Artist Deanna Wood

Deanna Wood– Artist Statement

pal imp sest
1.writing material (as parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased; 2. something having diverse layers or aspects apparent beneath the surface.

We all have secrets. Things we hide from everyone except ourselves. If you happened to write one down or speak it aloud, could you hide it again? Once revealed, can it be erased? Or does it always leave a trace, to be rediscovered later by someone else?

What if you told a secret and didn’t notice the birds sitting silently in the trees around you? What if they suddenly flew away, taking your secrets with them?

Resume

Education

2004 MFA, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX

1994 MA, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX

1990 BFA, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX

Exhibitions

Solo:

2007 The Tornado Show: Seeking Shelter, Cultural Arts Council of Douglasville, Douglasville, GA
2007 Seeking Shelter, Manhattan Arts Center, Manhattan, KS
2007 Seeking Shelter, Graceland University, Lamoni, IA
2007 Hideaway, Cultural Activities Center, Temple, TX
2007 Visual Arts Society of Texas, 19th Annual Members Exhibition, Center for Visual Arts, Denton, TX
2006 Seeking Shelter, Truckee Meadows Community College, Reno, NV
2006 Seeking Shelter, City Arts Center, Oklahoma City, OK
2005 Clearing, Jaycee Center for the Arts, Irving, TX
2004 Seeking Shelter, Master of Fine Arts Exhibition, East Fine Art Gallery, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX
2004 Spring Storm, 33UP Gallery and Studios, Dallas, TX
2002 Storm Warning, Gallery 010, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX

Group:

2008 Space, Life, Place, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY
2008 Texas WAX – Houston/Dallas, Collaborating Artists Media Project, Dallas, TX
2008 Teacher – Protégé Exhibition, Cultural Activities Center, Temple, TX
2007 Gone But Not Forgotten, Cultural Activities Center, Temple, TX
2007 Beyond the Scrapbook, Art Corridor II, Tarrant County College Southeast Campus, Arlington, TX
2006 Small Packages, Cumberland Gallery, Nashville, TN
2006 Architectural Forms, Exploding Head Gallery, Sacramento, CA
2006 First Annual Encaustic Invitational,” Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, AZ
2005 Cover to Cover 2005, Maryland Federation of Art, Baltimore, MD
2005 Book + Art = ?, Core New Art Space, Denver, CO
2005 Annual Juried Art Competition, South Arkansas Art Center, El Dorado, AR
2005 Plano Art Association 2005 National Juried Exhibition, ArtCentre of Plano, Plano, TX
2005 20” x 20” x 20”: A Compact Competition, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
2005 November Invitational, The Studio Gallery, Houston, TX
2005 Painting Alumni Art Exhibition, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX
2005 Gallery Opening, Chris Hoover Gallery, Rockwall, TX
2004 In Balance, Visual Art League of Lewisville, Lewisville, TX
2003 Voertman’s Student Exhibition, Fine Arts Gallery, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX
2003 Current, Gallery 010, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX
2002 Viewpoints, Lewisville Visual Art League Center, Lewisville, TX
2002 UnEdited, Gallery_803, Denton, TX
1995 Matrix International 1995, Matrix Gallery, Sacramento, CA
1995 Expo ‘95, 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX
1994 Agnes Scott College Book Arts Exhibition, Agnes Scott College, Decatur, GA
1994 Summer Small Works ‘94, 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX
1994 Off the Shelf: Books by Artists, Tempe Arts Center, Tempe, AZ

Publications

2007 Cullum, Jerry. “Dreamer waxes metaphorical.” The Atlanta Journal-Constitution 19 July
2006 Williams, Sarah. "Weathering the Tides of Art." Art Focus Oklahoma July/ August
2006 Brandenburg, John. “Review: Artists draw on tornadoes for inspiration.” The Oklahoman 10 May
2002 Breeding, Lucinda. “Artist finds calm after the storm.” Denton Record Chronicle 6 October



	Deanna Wood– Artist Statement pal imp sest 1.writing material (as parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased; 2. something having diverse layers or aspects apparent beneath the surface. We all have secrets. Things we hide from everyone except ourselves. If you happened to write one down or speak it aloud, could you hide it again? Once revealed, can it be erased? Or does it always leave a trace, to be rediscovered later by someone else? What if you told a secret and didn’t notice the birds sitting silently in the trees around you? What if they suddenly flew away, taking your secrets with them? Resume Education 2004 MFA, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX 1994 MA, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX 1990 BFA, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX Exhibitions Solo: 2007 The Tornado Show: Seeking Shelter, Cultural Arts Council of Douglasville, Douglasville, GA 2007 Seeking Shelter, Manhattan Arts Center, Manhattan, KS 2007 Seeking Shelter, Graceland University, Lamoni, IA 2007 Hideaway, Cultural Activities Center, Temple, TX 2007 Visual Arts Society of Texas, 19th Annual Members Exhibition, Center for Visual Arts, Denton, TX 2006 Seeking Shelter, Truckee Meadows Community College, Reno, NV 2006 Seeking Shelter, City Arts Center, Oklahoma City, OK 2005 Clearing, Jaycee Center for the Arts, Irving, TX 2004 Seeking Shelter, Master of Fine Arts Exhibition, East Fine Art Gallery, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX 2004 Spring Storm, 33UP Gallery and Studios, Dallas, TX 2002 Storm Warning, Gallery 010, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX Group: 2008 Space, Life, Place, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY 2008 Texas WAX – Houston/Dallas, Collaborating Artists Media Project, Dallas, TX 2008 Teacher – Protégé Exhibition, Cultural Activities Center, Temple, TX 2007 Gone But Not Forgotten, Cultural Activities Center, Temple, TX 2007 Beyond the Scrapbook, Art Corridor II, Tarrant County College Southeast Campus, Arlington, TX 2006 Small Packages, Cumberland Gallery, Nashville, TN 2006 Architectural Forms, Exploding Head Gallery, Sacramento, CA 2006 First Annual Encaustic Invitational,” Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, AZ 2005 Cover to Cover 2005, Maryland Federation of Art, Baltimore, MD 2005 Book + Art = ?, Core New Art Space, Denver, CO 2005 Annual Juried Art Competition, South Arkansas Art Center, El Dorado, AR 2005 Plano Art Association 2005 National Juried Exhibition, ArtCentre of Plano, Plano, TX 2005 20” x 20” x 20”: A Compact Competition, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 2005 November Invitational, The Studio Gallery, Houston, TX 2005 Painting Alumni Art Exhibition, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX 2005 Gallery Opening, Chris Hoover Gallery, Rockwall, TX 2004 In Balance, Visual Art League of Lewisville, Lewisville, TX 2003 Voertman’s Student Exhibition, Fine Arts Gallery, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX 2003 Current, Gallery 010, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX 2002 Viewpoints, Lewisville Visual Art League Center, Lewisville, TX 2002 UnEdited, Gallery_803, Denton, TX 1995 Matrix International 1995, Matrix Gallery, Sacramento, CA 1995 Expo ‘95, 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX 1994 Agnes Scott College Book Arts Exhibition, Agnes Scott College, Decatur, GA 1994 Summer Small Works ‘94, 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX 1994 Off the Shelf: Books by Artists, Tempe Arts Center, Tempe, AZ Publications 2007 Cullum, Jerry. “Dreamer waxes metaphorical.” The Atlanta Journal-Constitution 19 July 2006 Williams, Sarah. "Weathering the Tides of Art." Art Focus Oklahoma July/ August 2006 Brandenburg, John. “Review: Artists draw on tornadoes for inspiration.” The Oklahoman 10 May 2002 Breeding, Lucinda. “Artist finds calm after the storm.” Denton Record Chronicle 6 October





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