by Yvonne Todd

Biography


  • Yvonne Todd

    • Born 1973, Auckland, New Zealand, lives and works in Auckland

  • Education

    • 2001

      • Bachelor of Fine Arts, The University of Auckland

    • 1995

      • Advanced Certificate in Professional Photography, Unitec, Auckland

    • 1994

      • Certificate in Professional Photography, Unitec, Auckland

  • Solo Exhibitions

    • 2011

      • The Sapphire Aluminium Corp., Peter McLeavey Gallery, Wellington
      • Self-Medicating: Works by Yvonne Todd, Calder & Lawson Gallery, The Univeristy of Waikato, Hamilton

    • 2010

      • Iris Paste, Ivan Anthony Gallery, Auckland
      • Sets and Subsets, Peter McLeavey Gallery, Wellington

    • 2009

      • The Wall of Man, Ivan Anthony Gallery, Auckland
      • Pervasively Yours, The Sarjeant Gallery, Wanganui

    • 2008

      • Mauve Reaction, Peter McLeavey Gallery, Wellington
      • Dawn of Gland, Ivan Anthony Gallery, Auckland

    • 2007

      • Crater of Phlox (with Michael Harrison), Ivan Anthony Gallery, Auckland
      • The Lamb’s Book of Life, Peter McLeavey Gallery, Wellington
      • Blood in its Various Forms (Incorporating Meat & Liquor), Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane, Australia

    • 2006

      • Blood, in its Various Forms, Ivan Anthony Gallery, Auckland
      • Meat & Liquor, Peter McLeavey Gallery, Wellington

    • 2005

      • Vagrants’ Reception Centre, Ivan Anthony Gallery, Auckland

    • 2004

      • The Bone of Jupiter, Peter McLeavey Gallery, Wellington
      • 11 Colour Plates, Ivan Anthony Gallery, Auckland

    • 2003

      • The Book of Martha, Peter McLeavey Gallery, Wellington

    • 2002

      • Bellevue, Ivan Anthony Gallery, Auckland
      • Sea of Tranquility, Peter McLeavey Gallery, Wellington

    • 2001

      • Asthma & Eczema, Ivan Anthony Gallery, Auckland

    • 2000

      • Lace 2, Ivan Anthony Gallery, Auckland

    • 1999

      • The Crisis, Fiat Lux, Auckland

    • 1998

      • Fleshtone, Rm3, Auckland

    • 1997

      • Cabin Fever, Teststrip, Auckland

  • Group Exhibitions

    • 2011

      • What I did Last Summer, Peter McLeavey Gallery, Wellington
      • Eyecatch: Jewellery and Photography Objectspace, Auckland

    • 2010

      • The 17th Biennale of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
      • Unnerved, Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane, Australia
      • Feminism Never Happened, Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane, Australia
      • Graham, Ivan Anthony Gallery, Auckland

    • 2009

      • Körpermuster/Body Patterns, Kunsthalle Mannheim, Germany
      • Kind of Blue: New acquisitions and loans, Dunedin Public Art Gallery, Dunedin
      • From the Depths of Suburbia: Photo-media from Auckland, Te Tuhi Centre for the Arts, Auckland and QCA Gallery, Queensland College of Art, Griffith University, Australia
      • Feelings, Ivan Anthony Gallery, Auckland
      • Am I Scared, Boy (Eh): Collection works from then and now, Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, New Plymouth

    • 2007

      • Likeness and Character: Portraits from the Auckland Art Gallery Collection, Auckland Art Gallery
      • Pakeha Now!, The Suter Art Gallery, Nelson

    • 2006

      • Break: Construct, Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, New Plymouth
      • Recovered Memory, The Suter Art Gallery, Nelson
      • A Tale of Two Cities: The 2006 Busan Biennale, Republic of Korea
      • Ivan Anthony at the Melbourne Art Fair, Melbourne Australia
      • Hotpot, Ivan Anthony Gallery, Auckland
      • High Tide: New currents in art from New Zealand and Australia, Zacheta National Gallery of Art, Warsaw Poland and Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius, Lithuania

    • 2005

      • DESIRE, Para/Site Art Space, Hong Kong
      • Return of the Hand, Sarjeant Gallery, Wanganui
      • I Like This, Peter McLeavey Gallery, Wellington
      • Small World, Big Town: Contemporary Art from Te Papa, City Gallery, Wellington
      • Snake Oil: The Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery
      • World Famous in NZ, Canberra Contemporary Art Space, Canberra, Australia
      • Free New Zealand Art, Para/Site Art Space, Hong Kong and Artspace, Auckland
      • Made in New Zealand, Peter McLeavey Gallery, Wellington
      • Mixed-up Childhood, Auckland Art Gallery
      • High Chair, St. Paul St, Auckland University of Technology
      • 4 Works by 4 Artists, Ivan Anthony Gallery, Auckland

    • 2004

      • Toi Te Papa Art of the Nation 1940 – Today, Te Papa, Wellington
      • Lights > Camera > Action: Critical moments from the Govett-Brewster collections 1069 – 2004, Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, New Plymouth
      • Prospect 2004, City Gallery, Wellington
      • Pressing Flesh, Auckland Art Gallery

