Amber Hawk Swanson (b. 1980 Davenport, Iowa) lives and works in Brooklyn.
Recent exhibitions include Locust Projects (Miami), MonkeyTown (Brooklyn) Georgia
State University (Atlanta), Rosslyn Cultural Center (Virginia), Non Grata Art
Container (Estonia), and The Redhouse (Syracuse). Recent residencies include
Fountainhead (Miami) and Vermont Studio Center (on scholarship).
Her work is included in the collection of the Museum of Contemporary
Photography (Chicago) and has been reviewed and featured in Map Magazine,
Sex TV, The Associated Press, Time Out Chicago, and Flavorpill. Hawk
Swanson holds an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and
two BFAs from Iowa State University. Notable projects include "The Feminism?
Project" (2006) and Amber Doll (2006-2008).