Eve Wood, Raven in McQueen.
Birds have been a central theme in Wood’s life for as long as she can remember. One of her earliest memories is rescuing an injured dove at the age of seven. Reflecting on this deep connection, Wood says, “I’ve always felt a kinship with animals, perhaps because I find people so complicated and unknowable. All animals fascinate me, and I’ve always felt a profound responsibility to protect them. Jane Goodall once said we are the stewards of this planet, yet we are failing miserably. Human interference, greed, and global warming—driven by man-made emissions—are killing off 150 species every day. I like to think of my work as a battle cry for the voiceless, the defenseless, and the innocent.”
Wood’s work also delves into the intersection of art and trauma, often portraying creatures in distress. “In many ways, I identify with their struggles,” Wood shares. “My work is an attempt to connect with my own ghosts while celebrating the resilience and fragility of the birds I cherish. My hope is that perhaps a young person will see my drawings and be changed in some small way—even if it’s just to pay closer attention to the living world around them.”
Eve Wood is an artist, poet, and critic. She is represented by Track 16 in Los Angeles. She has had exhibitions at The Huntington Beach Museum of Art, The Vincent Price Museum, The Western Carolina University Museum and The Weatherspoon Museum of Art. Her work has been reviewed in the Los Angeles Times, Artweek, Art Issues, The LA Weekly, Modern Painters, The OC Weekly, Art/US, THE Magazine and Artpress. Her art criticism has appeared in many magazines including Riot Material, Flash Art, Artnet.com, Art & Cake, Tema Celeste, Flavorpill, White Hot Magazine, Artillery, Art ltd. New York Arts, Angeleno Magazine, Art Papers, Bridge, ArtUS, Artweek, Latin Arts.com, Art Review and Bomb. She is also the author of five books of poetry including “Remarks on Color,” recently published by DoppleHouse Press.
Curator Lisa Henry joined the Riverside Art Museum as the in-house curator in 2023 focused on organizing exhibitions and developing permanent collections after serving as a guest curator there for seven years. A seasoned art consultant, curator, and writer, Henry has curated exhibitions for prestigious museums across the West and East Coasts. Based in Southern California, she has collaborated with major art institutions such as the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art in Hartford, CT; High Museum of Art in Atlanta, GA; and in Los Angeles, CA, California African American Museum, UCLA Hammer Museum, and Japanese American National Museum, among others. Before her independent work, Henry was the Assistant Curator for American Art at the Newark Museum of Art in New Jersey.
