Richard Woods

Richard Woods is an English artist who graduated from the Slade School of Fine Art in London in 1990.

Trained as a sculptor, Woods prefers to think about his work in terms of surfaces. His architectural interventions primarily involve transforming existing structures through coverings, cladding, and installations. In 1991, Woods was selected for the seventh Barclays Young Artist Award at the Serpentine Gallery in London. He held his first solo exhibitions at Hales Gallery in London in 1992 and 1994.

Since then, Woods has exhibited extensively throughout the United Kingdom, Europe, Japan, Korea, and the United States. He has also collaborated with major fashion houses, creating floors, interiors, and furnishings for their stores.

In 2003, his cloister renovation project was featured in an exhibition presented by the Henry Moore Foundation at the Venice Biennale. He was also one of nine artists selected to represent the United Kingdom at Expo 2005 in Japan. More recently, he completed a major commission in South Korea in connection with the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics.