Yvonne Todd (born 1973) is a contemporary

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photographer known for her manipulation of conventional photographic techniques and genres.

Early life and education

Todd was born in

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. In the mid 1990s, she studied professional photography at

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. She completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts at

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in 2001.

Career

Todd won the inaugural

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(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. In 2014 and 2015

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mounted a major survey of her works ''Yvonne Todd: Creamy Psychology,'' including over 150 pieces, curated by Robert Leonard.

Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions

*''Dead Starlets Assoc'', IMA, Brisbane (2007) *''Wall of Seahorsel'',

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(2012–2013) *''Yvonne Todd: Creamy Psychology'',

(2014–2015) * ''Barnacles – Yvonne Todd'', Tauranga Art Gallery (2016)

Group exhibitions

* ''Telecom Prospect 2004: New Art New Zealand'',

(2004) * ''Mixed-up Childhood'',

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(2005) * Busan Biennale, Republic of Korea (2006) * ''Blood, in its Various Forms'' at the Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane (2007) * Fotofestival,

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, Germany (2009) * 17th

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(2010) * ''Unnerved: The New Zealand Project'',

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and

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(2010) *

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(2014)

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.

References

External links

Artist's websiteSeagulls Kipling: Megan Dunn interviews Yvonne Todd
Circuit, 2014
Interview with Yvonne Todd
Saturday Morning with Kim Hill,

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, 6 December 2014
An index of sale results and essays about Yvonne Todd's work
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