JOHN WOOD CURRICULUM VITAE Born in NSW 10th March 1966

EDUCATION Artist Blacksmith Course, Wangaratta TAFE 1997 Training Visa Mr. Brian Russell UK 2005 Certificate 1 Visual Arts Wagga TAFE 2007 Certificate 111 Engineering & Fabrication Trade TAFE 2013

EXHIBITIONS Pialligo Plant Farm, Sculpture exhibition, Canberra 2001 ABC Gardening Live, Exhibit sculpture Homebush Bay Sydney Sep 2001 Sydney Flower and Garden Show, Sculpture walk, Darling Harbour May 2002 Solo Exhibition The Artist Garden, Fitzroy Melbourne Nov 2002 Selected pieces The Crisp Galleries, Yass Dec 2002 Solo Exhibition, the Crisp Galleries, Yass 2004 Fisher’s Ghost Art Exhibition, Campbelltown Regional Art Gallery 2006 All in one go Mark IV exhibition Wagga Wagga Regional Art Gallery 2006 Solo exhibition Smoke, Steel and Wood Poachers Pantry Hall ACT 2008 Judging Panel- Spirit of the Land Sculpture Competition, Lockhart 2008 Exhibit sculpture – Spirit of the Land Sculpture Competition, Lockhart 2009 Exhibit Sculpture- Annabele Wallace Gallery, Young 2009 Exhibit Sculpture-“Eclectica”, Winifred West Schools, Mittagong 2011 Exhibit sculpture- Grenfell Regional Art gallery 2012 Toorak Sculpture Exhibition, Melbourne 2012 Toorak Sculpture Exhibition, Melbourne 2013 ‘Hook’ Sculptural collaborative performance with musician Vic McEwan 2012 ‘Art @ St John’s “Create” Solo Exhibition 2013 Exhibit sculpture ‘Force’ Exhibition. Taree Regional Gallery 2014

MEDIA Wagga Daily Advertiser, Business Day Editorial 2000 ABC Gardening Live Program Sept 2001 Wagga Wagga Daily Advertiser Editorial 2002 The Land Newspaper Editorial Feature Oct 2002 Sydney Morning Herald ‘Domain’ (Helen Moody) May 2002 Melbourne Yarra Leader Nov 2002 Your Backyard Magazine selected pieces 2004 House & Garden Magazine, Feature Sculpture 2004 Your Backyard Magazine selected pieces 2004 The Leader, Wagga Wagga 2004 The Daily Advertiser Editorial 2004 The Yass Tribune 2004 The Land Newspaper, Editorial 2006 The Daily Advertiser- Exhibition Editorial 2006 The Canberra Times 2008 Your Life Choices magazine Editorial 2008 Prime News 2008 Prime News 2013

NOTABLE COMMISSIONS William Farrer Hotel, Wagga Wagga 1998 Doo- Duck Inn Restaurant, Wagga Wagga 2002 Decorative Balustrade, Portsea, Victoria 2003 Yabtree Station, Mundarlo NSW 2004 Wingadel Station, Bowna NSW 2004 Big Springs Station, Via Wagga Wagga 2004 &2009 Yellowtail Wine Feature Balustrade, Griffith 2008 St Johns Anglican Church, Entrance doors, Wagga Wagga 2010 Forrest Hotel & Apartments- Canberra 2012

PUBLIC ART *Mt. Annan Royal Native Botanical Gardens, Centenary of Federation Project, Sculptural Fountain 2002 *Weather Sculptures, Middlesborough, UK 2005 *The Forrest Centre, Calvary Hospital Wagga Wagga 2006 *Memorial Sculpture Winton Shire Council QLD 2007 *Kildaire Catholic College, Crosses of St Bridget 2008 *Spirit of the land Commemorative public sculpture, council 2008 * “Kidsville” Gate Way Sculpture, Wagga Wagga City Council 2010 * Council-“growing our place project” Gate way sculpture & sculptural seating, Hay, NSW. 2012 * Shire Council, Birds of the bush public sculpture , NSW. 2012 *Wagga Wagga City Council Public Sculptural Bike Racks 2013 * Lamentation Bowl- St John’s Anglican church, Wagga Wagga 2013 *Eternal Flame Shroud – Wagga Wagga War Memorial 2014 *Wagga Wagga City Council / Forsyth St Roundabout - Public Art 2015 * City Council - Browns Lagoon- public sculpture 2015