ben woodCoit Tower Projections 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009
The Coit Tower video projections have occured on July 4th in 2004 honoring the original inhabitants of the Bay Area, the Ohlone, and reoccurred in 2006 on the anniversary of the Great San Francisco Earthqauke of 1906, and again in 2008 and Thanksgiving of 2009 as tribute to the Ohlone Bay Area Natives. ben woodCoit Tower Projections 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009
The Coit Tower video projections have occured on July 4th in 2004 honoring the original inhabitants of the Bay Area, the Ohlone, and reoccurred in 2006 on the anniversary of the Great San Francisco Earthqauke of 1906, and again in 2008 and Thanksgiving of 2009 as tribute to the Ohlone Bay Area Natives. ben woodRevealing a hidden 18th century mural 2004
A projection onto the dome of the Mission Dolores Basilica exposed for the first time in over two hundred years imagery of two sacred hearts that had been hidden behind the Mission Dolores altar piece of 1796. ben woodMission Dolores Mural 2011
Mission San Francisco de Asis is the oldest surviving structure in San Francisco. Hidden behind the great altar in the old mission church is a mural painted by Indian Neophytes in 1791. Ben Wood and Eric Blind rediscovered and digitally documented the mural in 2004. In 2011 Ben Wood's digital documentation was transformed into a physical public mural in the heart of the Mission District. ben woodMission Dolores Mural 2011
Mission San Francisco de Asis is the oldest surviving structure in San Francisco. Hidden behind the great altar in the old mission church is a mural painted by Indian Neophytes in 1791. Ben Wood and Eric Blind rediscovered and digitally documented the mural in 2004. In 2011 their digital documentation was transformed into a physical public mural in the heart of the Mission District. ben woodCoit Tower Projections 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009
The Coit Tower video projections have occured on July 4th in 2004 honoring the original inhabitants of the Bay Area, the Ohlone, and reoccurred in 2006 on the anniversary of the Great San Francisco Earthqauke of 1906, and again in 2008 and Thanksgiving of 2009 as tribute to the Ohlone Bay Area Natives. ben woodMission Dolores Mural 2011
Mission San Francisco de Asis is the oldest surviving structure in San Francisco. Hidden behind the great altar in the old mission church is a mural painted by Indian Neophytes in 1791. Ben Wood and Eric Blind rediscovered and digitally documented the mural in 2004. In 2011 their digital documentation was transformed into a physical public mural in the heart of the Mission District. ben woodCoit Tower Projections 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009
The Coit Tower video projections have occured on July 4th in 2004 honoring the original inhabitants of the Bay Area, the Ohlone, and reoccurred in 2006 on the anniversary of the Great San Francisco Earthqauke of 1906, and again in 2008 and Thanksgiving of 2009 as tribute to the Ohlone Bay Area Natives.

Resume

Lives and works in San Francisco, California

EDUCATION
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Master of Science, Visual Studies, 2007
San Francisco Art Institute
Bachelor of Fine Art, Digital Media, 2003

TEACHING
Menlo College, Atherton, California
Professional Studies Program, Spring 2011
California State University, Monterey Bay
Teledramatic Arts & Technology Program, Fall 2010
West Valley College, Saratoga, California
Associate Faculty Digital Media Program, 2003-Present
San Francisco Art Institute
Adult Education Program, Spring 2005

CLIENTS
Sierra Club, California
2008-Present
Local 39 International Union of Operating Engineers
Training Department 2010- Present
National Institute of Politics
2009-2010
Charles Schwab and Company
2008
M.I.T. Department of Architecture
2005-2007
Presidio Trust
2005
Mark Resources LLC
2004-2005
Corrigo Incorporated
2003-2004

AWARDS
American Endowment Foundation Grant
Mission Dolores Mural Project 2011
CampusMovieFest, History Channel Best Documentary
Boston, 2006
Merit Scholarship, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2005-2007
California Governors Award for Historic Preservation
2004
Lucas Film Ltd Scholarship
San Francisco Art Institute, 2003

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Community Engaged Art & Teaching

ben wood

Ben Wood is a British-born visual artist based in San Francisco. He is a recipient of the California Governors Award for Historic Preservation for his work to preserve the Mission Dolores mural in 2004. His work has been shown internationally, at the Museo Nacional de Arte in Mexico City, the London Jewish Museum, and the East West Center in Hololulu. Since 2004 he has carried out over 5 large scale video projections onto Coit Tower in San Francisco.

He has a BFA in Digital Media from the San Francisco Art Institute and a Masters Degree in Visual Studies from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Ben Wood is a recipient of the 0-1 Visa for Artists of Extraordinary Ability. He has taught motion graphics at California State University Monterey Bay, and is associate faculty in digital media at West Valley College, and Menlo College.

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