Qualeasha Wood
b. 1996 Long Branch, New Jersey, NJ, USALives and works in Philadelphia, PA, USA
CURRICULUM VITAE SELECT PRESS
2024 Dazed, 2024 Dazed 100 USA
• Forbes Art & Style, Forbes 30 under 30 North America 2025, Art & Style
• artnet, Beyond Needle and Thread: Contemporary Artists Are Fueling a Tapestry Renaissance
• The Guardian, See the light pour through: how art can free us from the exhaustion of smartphone addiction
• CULTURED, Introducing CULTURED's 2024 Young Artists List
• The Today Show, Alicia Keys, Swizz Beatz on inspiring others with ‘Giants’ art exhibit. Interviewed by Hoda Kotb.
•Hyperallergic - Qualeasha Wood Weaves the Online into IRL, by Izzy DeSantis.
• The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Philly artist sharing space with Jean-Michel Basquiat in an ongoing Brooklyn Museum show.
• Vanity Fair, The secrets of Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz’s museum-ready art collection.
• Art Basel, Creating new rituals for a world in flux.
• The Art Institute of Chicago, The Alchemy of Weaving
2023 Galerie, Fast-Rising Artist Qualeasha Wood Blends Textural Fuzziness with Digital Frenzy
• The New York Times, What to See in N.Y.C. Galleries in December
• Missy Magazine, Qualeasha Wood combines traditional crafts, queer craft and digital elements in contrasting tapestries
• Cultured Magazine, For Artist Qualeasha Wood, A Met Acquisition Was a Blessing and a Curse
• The Guardian, “I don’t worry about holding back’ – how Qualeasha Wood turned being doxed into wild tapestries“
• artnet, Buzzy Artist Qualeasha Wood’s Multilayered Tapestries Explore What It Means to Be Black, Queer, and ‘Chronically Online’
• L’OFFICIEL, Artist Qualeasha Wood on Representation and its Impact on Identity
• DSCENE, God Is a Young Hot Ebony: Exclusive Interview With Artist Qualeasha Wood
• Mousse Magazine, Qualeasha Wood “Manic Pixie Magical Negro” at Kendra Jayne Patrick, New York
• The Evening Standard, London’s New Power Art List
• DAZED, These extremely online tapestries take you on a journey through cyberspace by Zoe Whitfield
2022 Mousse Magazine, Black Millennial Femmehood: Qualeasha Wood by Alexandra Thomas
• Artsy, The Artsy Vanguard 2022
• Essence Magazine, Leader’s of the New Art World
• Harper’s Bazaar, Icons Issue, 2022
• Curbed, Qualeasha Wood Wants to Get Crab Legs with Cardi B
• Observer, Observer’s Slambook: Artist Qualeasha Wood on Ethically Colonizing Mars
• Frieze, A Black History of Art: Alayo Akinkugbe's Highlights from Frieze London and Frieze Masters 2022
• W Mag, Qualeasha Wood Weaves Cyberculture Into Tapestries
• Artnet, Textile Artists Are Back in the Public Spotlight in Museums and Galleries. Art Collectors? They’re Still Catching Up
• Art Review, The Subversive Power of Quilts, Legacy Russell on ‘The New Bend’
• WePresent, Qualeasha Wood: Intricate tapestries depicting online experiences by Allyssia Alleyne
2021 4Columns, Black Femme by Aruna D’Souza
• The New Yorker, Black Femme: Sovereign of WAP and the Virtual Realm by Andrea K. Scott
• Observer, Black Femme: Sovereign of WAP and the Virtual Realm’ Shines at Canada Gallery by Yume Murphy
• The Provincetown Independent, At Just 24, Qualeasha Wood Brings Textiles Into 2021 by Susannah Elisabeth Fulcher
• Observer, ‘Digital Legacies 2.0’ Honors the Cultural Impact of Black Women and Nonbinary People” by Helen Holmes
• artnet, The Class of 2021: Meet 6 Fast-Rising Artists Having Star Turns at This Year’s Art Basel Miami Beach by artnet Editors
• ARTNews, First-Time Exhibitors Shine at Art Basel Miami Beach as Selection Committee Pushes to Diversify by Alex Greenberger
2020 Gallery Talk, DOUBLE TAP #17, Qualeasha Wood, by Anna Meinecke
• Broadway World, NADA Miami 2020 Concludes In-Person and Online Fair with Diverse International Presentations, Dynamic Programming and High Viewership by BWW News Desk
2019 Artdose Magazine
Gluon Gallery, Levee Contemporary, OS Projects – Vol 29 by Rachel Hausmann Schall
• Art Viewer, A Complete Change of Form Into a More Beautiful Or Spiritual State at COOPER COLE
• The Brown Daily Herald, RISD Show Challenges Gallery Structures by Divya Maniar
2017 Bluestockings Mag, Creating While Black: An Interview with Qualeasha Wood by Osun Taylor
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• Forbes Art & Style, Forbes 30 under 30 North America 2025, Art & Style
• artnet, Beyond Needle and Thread: Contemporary Artists Are Fueling a Tapestry Renaissance
• The Guardian, See the light pour through: how art can free us from the exhaustion of smartphone addiction
• CULTURED, Introducing CULTURED's 2024 Young Artists List
• The Today Show, Alicia Keys, Swizz Beatz on inspiring others with ‘Giants’ art exhibit. Interviewed by Hoda Kotb.
