Education

2003 MFA Indiana University, Bloomington

Penland School of Crafts, Joel Stearns, Cardboard Furniture

2000 BFA Pittsburg State University

1999 University of Georgia, Athens- Cortona, Italy (Studies Abroad)

Professional Experience

2005 iiiterations Lecture, Pittsburg State University

Gallery Assistant, Clay Art Center, Wichita, Kansas (current)

2004 Artist in Residence, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, Texas

Houston Community College, Southwest, Adjunct Professor

2003 Indiana University, Bloomington, Textile Department, Associate Instructor

"To Die For" Workshop

2002 Indiana University, Bloomington, Textile Department, Graduate Assistant

Awards

2004 Integrity of the Minimal, www.postpicasso.com, Honorable Mention

2002 David Zaun Award of Merit, Sheldon Swope Museum

2000 Friends of Fine Arts Fellowship Award and Stipend, Indiana University

1999 31st Smoky Hill Art Competition and Exhibition Merit Award, Hays Art Center

Exhibitions

2006 27th Annual Contemporary Arts Exhibition, Mesa Arts Council, Mesa, Arizona

Materials: Hard & Soft Exhibition, Greater Denton Arts Council, Denton, Texas

Craft Forms 2006, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, Pennsylvania

Art to Wear, Peters Valley, Layton, New Jersey

7th Annual Abstraction International Juried Online Art Exhibition,
www.UpstreamPeopleGallery.com

Artist in Residence Exhibition, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston,Texas

East Coast to West Coast: An Exhibition of Women Artists, Lux Gallery, Chicago, Illinois

Luminescence, Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts, Annapolis, Maryland

CJ Wood (solo exhibition), Wichita, Kansas

Concealment, Jewelry and Metal Art, www.PostPicasso.com

Materials: Hard & Soft, Greater Denton Arts Council, Denton, Texas

2004 Holiday Invitational, Asher Gallery, Houston, Texas

Beyond Boundaries, Artrom-www.Artrom.com, Rome, Italy

Boundary Crossing, Eastern New Mexico University, Roswell, New Mexico

ABC of Craft; Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, Texas

Art Opportunities Monthly Art Gallery, www.artopportunitiesmonthly.com

CraftHouston 2004: Texas, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, Texas

Artist in Residence Exhibition, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston,Texas

TALA Auction, University of Houston: College of Architecture, Houston Texas

Integrity of the Minimal, www.postpicasso.com

New Blood, Finer Things Gallery, Nashville, Tennessee

Gulf Coast Intercollegiate, Faculty Exhibition 2004, Stafford, Texas

Projekt 30: February Exhibition, www.projekt30.com

Work of the New Year, Guests Gallery, www.guestsgallery.com

2003 The Art of Being Tactile:Works in Fiber, www.postpicasso.com

Craft 2003: National, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, Texas

New Faces, Robert Kidd Gallery, Birmingham, Michigan

Regional Drawing Exhibition, Elaine L. Jacobs Gallery, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan

Masters of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition, School of Fine Arts Gallery, Bloomington,Indiana

25th Annual Contemporary Crafts, Mesa Contemporary Arts, Mesa, Arizona

2002 Surface Noir, School of Fine Arts Gallery, Bloomington, Indiana

58th Annual Wabash Valley Juried Exhibition, Sheldon Swope Art Museum, Terre Haute, Indiana

2000 Senior Exhibition, Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, Kansas

31st Smoky Hill Art Competition and Exhibition, Hays Art Center, Hays, Kansas

Convergence 2000 Cincinnati, Fibers 2000: We Make the Fashions!, Cincinnati, Ohio

Galex 34 Competition and Exhibition, Galesburg Civic Art Center, Galesburg, Illinois

Cortona Student Exhibition and Reunion, Lamar Dodd School of Art, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia

Baker Arts Center 3rd National Juried Art Show, Baker Arts Center, Liberal, Kansas

Carolyn J Wood: Technology in Style, Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, Kansas

1999 2nd Spiva Contemporary Craft Biennial, George A Spiva Center for the Arts,

Joplin,Missouri

Mostra (Cortona, Italy)

In Print

iiiterations Online, http://cas.pittstate.edu/Depts/Art/Exhibits/iiiterations/

Brecheisen, Ray, "Learning from the Pros", Morning Sun, November 8, 2005.

Ross, Lana, "Material Manipulations", Collegio, November 10, 2005.

"Joint Exhibit Slated at University Gallery", Morning Sun, October 24, 2005.

Exhibitions Calendar; "Luminescence". Retrieved May 1, 2005, from http://www.mdhallarts.org/exhibitions/exhibitionItem50.html.

CraftHouston 2004:Texas. Houston Center for Contemporary Craft; 2004.

CraftHouston 2003:National. Houston Center for Contemporary Craft; 2003.

“Portfolio: CJ Wood”, American Craft, Oct/Nov. 2003.

25th Annual Contemporary Crafts. Mesa Contemporary Arts, Mesa Arts Center; 2003.

“Converging on the River” Shuttle Spindle & Dyepot, Fall 2000, pg. 40 (image).

31st Smoky Hill Art Competition and Exhibition. Hays Art Center; 2000: pg. 9.