Swoon (artist)

Swoon
Swoon at the PopTech conference, 2014, Camden, Maine
Born
Caledonia Dance Curry[1]

1977 (age 46–47)
EducationPratt Institute
Known forStreet arts, community engaged art, site-specific installation, printmaking, sculpture, stop-motion animation
SWOON: Submerged Motherlands, Brooklyn Museum 2014 Photo: Tod Seelie

Caledonia Curry (born 1977), whose work appears under the name Swoon, is an American contemporary artist who works with printmaking, sculpture, and stop-motion animation to create immersive installations, community-based projects and public artworks. She is best known as one of the first women street artists to gain international recognition.[2][3] Her work centers the transformative capacity of art as a catalyst for healing within communities experiencing crisis.[clarification needed]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference :6 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Street Artist Swoon on Why Her Work Can Be Girly and Gritty". InStyle. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  3. ^ "Swoon - Contemporary Arts Center". www.contemporaryartscenter.org. Retrieved September 2, 2020.