Wilfrid Wood (sculptor)
# Wilfrid Wood (sculptor)

Wilfrid Wood (born 1968) is a London-based sculptor, model maker and illustrator. He trained in graphics at Central St Martins before building latex heads for satirical TV programme, Spitting Image.

## Early life and Education

Born in London, Wood was raised in rural Sussex surrounded by a family of artists, including his father John Norris Wood, who was a natural history illustrator. He graduated from Central St. Martins with a degree in graphic design.

## Career

Wood began his career in publishing, designing layouts for encyclopedias. Bored by the work, he applied for a job as a “head builder” on the satirical TV program Spitting Image, making eyeball mechanisms for the puppets of public figures.

Using many mediums including polymer clay and plasticine, Wood’s candid sculptures depict everyday themes from politicians to sportsmen, from musicians to celebrities with the occasional dog walker for good measure. His work has been featured in different magazines, shows and exhibitions. In 2021, he designed BEEF! is a simple card game for two or more players published by Rough Trade Books.

Wood works out of his studio in Hackney Wick and holds various sculpting workshops.

## List of exhibitions

Country Life, solo exhibition at at Frmd, London, 2023

Group exhibition at the Royal Watercolour Society, 2023

Diving Deep, group exhibition at the University of Kent, 2023

People, solo exhibition, London, 2021

Drawing People, solo exhibition at Space Gallery, Hackney, 2018

Olympic Portraits, solo exhibition, 2016

