Eileen Wold received her MFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art and her BA in Studio Art from Loyola University Maryland. She studied painting at the Art Academy of Leuven, Belgium and has taught studio art and critical theory courses for over 10 years. Wold was born and raised in New York, has lived in Seattle, Barcelona, DC and currently resides in Maryland. Wold has exhibited and lectured at galleries, universities and museums across the country and was featured on PBS Arts Beat for her Empty Waters project exploring the health of the Chesapeake Bay.
She is a co-founder of the online artist publication Black Bucket Essays and the recipient of the Man Alive Transformational Leader Award in 2018 for her community activist work in Baltimore. Her innovative approach of using non-traditional art materials as drawing objects, was featured in the Baltimore Museum of Art: Big Table Talk series in 2015.
Recently, she received the Bainbridge Arts and Humanities Individual Artist Grant in both 2022 and 2023. Wold has been invited to Artist Residency Programs in Verdancy Project in Oregon, Desert Dairy near Joshua Tree California and the Residency Project in L.A.
Wold worked with The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in 2022-2023 to create a body of work that explored the changing arctic jet streams and the implications on local environments. She has chartered planes over coal mines, toured power plants, and has worked collaboratively with scientists and engineers to enrich her art practice and inquiry. When she is not making art, she enjoys skiing, traveling and spending time with her family.
She is a co-founder of the online artist publication Black Bucket Essays and the recipient of the Man Alive Transformational Leader Award in 2018 for her community activist work in Baltimore. Her innovative approach of using non-traditional art materials as drawing objects, was featured in the Baltimore Museum of Art: Big Table Talk series in 2015.
Recently, she received the Bainbridge Arts and Humanities Individual Artist Grant in both 2022 and 2023. Wold has been invited to Artist Residency Programs in Verdancy Project in Oregon, Desert Dairy near Joshua Tree California and the Residency Project in L.A.
Wold worked with The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in 2022-2023 to create a body of work that explored the changing arctic jet streams and the implications on local environments. She has chartered planes over coal mines, toured power plants, and has worked collaboratively with scientists and engineers to enrich her art practice and inquiry. When she is not making art, she enjoys skiing, traveling and spending time with her family.
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