Yvonne Todd

Yvonne Todd (born 1973) is a contemporary New Zealand photographer known for her manipulation of conventional photographic techniques and genres.

Early life and education Todd was born in Takapuna, Auckland. In the mid 1990s, she studied professional photography at Unitec Institute of Technology. She completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts at Elam School of Fine Arts in 2001.

Career

Todd won the inaugural Walters Prize (New Zealand's largest contemporary art prize) in 2002 at age 28 for her collection of work Asthma & Eczema, which had been her final-year submission at art school.

In 2014 and 2015 City Gallery Wellington mounted a major survey of her works Yvonne Todd: Creamy Psychology, including over 150 pieces, curated by Robert Leonard. Yvonne Todd: Creamy Psychology, City Gallery Wellington (2014–2015)

Group exhibitions

Telecom Prospect 2004: New Art New Zealand, City Gallery Wellington (2004) Mixed-up Childhood, Auckland Art Gallery (2005) Busan Biennale, Republic of Korea (2006) Blood, in its Various Forms at the Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane (2007) Fotofestival, Mannheim, Germany (2009) 17th Biennale of Sydney (2010) Unnerved: The New Zealand Project, National Gallery of Victoria and Queensland Art Gallery (2010) Edinburgh Art Festival (2014)

Publications

Robert Leonard (ed.), Dead Starlets Assoc, Brisbane: Institute of Modern Art, 2007. . Robert Leonard (ed.), Creamy Psychology, Wellington: City Gallery Wellington and Victoria University Press, 2014. .