About

Laura Wood is a full-time jewelry artist living in Asheville, North Carolina. Her creative practice began in dance and shifted to contemporary jewelry in college, at University of Georgia, where she was introduced to jewelry and metalsmithing. A performative arts background continues to influence her work. Sculptural forms are thoughtfully engineered for the body and are intended to contribute to a daily experience.

Her jewelry is represented in galleries and exhibitions nationally and internationally and has exhibited in widely celebrated craft expositions including the Smithsonian Craft Show in Washington, DC, American Craft Council Show in Baltimore, MD, and Sculpture, Objects, Functional Art and Design Expo (SOFA) in Chicago, Illinois. Her retail store, opened in 2024, is located in the River Arts District of Asheville, NC. 

Laura’s work is among the permanent collections of the Gregg Museum of Art at North Carolina State University (NC), The Racine Art  Museum (WI), The Mint Museum (NC),  The Enamel Arts Foundation in Los Angeles (CA), The Philadelphia Museum of Art (PA), Yale University Art Gallery (CT), Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts (AR) and The Crocker Art Museum (CA). Publications include, 500 Paper Objects, Lark Crafts, Behind the Brooch, Schiffer Publishing, American Craft ,and Metalsmith Magazine.  

Laura completed a three-year term in the resident artist program at Penland School of Craft (2017-2020). She is the founding voice of the annual ECU Symposium (2010) and co-founder of Jewelry Edition (2012-2021). She earned a BFA from the University of Georgia (2007) and an MFA in metal design from East Carolina University (2011).

Retail Location:
20 Artful Way, Suite 103, Asheville, NC 28801
Open Thursday-Saturday 11-4PM

Explore Collections:
LWS Collection
Enamel
The Space Between, 2019
Purlieus, 2020
Taking Shape, 2021
Photo Series with Mercedes Jelinek