Artist’s CV | Genevieve Swifte
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"The drawings are so delicate and detailed in the rendering that the photographic image appears to be a
slightly tinted fine transparent film placed over the drawing. The effect is of ambiguity. It is hard to
tell whether the photograph overlays the drawing or replaces the drawing. The edge of the photographic
image also acts as an aperture through which we see a more distant, vaster landscape that softens and
disappears into the expanse of the white paper, allowing our imagination to travel further."
– Helen Maxwell
Upcoming Dates
2015
20 to 31 May, Trespass, Head On Photography Festival, NSW
12 September to 24 October, with Relative Constructions The Poetic Lens, Tamworth Regional Gallery, NSW
22 September to 3 October, School of Art, ANU, ACT, details to be announced.
Biography
Genevieve Swifte is an award winning artist, photographer and PhD candidate at The Australian National
University School of Art, Photography and Media Arts Workshop.
Swifte has been the recipient of numerous grants and awards and her works are held in public collections,
including the Queensland State Library, Bibliotheca Alexandrina in Egypt and the Upernavik Museum in
Greenland. Swifte also collaborates with a number of artists including composer Cheryl E. Leonard with
whom she has presented Sila, 2012, in Argentina, Mexico, Australia and the United States, and is a founding
member of the artist collective Relative Constructions. Recent exhibitions include The Poetic Lens at M16 in
Canberra, Australia; Quotidean, Elements of the Everyday: Water, CelerySpace, Berkeley, California; Sur Polar: Arte
en Antarctida, Galeria de Arte Contemporaneo de Xalapa, Mexico and the Museo de Arte Tigre, Buenos Aries,
Argentina. Research interests include the photography of Francesca Woodman, the performative earth art of Ana
Medietta, photographic histories and philosophies, sound art, feminist theory, affect and the aesthetics of light.
Artist’s CV | Genevieve Swifte
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Education
Candidate, Doctor of Philosophy, The Australian National University School of Art, Photography and Media Arts.
Bachelor of Visual Arts (Honours), The Australian National University School of Art.
Practice-Led Research
Public Collections
Analogue and digital photographic processes
combined with methods of markmaking.
Upernavik Museum, Greenland
Queensland State Library, Australia
Histories and philosophies of photography and light.
The Australian National University
Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Egypt
Interdisiplanary aspects of contemporary photographic practices.
ACT Legislative Assembly, Australia
Contemporary and historic drawing practices and techniques.
The photography of Francesca Woodman.
Publications
The Poetic Lens,
Relative Constructions, 2014
The performative earth art of Ana Medietta.
Landscape and the sublime,
sound art, feminist theory, affect
and the aesthetics of light.
Grants, Funding and Awards
2015
Out of Round Funding, ACT Arts Fund
2014
Canberra Art Critics’ Circle Award
2013
Indiegogo crowd-funding
2011
Out of Round Funding, ACT Arts Fund
2010
Private Donations through the Australia Cultural Fund
ArtStart Grant, Australia Council for the Arts
Janet Holmes à Court Artists’ Grant, NAVA
Out of Round Funding, ACT Arts Fund
2009
Project Funding, New Work, ACT Arts Fund
Donovan Astronomical Trust
Collaborative Projects
The Poetic Lens, 2014
with Relative Constructions artist collective
Genevieve Swifte, Blaide Lallamand,
Caroline Huf and Ellis Hutch
Sila, 2012
with composer Cheryl E. Leonard
Shifting Signs, 2010
with visual artist Nicci Haynes
94th Moon, 2010
with visual artist Steven Holland
Apogee/Perigee, 2009
with astronomer Dr Patrick Tisserand
Books to Hold and Let Go, 2009
the poetry of Rosemary Dobson
with visual artist Caren Florance
Artist’s CV | Genevieve Swifte
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Professional Background and Exhibition History
2015
Exhibiting artist Photology, Art Not Apart, New Acton, ACT
Exhibiting artist Light Years, Photoaccess, ACT
2014
Solo exhibition Trespass, The Front, Lyneham, ACT
Exhibiting artist and donor, CAPO 31, Canberra Arts Patrons Organisation Annual Auction,
Canberra Museum and Gallery
Exhibiting artist, Quotidean, Elements of the Everyday: Water, CelerySpace, Berkeley, California, US.
