| Ricky Swallow | |
| Birth Name: | Ricky Swallow |
| Birth Place: | San Remo, Victoria, Australia |
| Nationality: | Australian |
| Field: | Sculpture |
| Movement: | postmodern |
Ricky Swallow is an Australian sculptor (born in San Remo, Victoria in 1974), who lives and works in Los Angeles.[1] He creates detailed pieces and installations in a variety of media, often utilising objects of everyday life as well as the body (bones etc.). He studied at the Victorian College of the Arts.[2] He won the Contempora 5 Prize in Melbourne at the age of 25 in 1999. He was later selected to be the Australian representative at the 2005 Venice Biennale with This Time Another Year.[3]
1993–1997 Bachelor of Fine Art, Major: Drawing, Victorian College of the Arts in Melbourne, Australia