Bio
Ahnika Wood (1996) is an interdisciplinary artist working in textile and text-based modalities. In the embodied knowledge of fiber arts traditions, they reflect on the nature of relationships, from the personal to the elemental. Ahni moves as a weaver, using opposing axes of thought to form interfaces for communication. They explore themes of coding, word, and body to demonstrate webs of connection and disintegration.
They hold a BFA in Fibers from Savannah College of Art and Design and currently reside in Portland, Oregon. They have taught at The Independent Publishing Resource Center, Multnomah Arts Center, Berlin Drawing Room, Wildcraft Studio School, Alder Commons, Bridge Space Commons and Stelo Arts. Engaged, process-based arts faciliation is an essential aspect of their practice.
Contact
ahnikaw@gmail.com︎ ahni.verse
Curriculum Vitae
AHNIKA WOOD
b. 1996 Everett, WA. Lives and works in Portland, OR
EDUCATION
2018
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Fibers, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Georgia, summa cum laude
TEACHING & ENGAGEMENTS
2025
Word is Thread, Creative Writing Students, Pacific Northwest College of Art and Design, Portland, Oregon (forthcoming)
Sun Impressions, Wildcraft Studio School, Portland, Oregon (forthcoming)
Writing Through Relationship; Exercises in Co-Authorship, Stelo Arts, Portland, Oregon
Artist Talk; I Know This Place by Heart, Portland State University Students, Stelo Arts, Portland, Oregon
Visiting Artist, Portfolio Program Students, Independent Publishing Resource Center, Portland, Oregon
2024
The Poetics of Weaving, Alder Commons, Portland, Oregon
Cyanotype Workshop for Youth Summer Camp, Independent Publishing Resource Center, Portland, Oregon
Introduction to Cyanotype, Berlin Drawing Room, Berlin, Germany
Indigo Patterning: Shibori and Resist, Wildcraft Studio School, Portland, Oregon
Beginning Weaving Weekend Intensive, Wildcraft Studio School, Portland, Oregon
Beginning Weaving Weekend Intensive, Wildcraft Studio School, Portland, Oregon
Warping Fundamentals, 1:1 Series for Professor Tochen Morrison of Oregon State University, Beaverton, Oregon
2023
Lecture; Woven Color Theory, Portland Handweavers Guild, Multnomah Arts Center, Portland, Oregon
Color Theory for Weavers, Wildcraft Studio School, Portland, Oregon
Woven Cosmos, Play to Find Out Improv Series, Bridgespace Commons, Portland, Oregon
2022
Beginning Weaving 4 Week Series, Wildcraft Studio School, Portland, Oregon
Beginning Weaving Weekend Intensive, Wildcraft Studio School, Portland, Oregon
EXHIBITIONS *indicates two-person and solo exhibitions
2025
I Know This Place by Heart, Stelo Arts, Portland, Oregon *
Ritual, an International Juried Exhibition of Book Art, 23Sandy, Baylor University Libraries, Waco, Texas
AFTER IMAGE 003, After/Time, Portland, Oregon
Galeria Libris, Gagallery, Portland, Oregon
2019
Materials: Hard + Soft International Contemporary Craft Competition and Exhibition, Greater Denton Arts Council, Patterson-Appleton Arts Center, Denton, Texas
2018
Refraction, Fábrik Lounge, Savannah, Georgia *
Porosity, Graduate Showcase, Pepe Studios, Savannah College of Art and Design, GA Fibers Open Studio, Pepe Studios, Savannah College of Art and Design, GA
Alexander Ink, Alexander Hall, Savannah College of Art and Design, GA
PRESS
2025
Oregon Art Picks from Kaya Noteboom, Regional Cliff Notes Columnist, Variable West Studio Scene Report, Independent Publishing Resource Center, Portland, Oregon
2020
Under the Bridge Magazine (UTB), Cover Feature, Spring Issue
MISC.
2024
Selected Panelist, East County Library Public Art Selection, Regional Arts and Craft Council, Portland, Oregon
2023
Certification: Archiving for Visual Artists: Career Documentation and Legacy Considerations, X Gallery (Curriculum and Instruction by Rebecca Gilbert, adapted from the Joan Mitchell Foundation)
2020 Volunteer Communications Specialist, TextileXchange, Portland Textile Month, Portland, Oregon
Under the Bridge Magazine (UTB), Cover Feature, Spring Issue
MISC.
2024
Selected Panelist, East County Library Public Art Selection, Regional Arts and Craft Council, Portland, Oregon
2023
Certification: Archiving for Visual Artists: Career Documentation and Legacy Considerations, X Gallery (Curriculum and Instruction by Rebecca Gilbert, adapted from the Joan Mitchell Foundation)
2020 Volunteer Communications Specialist, TextileXchange, Portland Textile Month, Portland, Oregon