Zina Swanson Explained

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

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.

Swanson's work investigates the relationships between humans and the natural world.[3]

Awards and Residencies

Exhibitions

Any Plant Thought of Too Much Will Not Thrive (2020), Sumer, Tauranga[8]

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

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jonathan Smart Gallery - Zina Swanson. jonathansmartgallery.com. 2020-04-18.
  2. Web site: Zina Swanson The Physics Room. www.physicsroom.org.nz. 2020-04-18.
  3. Web site: 17 February 2014 Media Release. Otago. University of. University of Otago. en-nz. 2020-04-18.
  4. Web site: New Works by ZIna Swanson, the Inaugural Recipient of the Grace Butler Memorial Foundation Awaerd at Ara. Flightdec. Art Beat. en-NZ. 2020-04-18.
  5. Web site: 2018 Recipient. Flightdec. Grace Butler Award. en-NZ. 2020-04-18.
  6. Web site: apexart :: New York City Fellow :: Zina Swanson. apexart.org. 2020-04-18.
  7. Web site: The Frances Hodgkins Fellowship, Otago Fellows, University of Otago, New Zealand. www.otago.ac.nz. 2020-04-18.
  8. Web site: Lane, Chloe. 50 years ago we had some extremely peculiar notions about plants. The Spinoff. en. 2020-11-22.
  9. Web site: Timely Additions. Southland, New Zealand. en. 2020-04-18.
  10. Web site: Timely Additions. esgallery-x. en. 2020-04-18.
  11. Web site: Swanson’s Bathroom – EyeContact. eyecontactsite.com. 2020-04-18.
  12. Web site: Hard work and lots of luck. Fox. Rebecca. 2015-06-05. Otago Daily Times Online News. en. 2020-04-18.
  13. Web site: Zina Swanson - For Luck. Critic - Te Arohi. 2020-04-18.
  14. Web site: City Gallery Wellington. citygallery.org.nz. en. 2020-04-18.

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