Yvonne Todd Explained

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

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

• Dead Starlets Assoc, IMA, Brisbane (2007)
• Wall of Seahorsel, Dunedin Public Art Gallery (2012–2013)^[5]
• Yvonne Todd: Creamy Psychology, City Gallery Wellington (2014–2015)^[2]
• Barnacles – Yvonne Todd, Tauranga Art Gallery (2016)^[6]

Group exhibitions

• Telecom Prospect 2004: New Art New Zealand, City Gallery Wellington (2004)^[7]
• Mixed-up Childhood, Auckland Art Gallery (2005)^[8]
• Busan Biennale, Republic of Korea (2006)
• Blood, in its Various Forms at the Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane (2007)^[9]
• Fotofestival, Mannheim, Germany (2009)
• 17th Biennale of Sydney (2010)
• Unnerved: The New Zealand Project, National Gallery of Victoria and Queensland Art Gallery (2010)^[10]
• Edinburgh Art Festival (2014)^[11]

Publications

• Robert Leonard (ed), Dead Starlets Assoc, Brisbane: Institute of Modern Art, 2007.
• Robert Leonard (ed), Creamy Psychology, Wellington: City Gallery Wellington and Victoria University Press, 2014.

Further information

• Robert Leonard and Janita Craw, Mixed-up Childhood, Auckland: Auckland Art Gallery, 2005.
• Lara Strongman (ed), Contemporary New Zealand photographers, Auckland: Mountain View Pub, 2005.
• David Eggleton, Into the light : a history of New Zealand photography, Nelson: Craig Potton, 2006.
• Maud Page, Wystan Curnow, et al., Unnerved : the New Zealand project, Brisbane: Queensland Art Gallery, 2010.

External links

• Artist's website
• Seagulls Kipling: Megan Dunn interviews Yvonne Todd, Circuit, 2014
• Interview with Yvonne Todd, Saturday Morning with Kim Hill, Radio New Zealand National, 6 December 2014
• An index of sale results and essays about Yvonne Todd's work

Notes and References

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