Utilizing found objects and labor processes associated with domesticity, I interrogate heteronormative notions of daily life and discuss the impact of such on queer identity formation. Working within a language of concealment and reveal, of deconstruction and reconstruction, of presence and displacement, my practice makes reference to the House, the Body, and questions of belonging. By disrupting (transforming) the functionalities and gendered associations of everyday objects, my material subversions ultimately investigate forms of being that exist in between/outside of/despite/in spite of binarized normativity.
Zoe Elwood (they/them) is an interdisciplinary artist based in Philadelphia, PA. They received their BFA in Painting & Drawing from Utah Valley University in 2023 and their MFA in Sculpture from the University of Delaware (UD) in 2026. Elwood’s work has been exhibited at a variety of national venues, including the Lowe Mill A&E Project Space in Huntsville, AL (2025); North Weatherly Gallery in Minneapolis, MN (2024); Finch Lane Gallery in SLC, UT (2024); and the Springville Art Museum in Springville, UT (2024). Alongside exhibiting, they’ve presented their research at arts conferences including, SECAC (2023, 2025, 2026) and Mid-South Sculpture Alliance’s Confab (2025). Elwood has been the recipient of several honors including the International Sculpture Center’s Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award (2026); UD’s Center for Material Culture Studies’ DELPHI Fellowship (2025-26); and Mid-South Sculpture Alliance’s Dianne Komminsk Scholarship (2025).