A CaliforNoyers Production co-created with La Porte Peinte, Noyers, France
Exhibiting artist, The Poetic Lens, M16 Artspace, Griffith, ACT
Speaker, Photography and Fictions, Conference hosted by the Queensland Center of Photography
Exhibiting artist, Altered States, Left Hand Gallery, Braidwood, NSW
2013
Exhibiting artist and donor, CAPO 30, Canberra Arts Patrons Organisation Annual Auction,
Canberra Museum and Gallery, ACT
Artist in residence, BigCi, Bilpin, NSW
Exhibiting artist, Sur Polar: Arte en Antarctida, Galeria de Arte Contemporaneo de Xalapa, Mexico
Assesment panel member, ArstACT
Exhibiting artist, Intensity of Purpose: 21 years of ANCA, Canberra Museum and Gallery
Exhibiting artist, 100%: Books by Canberra Artists, Watson Arts Center, ACT
2012
Exhibiting artist, Assisted Reproduction, SoA Gallery, ANU School of Art, ACT
Photography for collaborative project Sila performed live by composer Cheryl E. Leonard,
San Francisco Electronic Music Festival
Speaker, IV Antarctic Art and Culture International Conference and Festival, Buenos Aries, Argentina
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Exhibiting artist, Sur Polar IV, Museo de Arte Tigre, Buenos Aries, Argentina
Exhibiting artist and donor, CAPO 29, Canberra Arts Patrons Organisation Annual Auction,
M16 Artspace, Griffith, ACT
Exhibiting artist, Transit of Venus, Photospace, The Australian National University School of Art
2011
Exhibiting artist and donor, CAPO 28, Canberra Arts Patrons Organisation Annual Auction,
National Archives of Australia, ACT
Solo Exhibition, She Is Always Beautiful, Drawing and Photography from Northwest Greenland, Lowrise Projects, VIC
Open Folio, Impact7, International Multi-disciplinary Printmaker’s Conference, Monash University, VIC
Speaker and exhibiting artist, Antarctica, Music, Sounds and Cultural Connections Festival and Conference,
The Australian National University School of Music
Solo exhibition, Drawing and Photography from Northwest Greenland, Photospace,
The Australian National University School of Art
Feature Artist, National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA) website
Graduate in residence, Photomedia Workshop, The Australian National University School of Art
Exhibiting artist, Solar, ANCA Gallery, ACT
Studio Artist, Australian National Capitol Artists Studios, Canberra ACT
2010
Technical Officer, Book Studio, Printmedia & Drawing Workshop, The Australian National University School of Art
Exhibiting artist and donor, CAPO 27, Canberra Arts Patrons Organisation Annual Auction,
National Archives of Australia, ACT
Artist in residence, Upernavik Artist's Retreat, Greenland
Public installation, 94th Moon, Steven Holland and Genevieve Swifte, Mount Stromlo Observatory, ACT
Exhibiting artist, Shifting Signs, Nicci Haynes and Genevieve Swifte, ANCA Gallery, ACT
Speaker, Focus on Artists’ Books V, conference, Artspace Mackay, QLD
Finalist, Libris Award, Artspace Mackay, QLD
Studio Artist, Australian National Capitol Artists Studios, Canberra ACT
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2009
Solo exhibition, Apogee/Perigee, Drawing on Astronomy, Canberra Contemporary Artspace, Manuka, ACT
Exhibiting artist and donor, CAPO 326, Canberra Arts Patrons Organisation Annual Auction, National Archives
of Australia, ACT
Exhibiting artist and Curator, Dark Space, Light Work, M16 Artspace, ACT
Exhibiting artist and artist’s talk, Sig.na.ture, ANCA Tennant’s Show, ANCA Gallery, ACT
Exhibiting artist and artist’s talk, Cut.Paste, ANCA Gallery, ACT
Exhibiting artist and artist’s talk, Books to Hold and Let Go, Craft ACT, ACT
Finalist, Phoenix Prize for Spiritual Art, SoA Gallery, ANU School of Art, ACT
Studio Artist, Australian National Capitol Artists Studios, Canberra ACT
2008
Graduate in residence, Print media and Drawing Book Studio, The Australian National University School of Art
Finalist, Acquisitive Artist’s book Award, Next Art Gallery, Southern Cross University, NSW
Exhibiting artist, Make Way, M16 Artspace, ACT
Finalist, Swan Hill Print and Drawing Acquisitive Awards, Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery, VIC
Finalist, Jed Art Awards, Shepparton Arts Festival, VIC
Finalist, Libris Awards, Australian Artists’ Book Prize Exhibition, Artspace Mackay, QLD
2007
Exhibiting artist, Graduate Exhibition, SoA Gallery, The Australian National University School of Art
Exhibiting artist, Explorations ‘07, Gallery Gaffer, Surry Hills, NSW
Feature artist, National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA) website
Exhibiting artist, Water/Water, SoA Gallery, The Australian National University School of Art
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2006
Solo Exhibition, Nephology, SoA Gallery, The Australian National University School of Art
Finalist, Robert Jacks Drawing Prize, Bendigo Art Gallery, VIC
Finalist, Acquisitive Artist’s book Award, Next Art Gallery, SCU, NSW
Finalist, Swan Hill Print and Drawing Acquisitive Awards, Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery, VIC
Exhibiting artist, Second International Biennial For The Artist’s Book, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Egypt
2000
Performance, Zhang Huan’s My Australia, The National Gallery of Australia, Canberraa, ACT