Ricky Swallow
Australian sculptor (born c. 1974)
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Born | Ricky Swallow 1974 (1974) San Remo, Victoria, Australia |
Nationality | Australian |
Known for | Sculpture |
Movement | postmodern |
Website | rickyswallow |
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]
See also
- Art of Australia
1993–1997 Bachelor of Fine Art, Major: Drawing, Victorian College of the Arts in Melbourne, Australia
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