RICHARD WOODS
Born 1966 in Cheshire, UK
Lives and works in London, UK
EDUCATION
1988-1998 Slade School of Fine Art, MA
1985-1988 Winchester School of Art, BA (Honors)
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS AND PROJECTS
2009
Galleria S.A.L.E.S., Rome, Italy
The Nature Show, Perry Rubenstein Gallery, New York, NY
Richard Woods: Port Sunlight, commissioned by Lever House, Lever House,
New York, NY (December, 2009-February 15, 2010)
wall and door and roof, commissioned by the Public Art Fund, City Hall Park,
New York, NY (July 2-September, 2009)
2008
Approximate Rock, Grieder Contemporary, Zurich, Switzerland
Flora and Fauna, Milton Keynes Gallery, Milton Keynes, UK
Stone Clad Cottages, Fermynwoods Contemporary Art Ltd., Brigstock Kettering, UK
2007
Daisy House, Private Collection, New York, NY
Logo no. 29, Remotti Foundation, Milan, Italy
Super-Tudor Fold, Curated by Rob Hewitt and Gavin Wade, Birmingham, UK
2006
Logo no. 26, Thin Cities: Leicester Square and Green Park, London, UK
Printing and Cutting and Other Stories, Galleria S.A.L.E.S., Rome, Italy
2005
The Decorative Arts, Galleria Maze, Turin, Italy
Logo no. 14, The New Art Gallery, Walsall, UK
Mock Tudor Painting, Sadler's Wells, London, UK
NewBUILD, New College, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
RENOVATION, Wimbledon School of Art, London, UK
2004
Countrystyle, Kenny Schachter ROVE Projects LLP, London, UK
Richard Woods, vamiali's, Athens, Greece
2003
Nice life no. 2, Deitch Projects, Miami, FL
Renovation, Galleria S.A.L.E.S., Rome, Italy
Super Tudor, Private Collection, Woodstock, NY
2002
Super Tudor, Deitch Projects, New York, NY
2001
Richard Woods, griedervonputtkammer GmbH, Berlin, Germany
2000
Richard Woods, Modern Art Inc., London, UK
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS AND PROJECTS
2009
Superabundance: A Celebration of Pattern,
Turner Contemporary Project Space, Margate, UK
2008
A Colour Box, Arcade Fine Arts, London, UK
Crossing, Milan Furniture Fair, Milan, Italy
Darwin's Canopy, Natural History Museum, London, UK
Irony and Gesture: British Contemporary Art Exhibition, Kukje Gallery, Seoul, Korea
Liverpool Biennial, Liverpool, UK
2007
Architecture Week 2007, P3, The University of Westminster, London, UK
2005
UK Pavilion, Japan Association for the 2005 World Exposition, Aichi, Japan
2003
50th International Venice Biennale of Art, Venice Italy
Retinal Stain, Cosmic Galerie, Paris, France
2002
Framing my view, Galleria Maze, Turin, Italy
The Galleries Show, Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK
Supersonic & Alien, Galleria S.A.L.E.S., Rome, Italy
2001
Effetto Natura, Nicola Trussardi Foundation, Milan, Italy
2000
Open Plan P3--The Marathon, Alphadelta and Artio Galleries, Athens, Greece
SELECTED BOOKS AND CATALOGUES
2006
Burn, Gordon and Marco Livingstone. Richard Woods.
Surrey, UK: Lund Humphries Publishers, 2006.
Miles, Rosie and Gill Saunders. Prints Now: Directions and Definitions.
London: V & A Publications, 2006.
Woods, Richard. Noha Nasser and Gavin Wade. Eds. As Big as a House.
London: ARTicle Press, 2006.
2005
UK Pavilion. Aichi, Japan:
Japan Association for the 2005 World Exposition, 2005.
2003
Basualdo, Carlos and Francesco Bonami. Eds. Dreams and Conflict—
The Dictatorship of the Viewer—The 50th International Art Exhibition—
La Biennale Di Venezia. Milan: Skira, 2003.
2002
Hakansson, Henrik, Florian Huttner, Paul Morrison, and Richard Woods.
Mariuccia Casadio. Ed. Effetto Natura/Nature's Effect. Milan:
Edizioni Charta s.r.l. in collaboration with the Nicola Trussardi Foundation, 2002.
2000
Open Plan P3–The Marathon. Athens:
Alphadelta and Artio Galleries, 2000.
SELECTED ARTICLES
2009
"Richard Woods: Port Sunlight." Review of Port Sunlight, by Richard Woods,
at Lever House. Wallpaper. December 2009: 50.
"Insight: Outdoor Art in New York (and Beyond)." Art in America. November 2009: 42.
Hostetler, Sue. "Mod Squad." Gotham. October 2009: 112-117.
Davis, Ariel. "Q & A: Richard Woods." Metropolis Magazine. Web.
