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Michael Swaney

  • Residencies
  • Hayes Residency
    • Shaina McCoy
    • Girmachew Getnet
    • Serge Attukwei Clottey
    • Emma Stern
    • Michael Swaney
    • Irvin Pascal
  • The North Hill Residency
  • Michael Swaney (b. 1978, Kimberley, British Columbia) is a prolific artist living and working in Barcelona, Spain. For nearly twenty years Swaney has been crafting exuberant paintings, works on paper, ceramics and installations with childlike intensity. Swaney’s formalist style hangs in the balance between baroque and manic, and when paired with his technicolor palette and repeated motifs, the culminating visual universe is expansive and rich. For his subject matter Swaney often refers to pop culture, YouTube and product branding, and interprets the themes as a child might, with innocence and fixation. Toeing a fine line between alienation and invitation, Swaney’s works leap from their surface with frenzied animation. 

  • Selected Works

    • Michael Swaney, Finger Family (25th Hand), 2019
      Michael Swaney, Finger Family (25th Hand), 2019
    • Michael Swaney, Box Turtle, 2019
      Michael Swaney, Box Turtle, 2019
    • Michael Swaney, Family Finger (26th Hand), 2019
      Michael Swaney, Family Finger (26th Hand), 2019
    • Michael Swaney, Aesop, Polo Sport, Colors, 2019
      Michael Swaney, Aesop, Polo Sport, Colors, 2019
    • Michael Swaney, Gucci Fendi Finger Family, 2019
      Michael Swaney, Gucci Fendi Finger Family, 2019
    • Michael Swaney, L'Oreal, Lancome, Estee Lauder, 2019
      Michael Swaney, L'Oreal, Lancome, Estee Lauder, 2019

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