Zina Swanson

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Zina Swanson (born 1981) is a New Zealand artist. Her works are held in the Christchurch Art Gallery, University of Canterbury and Hocken Collections.

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Swanson was born in Christchurch in 1981. [1] She graduated from the University of Canterbury School of Fine Arts with a BFA (Sculpture) in 2003. [2] After losing her studio and most of her early art production in the Christchurch earthquakes she lived in Auckland briefly before arriving in Dunedin in 2013 to take up her tenure as the University of Otago's Frances Hodgkins Fellow. By 2020 she was based in Christchurch again, living with artist partner James Oram and working part-time at the University of Canterbury. [3]

Swanson's work investigates the relationships between humans and the natural world. [4]

Awards and Residencies

Exhibitions

Any Plant Thought of Too Much Will Not Thrive (2020), Sumer, Tauranga [3]

Timely Additions (2019), Eastern Southland Gallery, Gore [9] [10]

For Luck (2015), Dunedin Public Art Gallery [11] [12] [13]

No Need for Water: Zina Swanson (2014), Hocken Library [4]

Ready to Roll (2010), City Gallery Wellington [14]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Jonathan Smart Gallery - Zina Swanson". jonathansmartgallery.com. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  2. ↑ "Zina Swanson | The Physics Room". www.physicsroom.org.nz. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  3. 1 2 Lane, Chloe. "50 years ago we had some extremely peculiar notions about plants". The Spinoff. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  4. 1 2 Otago, University of. "17 February 2014 Media Release". University of Otago. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  5. ↑ Flightdec. "New Works by ZIna Swanson, the Inaugural Recipient of the Grace Butler Memorial Foundation Awaerd at Ara". Art Beat. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  6. ↑ Flightdec. "2018 Recipient". Grace Butler Award. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  7. ↑ "apexart :: New York City Fellow :: Zina Swanson". apexart.org. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  8. ↑ "The Frances Hodgkins Fellowship, Otago Fellows, University of Otago, New Zealand". www.otago.ac.nz. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  9. ↑ "Timely Additions". Southland, New Zealand. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  10. ↑ "Timely Additions". esgallery-x. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  11. ↑ "Swanson's Bathroom – EyeContact". eyecontactsite.com. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  12. ↑ Fox, Rebecca (5 June 2015). "Hard work and lots of luck". Otago Daily Times Online News. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  13. ↑ "Zina Swanson - For Luck". Critic - Te Arohi. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  14. ↑ "City Gallery Wellington". citygallery.org.nz. Retrieved 18 April 2020.


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