7 August 2009. http://www.metropolismag.com/pov/20090807/qa-richard-woods.
Rose, Lily. "Richard Woods at City Hall." Whitewall Magazine. Web.
28 July 2009. http://www.whitewallmag.com/2009/07/28/richard-woods-at-city-hall/.
Stiffler, Scott. "The A-List." The Villager. Web. Vol. 79 No. 7. 22-28 July 2009. http://www.thevillager.com/villager_325/thealist.html.
Walleston, Aimee. "Play Outside: Woods and West Navigate New York."
Review of wall and door and roof and The Ego and the Id,
by Richard Woods and Franz West (respectively),
in City Hall Park and Central Park, New York, NY (respectively).
Art in America. Web. 15 July 2009.
http://www.artinamericamagazine.com/news-opinion/news/2009-07-15/richard-woods-/.
Schwedel, Heather. "He's a Brick House: Q & A with Facetious Façade Artist Richard Woods."Flavorwire. Web. 14 July 2009. http://flavorwire.com/28898/
hes-a-brick-house-qa-with-facetious-facade-artist-richard-woods.
Brillson, Leila. "Richard Woods, Brick by Brick."
Review of wall and door and roof, by Richard Woods, at City Hall Park, New York, NY.
Interview Magazine. Web. 13 July 2009.
http://www.interviewmagazine.com/blogs/art/2009-07-13/ruchard-woods-public-art-fun/.
"Richard Woods, City Hall Park, New York." Review of wall and door and roof,
by Richard Woods, at City Hall Park, New York, NY. The Saatchi Gallery. Web.
7 July 2009. http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/blogon/art_news/
richard_woods_city_hall_park_new_york/5755.
Browne, Alix. "Art Attack: Richard Woods at City Hall."
The New York Times: The Moment Blog. Web. 1 July 2009.
http://themoment.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/01/art-attack-richard-woods-at-city-hall/.
Vogel, Carol. "Whimsy Writ Large." The New York Times. 26 June 2009: C24.
Johnson, Ken. "Richard Woods, The Nature Show."
Review of The Nature Show, by Richard Woods, at Perry Rubenstein Gallery.
The New York Times. 19 June 2009: C29.
Shaw, Richard. "Neue Exzentrik. Das Richtige Leben Im Gefälschten."
Architectual Digest. Die Schönsten Häuser Der Welt.
June 2009: 102-106.
Wright, Karen. "New York Galleries Impress." Phillips Art Expert. Web.
26 May 2009. http://www.phillipsartexpert.com/forums/19/699/.
Pittilla, Mary Jane. "MCM celebrates the grand opening of landmark
MCM HAUS boutique and lifestyle space—20/04/09."
Review of the MCM HAUS boutique, by Richard Woods, in Seoul, South Korea.
The Moodie Report Web. 20 April 2009.
http://www.moodiereport.com/document.php?c_id=30&doc_id=20464.
Shaw, William. "Against the Grain: Richard Woods has the art world floored.
William Shaw reports." Review of The Nature Show, by Richard Woods,
at Perry Rubenstein Gallery. T Magazine--The New York Times.
17 April 2009: 52, 54.
Allsop, Laura, Caitlin Lee Dempsey, and Tania Roettger. "Consumed."
Review of WrongWoods, by Richard Woods and Sebastian Wrong, for Established & Sons.
Art Review. April 2009: 32.
2008
Woods, Richard. "Pick-Up-Sticks." Wallpaper. December 2008:
Limited Edition Cover.
Wright, Karen. "Shock Tudor." Review of Super Tudor, by Richard Woods,
in Woodstock, NY. The World of Interiors. December 2008: 186-193.
Barnett, Leisa. "Into The Woods." Review of The Wood Show, by Richard Woods,
at Paul Smith SPACE. Vogue UK. Web. 21 October 2008
http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/daily/081021-paul-smiths-latest-blog.aspx.
Clark, Robert. "Exhibition Preview: Richard Woods: Stone Clad Cottages, Kettering."
Review of Stone Clad Cottages, by Richard Woods,
at Fermynwoods Contemporary Art Ltd. (offsite), Brigstock, UK.
The Guardian. Web. 18 October 2008. http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2008/oct/18/exhibition-centrallistings.
Hunt, Andrew. "Richard Woods." Review of Flora and Fauna, by Richard Woods,
at Milton Keynes Gallery. Frieze. Web. October 2008. http://www.frieze.com/
issue/review/richard_woods1.
Lack, Jessica. "Artist of the week no. 4: Richard Woods." The Guardian. Web.
27 August 2008. http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2008/aug/27/richard.woods.
Wiles, William. "The Artists' Playground." Review of The Artists' Playground,
at Sudeley Castle. Icon Magazine. Web. August 2008.
http://www.iconeye.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article=3531:
the-artists-playground.
Glen, Colin. "Intervention/Decoration." Review of Intervention/Decoration,
at various venues, in Frome, UK. Art Monthly. June 2008: 30-31.
