- Lee Woods
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Lee Woods (b.
1964 ) is the English
painter who created theGenetic Zoo ®*(see references) series of humorous animal paintings.Woods was born in the Devonport district of
Plymouth , Englandand remained in theSouth West of England area until moving to theformerFederal Republic of Germany at the age of 18.In
1989 , at the time of the fall of theBerlin Wall , Woodsreturned to study in his native city and obtained a First Class Honours degree from the College of St Mark & St John (affectionately known asMarjons), Plymouth, affiliated to theUniversity of Exeter .1996 saw Woods establish the Phoenix Studio in the historic
Plymouth Barbican area and it was here that thefirst of the Genetic Zoo series of exhibitions (entitled"Unpickled") was held.The first exhibition was staged in a climate where prevailing concernsincluded the current
Mad Cow Disease epidemic in Britain aswell as media controversy overanimal cloning and geneticmodification.In 1998, Woods was signed up by a Swiss art publishing company who published his Genetic Zoo animal paintings in 87 countries around the world.
Lee Woods is currently living and working from studios in Paris and Clamecy,France.
Key Series of Work by this artist
* V, 1986
* Geil, du bist Ausländer, 1989
* Fabric, fleas and Wooster the Cat, 1994
* Genetic Zoo, 1996
**"Genetic Zoo - Goes Wild", 1997
**"Genetic Zoo - Cats in the Studio", 1998
**"Genetic Zoo - Out and About", 2001
**"Genetic Zoo - In and around", 2004
* Stereotypes, 1999
* New head of English, 2003
* Don Quixote and the Garments of Mass Destruction, 2003
* Postcards from Burgundy, 2004 /2006
* Medieval Townscapes, 2005/2008
* Postcards from a Grand Tour, 2006/2008References
* *® Registered Trademark: ‘Genetic Zoo’ is a trademark registered in the UK under international intellectual copyright legislation. Trademark number: 2426315.
*"W&G Kunst Graphics Catalogue, 1999/2000",p.104. Wizard & Genius AG, Zurich, Switzerland. 1999.;Examples of Newspaper Articles
*"Mad Cows by Englishman", Associated Press, Sept.1997.(article adopted by newspapers around the world).
*"Unpickled Animal Art", Evening Herald, April.1997.
*"Mad Cow Artist Signed Up", Western Morning News, Oct.1998.
*"Plenty to Chew over in Lee's Pastoral Scenes", Evening Herald, Plymouth, Sept.1997.External links
* [http://www.leewoods.com Lee Woods Official Website]
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NAME= Woods, Lee
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Lee Woods
SHORT DESCRIPTION= Painter
DATE OF BIRTH=1964
PLACE OF BIRTH= Devonport,Plymouth ,Devon ,England
DATE OF DEATH=
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