Mehr Salz’, Salzhaus, Brugg, Switzerland

2013 ‘Loop’,Villa Renata, Basel, Switzerland (two person)

2012 ‘Imellem’, Vendsyssel Kunstmuseum, Hjorring, Denmark (two person)

2012 ‘Ten Years’ Vendsyssel Kunstmuseum, Hjorring, Denmark

2010 Post 20:10, Aalborg, Denmark

2009 Nordjysk Kunst NU, Aalborg, Denmark

2009 Ramstein Optik, Basel, Switzerland (two person)

2009 ‘New Works’ Gallerie Jakobsen, Loenstrup, Denmark (two person)

2009 Open Studio, Vendsyssel Kunstmuseum, Hjoerring, Denmark (solo)

2006 British Art Medal Soc., Pallant House, Chichester, England

2005 ‘IV Bienal Internacional De Medalha Contemporanea, England

2005 British Art Medal Soc., Oriel Henry Thomas Gallery, Carmarthen, Wales

2005 British Art Medal Soc., Canary Wharf Gallery, London, England

2005 ‘200 H.C. Andersen’, Israel Art Medal Assoc, Basis School of Sculpture, Hadassa, Neurim, Israel.

2004 British Art Medal Soc., Oriel Henry Thomas Gallery, Carmarthen, Wales

2004 British Art Medal Soc., West Dean College of Art., Sussex, England

2004 Congresso Mundail De Medalhistica, FIDEM XXIX, Seixal, Portugal

2003 British Art Medal Soc., Oriel Henry Thomas Gallery, Carmarthen, Wales

2003 British Art Medal Soc., Canary Wharf Gallery, Canada House, London, England

2002 Contemporary Medals, National Gallery of Art, Sofia, Bulgaria

2002 28e Congres International de la Medaille d’Art, Fidem, Paris, France

2002 British Art Medal Soc., Canary Wharf Gallery, Canada House, London

2002 British Art Medal Soc., Wymondham Heritage Museum, Norfolk, England

2001 British Art Medal Soc., Canary Wharf Gallery, Canada House, London, England

2001 British Art Medal Soc., Oriel Henry Thomas Gallery, Carmarthen, Wales

2001 British Art Medal Soc., Vision Centre, Cork, Ireland

2000 British Art Medal Soc., The Yorkshire Museum, York, England

2000 British Art Medal Soc., The Museum of the Order of St John, City of London, England

2000 British Art Medal Soc., Simmons Gallery, London, England

2000 British Art Medal Soc., Pallant House, Chichester, England

1999 Royal West of England Academy, Bristol, Triennial Exhibition, England

1999 Sofia Press, Sofia, Bulgaria (solo exhibition)

1999 Contemporary Medals, National Gallery of Foreign Art, Sofia, Bulgaria

1999 British Art Medal Soc., Simmons Gallery, London, England

1999 British Art Medal Soc., Oriel Henry Thomas Gallery, Carmarthen, Wales

1999 ‘21’ Spacex, Exeter, England

1999 The Aluminium Awards, The Dorchester Hotel, London, England

1999 ‘Acts of Folly’ Anderson Christie Architects, Glasgow, Scotland (solo)

1998 Modern Art Medals, a retrospective, FIDEM XXVI, The Hague, Netherlands

1998 The Art of the Medal, Loughborough University, Leicestershire, England

1998 British art Medal Soc., Palant House Chichester, Sussex, England

1998 Academy of Fine Art, Sofia, Bulgaria

1998 A.N.A. Colorado Springs, USA

1998 The British Art Medal Soc., Simmons Gallery, London, England

1997 American Numismatic Soc., Broadway, New York, USA

1997 York Museum, Yorkshire, England

1997 British Art Medal Soc., Plantation House, London, England

1995 Gallerie Kunstepedemin, Göthenburg, Sweden (solo)

1994 Odense Magistrat, Odense, Denmark (solo)

1994 Kommune Kursuscenter, Odense, Denmark (solo)

1994 Kommunes Uddannelsescentre, Odense, Denmark (solo)

1994 Gaestatellier Hollufgaard, Odense, Denmark (two person)

1993 Galerie Werner Bommer, Zürich, Switzerland

1993 Aargauer Kunsthaus, Aarau, Switzerland

1993 Gaestatelier, Boswill, Aarau, Switzerland

1993 Galerie IM Trudelhaus, Baden, Switzerland

1993 Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro, Cornwall, England

1992 NSA, Newlyn Orion Gallery, Newlyn, Cornwall, England

1991 NSA, Newlyn Orion Gallery, Newlyn, Cornwall, England

1991 NSA, Newlyn Orion Gallery, Newlyn, Cornwall, England

1990 NSA, Newlyn Orion Gallery, Newlyn, Cornwall, England

1990 South West Open, Plymouth Art Gallery, Devon, England

1986 NSA Newlyn Orion Gallery, Cornwall, England

1985 Middehavenstrat Studios Open, Ijmuiden, Netherlands

1985 Jeunne Sculpture, Port D’Austerlitz, Paris

1984 Jeunne Sculpture, Port D’Austerlitz Paris

1984 Gallerie Kunstlifde, Utrecht, Holland

1982 Falmouth College of Art Gallery, Falmouth, Cornwall, UK

1981 Gardner Arts Centre, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK

1981 Gardiner Arts Centre, residency open studio, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK

1980 Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, UK

1980 St Enoch Exhibition Centre, Glasgow, UK

1979 Cross Currents, Third Eye Centre, Glasgow, UK

Residencies / Collections

Robert’s work is also in public and private collections in USA, Bulgaria, Canada, Switzerland, Denmark and the UK.
Artist residencies include: Gjestatelier, Hollufgaard, Denmark – Konstepidemin, Goteborg, Sweden – Kunstlerhaus, Boswil, Switzerland –  Vendsyssel Kunstmuseum, Hjørring, Denmark.

Teaching

2015 to the present Artist led workshops, Agdar region, Norway. in co-operation with various organisations including DKS, Trafo, Tangen vgs, U i A and CreArt.
1991 -2011 Full-time Senior Lecturer in BA Fine Art, Falmouth College of Arts/Falmouth University
1990 – 91 Full-time Lecturer in BA Fine Art (Sculpture), Falmouth College of Arts.