Susan Wood (visual artist)

Born in Saint John, New Brunswick, and grew up in Amherst, Nova Scotia. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Mount Allison University in 1967 before attending the 1976–1977 Banff Winter Studio Program. In 1981, she received a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Calgary.^[2]

Susan Wood was a founding member of Eastern Edge Gallery, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. She taught at NSCAD from 1990 to 2012.^[3]

In 2018, Visual Arts Nova Scotia announced the Susan Wood Award to support an emerging artist from Nova Scotia. The annual award was established to honour Wood's "legacy as a dedicated visual artist, mentor, and friend."^[4]

Susan Wood was known for drawings rooted in the principles of observational drawing^[2] on handmade Japanese papers (washi).

• Owens Art Gallery, Mount Allison University ^[5]
• Mount Saint Vincent University Art Gallery ^[6]
• Art Gallery of Nova Scotia^[7]
• Dalhousie Art Gallery^[7]
• Canada Council Art Bank^[7]
• NS Art Bank ^[8]

• Member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts
• Recipient of grant awards from the Canada Council for the Arts, the Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council and the Nova Scotia Arts Council.
• Touring Solo Exhibition: Taxonomies (1999)
• Touring Solo Exhibition: Earth Skins at Mount Saint Vincent University Art Gallery (August 23 – October 2, 2011), Owens Art Gallery, Mount Allison University (January 13 – February 26, 2012), Acadia University Art Gallery (June 18 – August 11, 2012), The Rooms Provincial Art Gallery (September 8 – November 18, 2012).^[9]