Lizzie Wood is a painter and comic-maker living in Inverness in the heart of the Highlands. Her work takes inspiration from the land and often starts out as a sketch in a notebook, made while perched on rocks in far flung places. Her paintings experiment with the ephemeral colour and light of the mountains, striving to bring their elusive qualities to the page. She hopes that in transposing these unforgettable days into paint, you might be transported into the mountains for a moment in your mind. Her comic, Solastalgia, deals with the more complicated conversations taking place in Scotland right now, and feelings she has around land use, change and human impact in Highland.
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| Circus Artspace - Associate Selected to take part in a Highland wide collective of eight early career artists to work alongside the Circus Artspace collective for 10 months, learning from each other and helping lead CaraVAN- a series of events connecting a wider network of artists across Highland. |
| Embassy Gallery - Emerging Strategies Artist Development Program Member of the Edinburgh based programme which consists of self-directed peer-led workshops, talks and participatory sessions exploring professional practice with a selected cohort. John Muir Trust- Kylesku Residency A week in Assynt funded by the John Muir Trust gathering inspiration from the land and making new work for a solo exhibition in their Pitlochry visitor space June 2025. Link: Artist in residence at Quinag John Muir Trust - Wild Spaces Exhibition Open Call exhibition run by the JMT, winning the writing and overall category with my comic Solastalgia. Circus Artspace - Fellow Three months shadowing the Inverness contemporary art collective Circus Artspace as part of their fellowship program, gaining insight into their ethos, practice, projects and receiving feedback and mentorship from the members. VARA - Magic Mountain Festival, Skye Bespoke commissioned festival publication Solastalgia - Scottish Mountaineering Press Link : Solastalgia - Scottish Mountaineering Press. OuterSpaces - Studio Holder The old Stirling Furniture shop, Inverness |
| Nov 2024- present |
Oct 2024- present Oct 2024 - present Mar-Jun 2024 Apr-Jun 2024 Jan 2025 Mar 2024 Mar 2024- Present |