    • 2003

      • Cream and Sugar, Ivan Anthony Gallery, Auckland
      • The Sky’s the Limit, Kusntverein Langenhagen, Germany
      • Striking Poses: New Zealand portrait photography, Te Papa, Wellington
      • Good Sport, Ivan Anthony Gallery, Auckland

    • 2002

      • Slow Release: Recent photography from New Zealand, Adam Art Gallery, Victoria University, Wellington and Heide Musuem of Modern Art, Victoria, Australia
      • Break, Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, New Plymouth
      • Flora and Fauna: New aspects of landscape, Rm 401, Auckland
      • The Walters Prize, Auckland Art Gallery

    • 2001

      • After Killeen: Social observation in art, Artspace, Auckland
      • Wastecare, Ivan Anthony Gallery, Auckland
      • Alive: Still life into the twenty-first century, Adam Art Gallery, Victoria University, Wellington
      • The Way we Were: The Fiat Lux retrospective, Manawatu Art Gallery, Palmerston North

    • 2000

      • In Glorious Dreams: New art by women, Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, New Plymouth

    • 1999

      • Wonderlands: Contemporary New Zealand art, Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, New Plymouth
      • Sunnynook, The Physics Room, Christchurch and Fiat Lux, Auckland
      • We Really Care, Rm3, Auckland
      • Only the Lonely: New Artists, Artspace, Auckland

    • 1998

      • Leap of Faith: Contemporary New Zealand Art, Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, New Plymouth

  • Awards

    • 2002

      • The Walters Prize judged by Harald Szeemann

  • Selected Bibliography

    • 2008

      • Paton, Justin. "Tough Love: Yvonne Todd and the Aesthetics of Meanness." Art and Australia, (Autumn 2008): 442-449. [ill.]
      • Conland, Natasha. “The Irrelevant and the Obscure: The Art of Yvonne Todd” Art World, (February/March 2008): 34-39. [ill.]
      • Were, Virginia. “Disturbing Perfection.” Art News New Zealand, (Autumn 2008): 72-74 [ill.]

    • 2007

      • Hanson, Ron. “Death, Rejection and the Fountain of Youth.” White Fungus, (Issue 7): 21-27 [ill.]

    • 2006

      • Scott, Hanna. “Yvonne Todd, Stilled Life.” Eyeline, (Spring 2006): 40-43 [ill.] [cover]
      • Gardiner, Sue. “Costume Drama.” Art News New Zealand, (Spring 2008) 51 [ill.]

    • 2005

      • Forde, Rosemary. “Weep Woman Weep: The Unnerving Portraiture of Yvonne Todd.” UnMagazine, (Spring 2005) 15-18 [ill.]

    • 2004

      • Sanderson, Anna. “Humbled, Sharp, Superior, Simpering.” New Zealand Journal of Photography, (No. 55 Winter 2004): p.5-8 [ill.]
      • Byrt, Anthony. “Her Art of Veiled Threats.” New Zealand Listener, (22 May 2004): 55 [ill.]
      • Dunn, Megan. “Best in Show.” Gallery News, (July-October 2004): 19 [ill.]

    • 2003

      • McAloon, William. “Diane Arbus is Alive and Unwell.” New Zealand Listener, (20 September 2003): 64 [ill.]

    • 2002

      • Miles, Anna. “Yvonne Todd.” Artforum, (December 2002): 150 [ill.]
      • Wong, Gilbert. “Counter Culture.” Metro, (November 2002): 108 [ill.]
      • McLeod, Rosemary. “An Underachieving Rose Blooms.” Sunday Star Times, (21 July 2002)
      • Dunn, Megan. “Auckland Photographer Yvonne Todd’s Pictures…” Pavement, (February-March 2002): 88-91 [ill.]

  • Selected Books, Catalogues and Pageworks

    • 2009

      • “Images Recalled” 3. Fotofestival catalogue edited by Esther Ruelfs and Tobias Berger
      • “Supernaturalism” Beautiful/Decay Book 1
      • “Art at Te Papa” edited by William McAloon, Te Papa Press

    • 2008

      • “Current: Contemporary Art from Australia and New Zealand” edited by Art & Australia
      • Capricious Magazine 8: The Animal Issue

    • 2007

      • Todd, Yvonne “Dead Starlets Assoc.” Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane, with text by Justin Clemens
      • “Speculation” with text by Justin Paton
      • “Pakeha Now!” with text by Anna-Marie White

    • 2006

      • “Recovered Memory” with text by Lara Strongman
      • “High Tide”
      • “A Tale of Two Cities” 2006 Busan Biennale Catalogue with text by Natasha Conland
      • “Gothic NZ” Otago University Press

    • 2005

      • “Mixed-up Childhood” text by Janita Craw and Robert Leonard
      • “Contemporary New Zealand Photographers” text by Robert Leonard
      • “World Famous in New Zealand” text by Stuart Bailey

    • 2003

      • “The Sky’s the Limit”

    • 2002

      • "The Walters Prize 2002" with text by Allan Smith
      • "Slow Release" with text by Zara Stanhope