“Sometimes I make tapestries or tuftings when I’m extremely emotional,” said Qualeasha Wood. “It’s like therapy.” The New York–based artist weaves Catholic iconography, webcam selfies, and trappings from the internet into fiberworks that reflect on her experiences navigating the digital age as a Black woman—encounters that veer from idolatry and fetishization to digital surveillance and doxxing.⁠ •⁠ Read more about Artsy Vanguard '22 honoree Qualeasha Wood (@qualeasha) in Artsy Editorial from Harley Wong (@harleygth) through the link in our bio.⁠ •⁠ #QualeashaWood, installation view of Out of Stock, 2021, in “Dancing in Dark Times” at Pippy Houldsworth Gallery, 2021. © Qualeasha Wood. Courtesy of the artist; Pippy Houldsworth Gallery, London; and Gallery Kendra Jayne Patrick, Bern.⁠ #QualeashaWood, Waiting to Exhale, 2022. Courtesy of the artist and Pippy Houldsworth Gallery.⁠ #QualeashaWood, installation view of The [Black] Madonna/Whore Complex, 2021, in “Alter Egos Projected Selves,” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2021. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.