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Ed WoodhamEd Woodham (born 1957) is an American conceptual artist engaged in social practice, performance and visual art.[1] Utilizing Queer aesthetic strategies and often employing humor to challenge social codes and conditions, Woodham’s work activates specific contexts, bringing focus to the moment, along with shifts in awareness and perspective. [2] In his art project, The Keepers, performers dressed in Ghillie suits appear in circumstances of rapid urban development to address displacement, gentrification, environmental impact, and historical loss. [3] First performed in 2013 on beaches in Australia under the title "Numb and Number", the project has appeared in numerous locations over time, most recently in 2023 in the neighborhood of New York Penn Station [4] In their fictionalized history, “The Keepers” are otherworldly protectors that live “on the border between animal, plant, and human consciousness.” [5] Woodham is the founder of Art in Odd Places (AiOP).[6] a festival that brings a thematically organized concentration of art experiences to public spaces. [6][7] Occurring annually in New York City since 2005, the festival has travelled nationally and internationally. [8] The seed AiOP originated during the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, which supported a robust Cultural Olympiad. [9] [10] The 2024 festival focused on the theme of Care with 75 artists creating interactive works across 14th street. [11] [12] [13] Woodham's practice also includes writing and archiving documentary materials. From 1990 to 1997 he was founder and director of the artists collective 800 East, an alternative art space in downtown Atlanta. [14] Woodham’s archive of 800 East was acquired by the Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, & Rare Book Library of the Robert W. Woodruff Library at Emory University and can be requested via this link [1] He has been faculty of the Visual and Critical Studies Department at the School of Visual Arts [14] as well as NYU’s Hemispheric Institute. [15] He was also a mentor in New Inc, the New Museum’s cultural incubator. [16]
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