Amber Wood makes work about the value of time and labor, humanity, and community in both figural and non-objective work though pastels, paint, textile, ceramic, and murals. Across all mediums and modalities, they prize the uniquely human character of the lovingly handmade, and strive for meticulous craft and human connection.

Wood has enjoyed teaching woodturning and furniture as a graduate teaching assistant at Oregon State University’s Wood Science program, ceramics as a teaching assistant and lab technician in the Cincinnati ceramic scene, and knitting and drawing to anyone with a passing interest. They hope to continue a career of teaching and studio art at the college level.

Wood holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of North Florida and a Bachelor of Fine Art from the University of Cincinnati. Proud of a branching and robust skillset, their work has included pediatric, adult, and geriatric populations in art and inpatient psychiatry, crisis response, psychometry, and behavioral care. Their clinical experience has imparted both a a deep appreciation of the power of therapeutic art across demographics, especially pediatric neurodivergent and adolescent trauma populations, and a passion for and fluency with disability advocacy, universal design, and education accommodations.

Living and working in various cities and communities around the US in the south, midwest, and pacific northwest has imbued Wood with an unwavering affection and solidarity with the working-class and marginalized communities worldwide. Immersed in the fight for tenant and workers’ rights, decolonialism, LGBTQ+ equality, and reproductive freedom, their Fellow Worker portrait series began Wood’s examination of art's role in fostering solidarity and honoring the people who make the world work. Wood continues to explore the dynamics of value, craftsmanship, authorship, ownership, community, and interconnectivity in their work.