Bethany Laranda Wood

Education:

2017 - MFA in Art, University of Iowa, School of Art and Art History, Iowa City, IA. Jewelry and Metal Arts.

         Graduate Certificate in Book Arts, University of Iowa Center for the Book, Iowa City, IA. Bookbinding, Artist Books.
2016 - MA in Art, May 2016, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, Emphasis: Jewelry and Metal Arts.
2014 - BFA in Art, May 2014, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, Emphasis: Jewelry Design and Metalsmithing.
2009 - BA in Humanities, May 2009, Lubbock Christian University, Lubbock, TX, Emphasis: English.

 

Residencies, Teaching Experience, and Related Employment:​

• Awarded Art/Sci Residency, October 23, 2025 – November 5, 2025, PLAYA, Summer Lake, OR.

• Instructional Services Specialist, August 2018 - Present, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA. 

• Studio Artist in Residence, November 1, 2017 – April 30, 2018, Public Space 1, Iowa City, IA.

• Instructor of Record, 2014-17, TA - University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, “Elements of Jewelry and Metal Arts”, "Introduction to Jewelry and Metal Arts".

 

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Solo and Small Group Exhibitions

2018-2019

• Bethany Laranda Wood: The West at Hand, November 17, 2018-March 3, 2019, Nevada Museum of Art, Center for Art + Environment Research Library and Archives, Reno, NV.

2017

• Solo Exhibition, September 4 - November 28, 2017, Fountain Lobby, UIHC, Iowa City, IA.

• Sited: An MFA Thesis Exhibition, April 9-15, 2017, Levitt Gallery, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, Solo thesis exhibition.

2016

• Given Time: Work By Stephanie Brohman, Trudi Starbeck-Miller, and Bethany Laranda Wood, August 2-November 3, 2016, Fairfield Arts and Convention Center, Fairfield, IA.

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Select Juried Exhibitions:

2025

• Variations, Marblehead Arts Association, Marblehead, MA (National).

• Texas National Competition and Exhibition 2025, SFA Galleries, Steven F Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX (National). 

• The Contemporary Print, The Art Galleries at Austin Community College, Austin, TX (National).

 

2024                       

• CraftForms 2024, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA (International). Award of Merit.

• METALmorphosis: The Art of Transformation, Colorado Metalsmithing Association, Denver, CO (National).

• Delicate 2024, Gallerium.art, Online exhibition and catalogue (National).

• Small works, BIG TALENT, Las Laguna Art Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA (National). 

• Abstract, Upward Gallery (National). Best in Show.

• Women Artists Making Their Mark, O-Hanlon Center for the Arts (National). 

2018

• Craft Forms 2018, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA (International).

• Materials Hard+Soft, Greater Denton Arts Council, Denton, TX (International).

• Boundless, Central Features Contemporary Art, Albuquerque, NM (National).

 

2017 

• Craft Forms 2017, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA (International). Award of Merit.

• The Book as Art v. 5: Illuminated, Decatur Arts Alliance, Decatur, GA, (International) Best in Show.

• Washington Print Foundation 2017 National Small Works Exhibition, Washington Printmakers Gallery, Washington DC (National). 

• St. Tammany Art Association 52nd Juried Artists Exhibition, Covington, LA (National). 

• TRAHCs 29th Annual Juried Exhibition, Texarkana, TX (National). 

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2016               

• Craft Forms 2016, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA, (International) Award of Merit.

• Any Portmanteau In the Storm, Norfolk, VA. Juror: (International) Kaleo Legal Non-purchase Award.

2015                       

• Momentum: SNAG Juried Student Exhibition, SNAG Conference, Boston, MA, (International).

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Publications:

2025 - WE ARE SNAG: Anthology Ed 5, R-Hysterectomy (2024)

2024 - Upwards Quarterly, Autumn 2024 ed., Published interview, Upwards Gallery.

2024 - WE ARE SNAG: Anthology Ed 4, Winner of superlative: “Teacher’s Pet (most likely to

get an A)”, Space and Meaning (2024).

2018 - SNAG JaMS: Jewelry and Metals Survey. Selected works: (Don’t) Let Go (2016), Look-out, Look-In (2017).

 

Collections:
Archive Collections, Center for Art + Environment, Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, NA.


Lectures/Artist Talks/Workshops:
2026 - (Im)material Translations, (Forthcoming) Yuma Arts Symposium 47, February 2026, Yuma, AZ.

2018 - Metal Pendants, Artist Residency Workshop, March, 2018, Public Space 1, Iowa City, IA.
2016 - Artist Talk, August 5, 2016, Fairfield Arts and Convention Center, Fairfield, IA.      

Awards:

2024

• Award of Merit, Craft Forms 2024, Wayne, PA, Juror: Jo Lauria. R-Hysterectomy (2024).

• Best in Show, Abstract, Upward Gallery. Space & Meaning (2024).

 

2017

• Award of Merit, Craft Forms 2017, Wayne, PA, Juror: Nora Atkinson. (Don't) Let Go (2016).

• Best in Show, The Book as Art v. 5: Illuminated, Decatur, GA, Jurors: Anne Beidler, Daniel Essig, John Risseeuw. Awarded work: (Don’t) Let Go (2016).

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2016                        

• Award of Merit, Craft Forms 2016, Wayne, PA, Juror: Stephano Catalani. I Used to Sketch Things (2015).

• Kaleo Legal Non-purchase Award, Any Portmanteau In the Storm, Norfolk, VA. Juror: Christine Zoller. Defensive: Pinecone Scale Maille.

  

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