Yvonne Todd

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Yvonne Todd (born 1973) is a contemporary New Zealand photographer known for her manipulation of conventional photographic techniques and genres. [1]

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Early life and education

Todd was born in Takapuna, Auckland. In the mid 1990s, she studied professional photography at Unitec Institute of Technology. She completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts at Elam School of Fine Arts in 2001. [2]

Career

Todd won the inaugural Walters Prize (New Zealand's largest contemporary art prize) in 2002 at age 28 for her collection of work Asthma & Eczema, which had been her final-year submission at art school. [3] [4]

In 2014 and 2015 City Gallery Wellington mounted a major survey of her works Yvonne Todd: Creamy Psychology, including over 150 pieces, curated by Robert Leonard. [2]

Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions

Group exhibitions

Publications

Further information

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References

  1. "Yvonne Todd". Circuit. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "Yvonne Todd: Creamy Psychology". City Gallery Wellington. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  3. Herrick, Linda (17 July 2002). "Yvonne Todd wins $50,000 Walters art prize". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  4. "Walters Prize 2002". Auckland Art Gallery. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  5. "Yvonne Todd: Wall of Seahorsel". Dunedin Public Art Gallery. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  6. "Barnacles – Yvonne Todd". Tauranga Art Gallery. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  7. "Telecom Prospect 2004". City Gallery Wellington. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  8. "Mixed-up Childhood". Auckland Art Gallery. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  9. "Yvonne Todd: Blood, in its Various Forms…". Institute of Modern Art. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  10. "Unnerved". National Gallery of Victoria. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
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