Brandon Woods (b. 1987, Knoxville, TN, USA) is an interdisciplinary artist who creates dynamic abstract paintings on shaped panels and prismatic photographs. Woods earned his MFA in Painting from SCAD in 2015 and his BFA in Studio Art from Middle Tennessee State University in 2010. He has received numerous awards for his work, including an American Rescue Plan grant to construct a large-scale work based on the James Webb Space Telescope that is now on permanent display in the Emporium in downtown Knoxville. His work has been exhibited and collected throughout the United States and internationally: in New York, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Miami, Hong Kong, Canada, France, and Ireland. His most recent solo exhibition was “Spatium” at the Emporium in Knoxville, TN. He currently lives and works in Knoxville.

I create dynamic abstract paintings on dimensional shaped panels. Each piece I create is the result of an inquiry, addressing different aspects of art, math, science, and craft. Equally inspired by the beauty found in nature and the beauty found in science and innovation, these inquiries have led me to delve into the mathematical structure of flowers, to explore the planets and stars and our relationship to them through science and mythology, and to investigate the effect of geometric patterns on our visual perception and the role memory plays in that process. This approach to making my work has resulted in my own innovations in painting, woodworking, and most recently, prismatic photography. Ultimately, through my work I seek to deepen my understanding of the world and my place in it and to encourage my viewers to do the same for themselves.