Colsell, Ilsa. "(A) Cover-Up—Richard Woods: Humour and Menace." DAMn.
February-March 2008: 50-56.
2007
Bourne, Leah, Betsy Kroll, Kate Stinchfield, and Deirdre van Dyk. "A to Z: WrongWoods."
Review of WrongWoods, by Richard Woods and Sebastian Wrong, for Established and Sons.
Time Magazine. Web. Winter 2007.
http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/0,28757,1684022,00.html.
Lutyens, Dominic. "Get into the Groove." The Sunday Times. Web. 5 August 2007.
http://property.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/property/interiors/article2162631.ece.
Boehnert, Jody. "Tooning up the World." IdN Magazine. June 2007: 12-18.
Holman, Martin. "Recovery Rooms." Miser and Now. Summer 2007: 18-25.
Betts, Kate. "Paul Smith." Review of Richard Woods, at Paul Smith.
Time Magazine. Web. 9 April 2007. http://www.time.com/time/
specials/2007/style_design/article/0,28804,1609195_1608999_1608212,00.html.
2006
Chen, Aric. "Prim on the Outside, but a Funhouse Within."
The New York Times. Web. 9 February 2006. http://www.nytimes.com/
2006/02/09garden/09Schachter.html?_r=2&scp=49&sq=%22Richard%20Woods%22%20review&st=cse.
2005
Viladas, Pilar. "Tudor Revival." Review of Super Tudor, by Richard Woods,
in Woodstock, NY. The New York Times. Web. 27 November 2005.
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/27/magazine/27design.lnew_.html?_r=1&scp=3&sq=Pilar+Viladas&st=nyt.
Wainwright, Martin "Sculpture park goes underground."
Review of Yorkshire Sculpture Park, in Bretton, UK. The Guardian. Web.
14 May 2005. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2005/may/14/arts.artsnews.
Kennedy, Maev. "Risk of seeing red over Oxford facelift." Review of NewBUILD,
by Richard Woods, at University of Oxford. The Guardian. Web. 21 March 2005. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2005/mar/21/artsandhumanities.arts.
2004
von Hase, Bettina. "The age of Super Tudor." Review of Super Tudor, by Richard Woods,
in Woodstock, NY. Art Review. February 2004: 68-73.
2003
Woods, Richard. "An installation by Richard Woods, and an interview with the artist—
by himself." Modern Painters. Summer 2003: 76-83.
2002
Rosenberg, Karen. "Richard Woods." Review of Super Tudor, by Richard Woods,
at Deitch Projects. Frieze. Web. November-December 2002.
http://www.frieze.com/issue/review/richard_woods/.
"Richard Woods." Review of Super Tudor, by Richard Woods, at Deitch Projects.
The New Yorker. Web. 23 September 2002. http://www.newyorker.com/.
Dannatt, Adrian. "Richard Woods: Super Tudor." Review of Super Tudor,
by Richard Woods, at Deitch Projects. Modern Painters. Winter 2002: 149.
2000
Parker, Graham. "Tabley." Review of Tabley, at Tabley House, in Cheshire, UK.
Art Monthly. October 2000: 41-42.
Hyde, James. "Richard Woods at Modern Art Inc." Review of Richard Woods,
by Richard Woods, at Modern Art Inc. Art In America July 2000: 117-118.
ARCHITECTURAL COMMISSIONS AND COLLABORATIONS
2009
WRONGWOODS, Collaboration with Sebastian Wrong,
Commissioned by Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK
Commissioned by MCM, Seoul, South Korea
Commissioned by Residence Du Parc, Turin, Italy
WRONGWOODS, Collaboration with Sebastian Wrong, Milan, Italy
2007
Daisy House, Commissioned by Adam Lindemann, New York, NY
Floral repeat no. 19, Commissioned by Look Ahead Housing, Bracknell, UK
Logo no. 27, Commissioned by AHMM Architects, London, UK
MK Forty Towers, Collaboration with DRMM Architects, Milton Keynes, UK
WrongWoods, Collaboration with Sebastian Wrong, for Established and Sons,
London, UK
WrongWoods, Collaboration with Sebastian Wrong, for Moss Gallery of Art and Design,
New York, NY
2006
Commissioned by Paul Smith, New York, NY
2005
Commissioned by Paul Smith, Tokyo, Japan
2004
Floral repeat no. 11, Collaboration with Maria Giuseppina Grasso Cannizzo,
Collection Enzo Di Matteo, Vittoria, Italy
Logo no. 9, Collaboration with Maria Giuseppina Grasso Cannizzo,
Collection Mariliana and Salvo Brachitta, Ragusa, Italy
2002
Commissioned by Comme des Garçons, Osaka, Japan
2001
Horn, Collaboration with SH Architects, Commissioned be Paul Smith, Tokyo, Japan