Greg Wood (b. 1976, Melbourne) is a contemporary Australian artist celebrated for his evocative, atmospheric landscapes. Based on Dja Dja Wurrung Country in Central Victoria, Wood draws on memory, intuition, and place to create paintings that hover between reality and imagination. Deliberately absent of narrative or human presence, his works strip away detail to invite projection—spaces where viewers can bring their own memories, emotions, and associations.
Softened horizons, diffused light, and muted tones lend his paintings a quiet, dreamlike quality. Rather than recording the world through direct observation, Wood evokes the emotional tone of place as it is felt and remembered, encouraging a slowing down and deeper contemplation.
Since the mid-1990s, Wood has maintained a dedicated full-time practice, enriched by residencies in Tasmania and Brussels. He has exhibited widely across Australia, with work selected for major national prizes including the John Glover Prize, Tattersalls Landscape Art Prize, Fleurieu Peninsula Biennale Art Prize, Kate Derum Award, and the Bayside Art Prize. In 2022, he won the prestigious John Leslie Art Prize.
His work is represented in significant public and private collections, including the Gippsland Art Gallery, the Joyce Nissan Collection, and the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre Art Collection.