•Hyperallergic - Qualeasha Wood Weaves the Online into IRL, by Izzy DeSantis.
• The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Philly artist sharing space with Jean-Michel Basquiat in an ongoing Brooklyn Museum show.
• Vanity Fair, The secrets of Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz’s museum-ready art collection.
• Art Basel, Creating new rituals for a world in flux.
• The Art Institute of Chicago, The Alchemy of Weaving
2023 Galerie, Fast-Rising Artist Qualeasha Wood Blends Textural Fuzziness with Digital Frenzy
• The New York Times, What to See in N.Y.C. Galleries in December
• Missy Magazine, Qualeasha Wood combines traditional crafts, queer craft and digital elements in contrasting tapestries
• Cultured Magazine, For Artist Qualeasha Wood, A Met Acquisition Was a Blessing and a Curse
• The Guardian, “I don’t worry about holding back’ – how Qualeasha Wood turned being doxed into wild tapestries“
• artnet, Buzzy Artist Qualeasha Wood’s Multilayered Tapestries Explore What It Means to Be Black, Queer, and ‘Chronically Online’
• L’OFFICIEL, Artist Qualeasha Wood on Representation and its Impact on Identity
• DSCENE, God Is a Young Hot Ebony: Exclusive Interview With Artist Qualeasha Wood
• Mousse Magazine, Qualeasha Wood “Manic Pixie Magical Negro” at Kendra Jayne Patrick, New York
• The Evening Standard, London’s New Power Art List
• DAZED, These extremely online tapestries take you on a journey through cyberspace by Zoe Whitfield
2022 Mousse Magazine, Black Millennial Femmehood: Qualeasha Wood by Alexandra Thomas
• Artsy, The Artsy Vanguard 2022
• Essence Magazine, Leader’s of the New Art World
• Harper’s Bazaar, Icons Issue, 2022
• Curbed, Qualeasha Wood Wants to Get Crab Legs with Cardi B
• Observer, Observer’s Slambook: Artist Qualeasha Wood on Ethically Colonizing Mars
• Frieze, A Black History of Art: Alayo Akinkugbe's Highlights from Frieze London and Frieze Masters 2022
• W Mag, Qualeasha Wood Weaves Cyberculture Into Tapestries
• Artnet, Textile Artists Are Back in the Public Spotlight in Museums and Galleries. Art Collectors? They’re Still Catching Up
• Art Review, The Subversive Power of Quilts, Legacy Russell on ‘The New Bend’
• WePresent, Qualeasha Wood: Intricate tapestries depicting online experiences by Allyssia Alleyne
2021 4Columns, Black Femme by Aruna D’Souza
• The New Yorker, Black Femme: Sovereign of WAP and the Virtual Realm by Andrea K. Scott
• Observer, Black Femme: Sovereign of WAP and the Virtual Realm’ Shines at Canada Gallery by Yume Murphy
• The Provincetown Independent, At Just 24, Qualeasha Wood Brings Textiles Into 2021 by Susannah Elisabeth Fulcher
• Observer, ‘Digital Legacies 2.0’ Honors the Cultural Impact of Black Women and Nonbinary People” by Helen Holmes
• artnet, The Class of 2021: Meet 6 Fast-Rising Artists Having Star Turns at This Year’s Art Basel Miami Beach by artnet Editors
• ARTNews, First-Time Exhibitors Shine at Art Basel Miami Beach as Selection Committee Pushes to Diversify by Alex Greenberger
2020 Gallery Talk, DOUBLE TAP #17, Qualeasha Wood, by Anna Meinecke
• Broadway World, NADA Miami 2020 Concludes In-Person and Online Fair with Diverse International Presentations, Dynamic Programming and High Viewership by BWW News Desk
2019 Artdose Magazine
Gluon Gallery, Levee Contemporary, OS Projects – Vol 29 by Rachel Hausmann Schall
• Art Viewer, A Complete Change of Form Into a More Beautiful Or Spiritual State at COOPER COLE
• The Brown Daily Herald, RISD Show Challenges Gallery Structures by Divya Maniar
2017 Bluestockings Mag, Creating While Black: An Interview with Qualeasha Wood by Osun Taylor
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