Qualeasha Wood (born 1996) is an American textile artist. Her work often deals with representation of African-American women in internet culture.[1]
Qualeasha Wood | |
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| Born | 1996 (age 27–28) Long Branch, New Jersey, United States |
| Alma mater | Rhode Island School of Design (BFA) Cranbrook Academy of Art (MFA) |
| Website | qualeasha |
Early life and education
editWood was born and raised in Long Branch, New Jersey. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in printmaking at the Rhode Island School of Design in 2019 and her Master of Fine Arts in photography at the Cranbrook Academy of Art in 2021. She entered college as an illustrator before turning to textiles and printmaking, partly inspired by meeting Faith Ringgold.[2][3]
Career
editWood's self-portrait tapestry The [Black] Madonna/Whore Complex appeared on the cover of Art in America magazine in May/June 2021.[4] It was acquired by the Metropolitan Museum of Art for the exhibition Alter Egos | Projected Selves starting in November 2021.[5][6] It then became part of the museum's permanent collection in April 2022, making Wood one of the youngest artists to have work acquired by the Met at 25 years old.[2][7]
Wood's first solo exhibition in Europe, TL:DR, opened in London in May 2023.[8] Her tapestry Genesis, bought by Swizz Beatz in 2021, went on display in the Dean Collection at the Brooklyn Museum beginning in February 2024.[9]
References
edit- ^ Walls, Jaelynn (February 1, 2023). "Meet Qualeasha Wood, the Rising Art Star Fascinated by Visual Consumption of Black Women in the Digital Age". Teen Vogue. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
- ^ a b Wong, Harley (November 15, 2022). "The Artsy Vanguard 2022: Qualeasha Wood". Artsy. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ^ Schwartz, Alexis (February 8, 2022). "Qualeasha Wood Weaves Cyberculture Into Tapestries". W. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
- ^ Fulcher, Susannah Elisabeth (August 4, 2021). "At Just 24, Qualeasha Wood Brings Textiles Into 2021". The Provincetown Independent. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ^ D'Souza, Shaad (May 8, 2023). "'I don't worry about holding back' – how Qualeasha Wood turned being doxed into wild tapestries". The Guardian. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ^ "The [Black] Madonna/Whore Complex". Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ^ Martin-Gachot, Ella (May 3, 2023). "For Artist Qualeasha Wood, a Met Acquisition Was a Blessing and a Curse". Cultured. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ^ White, Katie (May 5, 2023). "Buzzy Artist Qualeasha Wood's Multilayered Tapestries Explore What It Means to Be Black, Queer, and 'Chronically Online'". Artnet. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ^ Cartagena, Rosa (March 7, 2024). "The Philly artist sharing space with Jean-Michel Basquiat in an ongoing Brooklyn Museum show". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on March 12, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.