| Small Wonders, a summer exhibition as well as her first Brighton solo show by the critically acclaimed illustrator Zara Wood, takes place at Boxbird Gallery. |  |
Boxbird Gallery
Small Wonders, a summer exhibition as well as her first Brighton solo show by the critically acclaimed illustrator Zara Wood, takes place at Boxbird Gallery. Wood’s unique style and character-based illustration has lent itself to a variety of successful campaigns with advertising, editorial, publishing, and fashion clients throughout Europe and Australia, including Stussy and Topshop. Alongside a stunning collection of limited-edition prints and original works, Wood’s greetings cards and printed products sell through many international galleries, including the V&A, London and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney.
Small Wonders is set to transform Boxbird Gallery into a museum of imagination. Fascinated by the natural world and expeditions, Wood has always been inspired by collections from the New York Natural History Museum and the Pitts Rivers in Oxford. A young Zara could often be found making up epic adventure stories in the garden, stroking bumblebees, climbing trees, and adopting lost or stray animals. “Nature can be so fantastical in all its intricacies,” Wood says. “It’s the perfect context for drawing and letting your imagination run away with itself.” Using her trademark medium, Wood exhibits new cardboard dioramas encased in reclaimed display cases—reminiscent of museum collections and animation sets. For the first time ever, Wood will also be creating limited-edition screen-printed artworks on cardboard alongside new ink drawings and collage pieces.
