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An easy one to Swallow

Selected for East and West Coast biennales, Australian artist Ricky Swallow is making his mark in America.

26 Feb 2014 12:00

Gina Fairley

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Detail of Ricky Swallow’s Tusk (2007) Collection National Gallery of Australia, Canberra. © Ricky Swallow Photo: Fredrik Nilsen; Source melhotornot.com

Victorian-born Ricky Swallow as been an inveterate traveller for some years now, living for periods in London and Los Angeles before buying a 1920s cabin in Laurel Canyon, the former home of actor James Anderson, known for his role as the redneck farmer in To Kill a Mockingbird.

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Gina Fairley

Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina