Laura Wood is a full-time jewelry artist living in Asheville, North Carolina. Her creative practice began in dance and shifted to contemporary jewelry in college, at University of Georgia, where she was introduced to jewelry and metalsmithing. A performative arts background continues to influence her work. Sculptural forms are thoughtfully engineered for the body and are intended to contribute to a daily experience. Her jewelry is represented in galleries and exhibitions nationally and internationally and has exhibited in widely celebrated craft expositions including the Smithsonian Craft Show in Washington, DC, American Craft Council Show in Baltimore, MD, and Sculpture, Objects, Functional Art and Design Expo (SOFA) in Chicago, Illinois. Laura’s work is among the permanent collections of the Gregg Museum of Art at North Carolina State University (NC), The Racine Art Museum (WI), The Mint Museum (NC), The Enamel Arts Foundation in Los Angeles (CA), The Philadelphia Museum of Art (PA), Yale University Art Gallery (CT), Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts (AR) and The Crocker Art Museum (CA). Publications include, 500 Paper Objects, Lark Crafts, Behind the Brooch, Schiffer Publishing, American Craft ,and Metalsmith Magazine.
