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Anti-disciplinary artist Dorian Wood is based in the U.S. Her intent of “infecting” spaces and ideologies with her creative practice is born from a desire to challenge traditions and systems that have contributed to the marginalization of people.
Conservatories and gay bars in Los Angeles were the places where Dorian Wood began to develop [their] particular way of looking at music... and this, combined with the gifts of nature (a powerful voice and an innate ability to deliver intense performances), have made them an artist that is both transcendental and unclassifiable." (Rolling Stone – Spain)
Note: This performance will take place at the Wyatt Deck; park in Visitor Parking Lot 5. Seating is limited.
Program
To be announced.
We are pleased to present Dorian Wood in collaboration with the UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden as part of the Department of Art and Art History's public programming — made possible in part by a Maria Manetti Shrem Endowed Chair in Art Studio.
About the Artist
Dorian Wood (b. 1975, pronouns: she/her/they/them) is an anti-disciplinary artist based in the U.S. Her intent of “infecting” spaces and ideologies with her creative practice is born from a desire to challenge traditions and systems that have contributed to the marginalization of people. Wood has performed at institutions that include The Broad, Los Angeles, CA; REDCAT, Los Angeles, CA; Museo Nacional Del Prado, Madrid, Spain; the City Hall of Madrid, Spain; Teatro de la Ciudad Esperanza Iris, Mexico City, Mexico; and Museum Folkwang, Essen, Germany, and at festivals that include Pacific Standard Time, Los Angeles, CA; Fusebox Festival, Austin, TX; Festival Cruilla, Barcelona, Spain; WorldPride Madrid, Spain; Moers Festival, Germany; and Cully Jazz Festival, Switzerland.
As a visual artist, Wood has created illustrations and video installations that have been exhibited in galleries around the world, including Vincent Price Art Museum, Los Angeles; La Carboneria, Huesca, Spain; Fierman Gallery, New York; and the Queer Biennial, Los Angeles. They have also directed several short films, among them The angel (2023), Low's Disappearing video (2021), American Savagery (2021), FAF (2021), The World’s Gone Beautiful (2020), PAISA (2019, co-directed with Graham Kolbeins), O (2014) and La Cara Infinita (2013).
Dorian Wood (n. 1975, pronombres: ella/elle) es una artista anti-disciplinaria basada en los Estados Unidos. Su intento de “contagiar” espacios e ideologías con su práctica creativa nace del deseo de desafiar tradiciones y sistemas que han contribuido a la marginación de las personas. Wood ha actuado en instituciones que incluyen The Broad, Los Ángeles, CA; REDCAT, Los Ángeles, CA; Museo Nacional Del Prado, Madrid, España; el Ayuntamiento de Madrid, España; Teatro de la Ciudad Esperanza Iris, Ciudad de México, México; y el Museo Folkwang, Essen, Alemania, y en festivales que incluyen Pacific Standard Time, Los Ángeles, California; Fusebox Festival, Austin, TX; Festival Cruilla, Barcelona, España; WorldPride Madrid, España; Moers Festival, Alemania; y el Cully Jazz Festival, Suiza.
Como artista visual, Wood ha creado ilustraciones y videoinstalaciones que han sido exhibidas en galerías como Vincent Price Art Museum, Los Ángeles; La Carbonería, Huesca, España y Fierman Gallery, Nueva York. También ha dirigido varios cortometrajes, entre ellas The angel (2023), el vídeo Disappearing de Low (2021), American Savagery (2021), FAF (2021), The World’s Gone Beautiful (2020), PAISA (2019, codirigida con Graham Kolbeins), O (2014) y La Cara Infinita (2013).
Wood’s work transcends genres and geographical borders." (INTO)