Jennifer Wood (b. 1993, Calgary) is a Vancouver-based interdisciplinary artist whose creative-research examines the home as a space suspended between public idealization and private fracture. Working with structural and decorative building materials, she creates environments that heighten sensory perception and unsettle familiar interior forms. Her practice considers how trauma is carried in the body rather than resolved through narrative, attending to the tensions between visibility and concealment. Through a sustained critique of gendered labour, she examines the invisible work of maintenance, care, and concealment that sustains the private sphere. She recently completed her MFA at Emily Carr University of Art + Design and holds a BFA from the University of Lethbridge. Her work has been exhibited across Alberta and British Columbia.
CURRICULUM VITAE
Arts and cultural training and learning
2024-2026 Master of Fine Arts: Emily Carr University of Art and Design (ECUAD), Vancouver, BC, Canada
2011-2016 Bachelor of Fine Arts (Art): University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB, Canada
Artistic and cultural work presented to the public
April 2026 In Puddles and Ripples, group exhibition, Michael O’Brian Exhibition Commons, ECUAD, Vancouver, BC
Sep. 2025 State of Practice Exhibition, group exhibition, Michael O’Brian Exhibition Commons, ECUAD, Vancouver, BC
Mar. 2025 dwelling[s], group exhibition, Michael O’Brian Exhibition Commons, Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Vancouver, BC; curated by Jennifer Wood, Luigi Pulido and Florence-Ariel Tremblay
Sept.-Oct. 2018 Best of South Western Alberta, group exhibition, Casa, Main Gallery, Lethbridge, AB
Jan.-Feb 2017 50 (art + people = x), group exhibition, Helen Christou Gallery, Lethbridge, AB; curated by Josephine Mills and David Smith
Feb.-Apr. 2016 Works from the Drawing Bar; group exhibition, Helen Christou Gallery, Lethbridge, AB; curated by Josephine Mills and David Smith
Mar. 2016 Pending…., group exhibition, The Penny Building, Lethbridge, AB
Dec.-Jan. 2016 Over Groom, solo exhibition, The Niche Gallery, Lethbridge, AB
Oct. 2015 Social Justice Art Exhibition, group exhibition, Galileo’s Lounge, Lethbridge, AB
May-June 2015 Loose Leaves; group exhibition, Casa, Main Gallery, Lethbridge, AB
Feb.-Mar. 2015 Howl, group exhibition, The Penny Building, Lethbridge, AB
Arts and cultural work experience
2025 MFA Low-Residency Summer Assistant; Graduate Studies Office, Randy Cutler; Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Vancouver, BC
Residencies
July 2026 Similkameen Artist Residency, Keremeos, BC
Teaching and mentorships
2026 Teaching Assistant for Ruth Beer, PRAX 300 S007 Dialogues with Sculpture; Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Vancouver, BC
2024 Teaching Assistant for Sara-Jeanne Bourget; FRMS-300-S031-2025: Art Forums; Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Vancouver, BC
2019-2020 ESL Teacher, Grades K-6; CP INF-PRI Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Madrid, Spain
2017-2018 ESL Teacher, Kindergarten, Grade 2; Chungdham i-Garten, Daejon, South Korea
Volunteer experience
Mar. 2025 Group curator with Luigi Pulido and Florence-Ariel Tremblay; dwelling[s], Michael O’Brian Exhibition Commons, Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Vancouver, BC
2024 Committee member; Sex and Gender Based Violence Committee, ECUAD, Vancouver, BC
2015-2016 Curator; The Niche Gallery, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB
Awards and community recognition
2026 Griffin Art Projects X Similkameen Artist Residency X Emily Carr Residency Award; BC
2026 Opus Art Supplies MFA Scholarship; Emily Carr University of Art and Design; Vancouver, BC
2025 Ron Burnett Student Research Fund; Graduate Studies, Emily Carr University of Art and Design; Vancouver, BC
2025, 2026 President’s Research Fund; Graduate Studies, Emily Carr University of Art and Design; Vancouver, BC
2024 ECUAD Entrance Scholarship; Graduate Studies, Emily Carr University of Art and Design; Vancouver, BC
2016 David Lanier Memorial Award; University of Lethbridge Fine Arts Department; Lethbridge, AB
2015 Fine Arts Award of Excellence; University of Lethbridge Fine Arts Department; Lethbridge, AB