About Dorian Wood

TDorian Wood (b. 1975, pronouns: she/her/they/them) is an anti-disciplinary artist based in the U.S., whose practice seeks to “infect” spaces and ideologies in order to challenge traditions and systems of marginalization. Her performances, films and visual works have been presented worldwide. From 2019–2020, Wood toured internationally with XAVELA LUX AETERNA, a chamber orchestra tribute to Chavela Vargas. Subsequent works Mares Ocultos (2022), a compositional series centering on deconstructing male heterosexuality; Canto de Todes (2023), a touring 12-hour composition/installation; and a 2024 tour interpreting Sinéad O’Connor’s I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got for voice and piano. Wood is a recipient of awards that include an FCA Grants for Artists Award, a Creative Capital Award, a NALAC Fund for the Arts Grant, a COLA Individual Master Artist Project Grant, an LA County Performing Arts Recovery Grant, a Hildegard Commission Honorable Mention Award and an Art Matters Foundation Grant. Wood has also held residencies at MacDowell, Loghaven, Bemis Center, BOFFO, MASS Gallery and Building Bridges. She has released over a dozen recordings. An album version of her 12-hour composition Canto de Todes is scheduled for release in Spring 2026.

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