ERIKA SWINSON
erikaswinson@gmail.com
www.erikaswinson.com
Born 1975
EDUCATION
2008 MFA The Pennsylvania State University. University Park, PA.
2005 BFA University of Georgia. Athens, GA.
EXHIBITIONS/SCREENINGS/PERFORMANCES
2012
Man as Object: Reversing the Gaze. Kinsey Institute Gallery. Tanya Augsburg. Catalogue. Bloomington, IN.
The Meal. Arthouse Co-op. Brooklyn, NY.
2011
Man as Object: Reversing the Gaze. SOMArts Cultural Center Main Gallery. Juror Tanya Augsburg. Catalogue. San Francisco, CA.
Backyard Quilt Show. Lil’ Country Shoppe. Middletown, DE.
2010
Video Dada. UC Irvine, University Art Gallery / Room Gallery. Curated by Martha Gever. Catalogue. Irvine, CA.
The Dream Rocket. Traveling exhibition.
The Sketchbook Project and Library Tour. Arthouse Co-op. Traveling show. Brooklyn, NY.
2009
Fourth Annual Trading Card Exhibition. Richmond Art Gallery. Richmond, BC, Canada.
Original Motion Picture. Arthouse Co-op. Atlanta, GA.
Recherche. Collaboration with Teri Frame. Group Juried and Catalogue. Stony Brook University. Long Island, NY.
2008
Midstream: New Ceramics. Collaboration with Teri Frame. Juror Peter Held. Arizona State University Art Museum. Tempe, AZ.
Voyeur International Video Collective Show. Melbourne, Australia.
Mediatopia. ISEA Singapore 2008: Border Transmissions.
The Golden Calf. Curated by Lonnie Graham. Catalogue. Crane Arts. Philadelphia, PA.
Secular Proportions. Collaboration with Teri Frame. Zoller Gallery. University Park, PA.
Dilated. Zoller Gallery. University Park, PA. (solo)
2007
How I View Everything (H.I.V.E). Screening at Northern Illinois University.
NASAD Show. Screening at Pennsylvania State University.
Raw Summer Lovin'. Zoller Gallery. University Park, PA.
Displacement. Curated by John Bowman. Catalogue. Chashama Gallery. New York, NY.
Twenty-Second Annual Graduate Research Exhibition. HUB-Robeson Gallery. University Park, PA.
Mashafabulatic. Zoller Gallery. University Park, PA.
2005
A Family Affair. William J. Thompson Gallery. Athens, GA. (solo)
Unicity: Site Specific Installation. Collaboration with Jill Reynolds. Lamar Dodd School of Art. Athens, GA.
Neural Drift(s). Outdoor Gallery. Lamar Dodd School of Art. Athens, GA.
2004
Sound Art. Lamar Dodd School of Art. Athens, GA.
The Division of Parts. William J. Thompson Gallery. Athens, GA.
New Kids on the Block. William J. Thompson Gallery. Athens, GA.
2003
Lesbian Emergences. Curated by Sarah Harbin. Catalogue. ATHICA. Athens, GA.
2002
In Support of Ladyfest South. Curated by Sarah Harbin. Lamar Dodd School of Art. Athens, GA.
2001
Foundations in Drawing. Lamar Dodd School of Art. Athens, GA.
Reinventing the Manifesto. California State University. Sacramento, CA.
PUBLICATIONS
Swinson, Erika. "In Search of Mother." Reconciling Art and Mothering. Ed. Rachel Epp Buller. United Kingdom: Ashgate, 2012. Page numbers forthcoming.
Swinson, Erika. “Challenging the Gaze.” Man as Object: Reversing the Gaze catalogue. 2011. Women’s Caucus for Art. Edited by Tanya Augsburg and Designed by Karen Gutfreund. Page 170. Available at www.lulu.com.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Tanya Augsburg, “Introduction: Some Starting Points, Theories and Themes” Man as Object: Reversing the Gaze catalogue. 2011. Page 27.
Karen Keifer-Boyd, “Hyphen-Unpress Editorial: Editorial Exchanges on Mothering” Visual Culture and Gender, Vol. 4, 2009.
Stephanie Goga. "Grads to Present Art Theses” The Daily Collegian, March 31, 2008.
Nicole Sciotto. "Grad Students Create Unique Art Show” The Daily Collegian, January 25, 2007.
Beth Sale. "Neural Drifts, Photographs & Pez!" Flagpole Magazine, March 9, 2005.
Beth Sale. "Surrealism for the Holidays" Flagpole Magazine, December 14, 2005.
Julie Phillips Jordan. "Jordan: From Black History to Women's History" Online Athens Banner-Herald, February 26, 2003.
COLLECTIONS/COMMISSIONS
Geri McGuire, Athens, GA
Jerry Ramsey, Inchelium, WA
AWARDS/HONORS
2006-2008 Half-Time Graduate Assistantship, Library Exhibits Coordinator, Tuition and Stipend, $12,500 per year
2003-2004 Academic Year Willie Anne Patterson Memorial Scholarship, $3000
MEMBERSHIPS
2008-Present Rhizome
2008 College Art Association
2007-2008 Digital Media Group
2007-2008 Graduate Student Association for Visual Culture
2006-2007 Penn State Sculpture Club
2004-2005 Vice President, Georgia Sculptors Society
2003-2005 Georgia Sculptors Society
2001 California State University-Sacramento Art Club
references available upon request