Laura Wood's "Becoming"

# Laura Wood’s Becoming

October 7- 26, 2025 @ Micak Contemporary Art Gallery
2 Orchard Heights Blvd. Unit #40. Aurora, ON

Reception & Artist Talk: Thurs. Oct. 16 | 6 PM- 8 PM
Free | All are welcome

Becoming is a new body of work by Ottawa-based painter Laura Wood. The exhibition explores the experiences of growth, anticipation, and transformation, reflecting the idea that we are always in a state of change. Inspired by the physical and emotional transformations connected to pregnancy, the paintings carry an uplifting and tender energy, filled with themes of renewal, possibility, and hope.

Paintings to be shown in the exhibition “Carry,” “Hold,” “Born with Wings,” “Made of Mist and Wish,” and “Flourish” capture moments of becoming, growth, and the beauty of new life. Wood’s process is intuitive and expressive—she lets paint and colour guide her, while pausing to add intentional marks that bring balance and refinement. Wood’s mix of spontaneity and thoughtfulness creates abstract compositions that feel both spontaneous and deeply considered.

Wood grew up in Aurora and discovered her passion for art early on, encouraged by her family to pursue her creative path, and she later earned her BFA from OCAD University. Becoming, she returns to her hometown with paintings that draw inspiration from the cycles and patterns of nature, using them as metaphors for human experience and transformation. www.micakgallery.com

For more information visit the preview page of Becoming:
https://www.micakgallery.com/becoming-laura-wood

Micak Gallery is open regularly Tuesday- Saturday 11am- 5pm or by appointment. Admission is always free.

Questions?
Contact info@micakgallery.com or call 416-453-1938

Micak Gallery is in the heart of Aurora located in the St. Andrew's Village Plaza at Yonge St. & Orchard Heights. We are near Centra Grocery Store- look for the neon pink ART sign!