Paul Swenbeck
Exhibitions, CV, Press




Paul Swenbeck (b.1967, Salem, MA; lives and works in Philadelphia, PA and Boston, MA) received his BFA from Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA. His work has been exhibited at John Michael Kohler Art Center, Sheboygan, WI; the Institute of Contemporary Art, The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Temple Gallery, Tyler School of Art, all Philadelphia, PA; The Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN; Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA; and Maine Contemporary Art, Rockland, ME. Swenbeck also has a long history of working with artist-run spaces including Vox Populi, The Project Room, Basekamp, Space 1026, all Philadelphia, PA; and Lump Projects, Raleigh, NC. Swenbeck currently teaches experimental clay at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. In 2013, the artist was awarded a Pew Fellowship in the Arts.




Paul Swenbeck
Crisis Apparition, 2023
soda fired stoneware
18h x 17w x 12d in
45.72h x 43.18w x 30.48d cm
PSW 356

Paul Swenbeck
Night O'ertaken, 2023
soda fired stoneware
28h x 18w x 14d in
71.12h x 45.72w x 35.56d cm
PSW 355








Paul Swenbeck
Glimmung’s Daughter, 2017
cast iron
14h x 19w x 19 1/2d in
35.56h x 48.26w x 49.53d cm
PSW_2017_25

Paul Swenbeck
Alchemist’s Tools, 2017
brass
variable dimensions
PSW 343




Paul Swenbeck
Notes Grimoire, 2017
cast iron
14h x 18w x 14d in
35.56h x 45.72w x 35.56d cm
PSW 348



Paul Swenbeck
Polypore Bell, 2017
brass
15h x 7w x 7d in
38.10h x 17.78w x 17.78d cm
PSW 347

Paul Swenbeck
Beacon II, 2017
cast iron and brass
24h x 12w x 14d in
60.96h x 30.48w x 35.56d cm
PSW 345



Paul Swenbeck
Connesor’s Mirror , 2016
earthenware
18 1/2h x 17 1/2w x 6d in
46.99h x 44.45w x 15.24d cm
PSW 323




Paul Swenbeck
Philemon, 2016
earthenware
6h x 15w x 9d in
15.24h x 38.10w x 22.86d cm
(as installed)
PSW 321




Paul Swenbeck
Photovore VI, 2015
glazed terra cotta
16h x 10w x 10d in
40.64h x 25.40w x 25.40d cm
PSW 304

Paul Swenbeck
Photovore V, 2015
glazed terra cotta
15h x 10w x 12d in
38.10h x 25.40w x 30.48d cm
PSW 303



Paul Swenbeck
Photovore IV, 2015
glazed terra cotta
20h x 9 1/2w x 8d in
50.80h x 24.13w x 20.32d cm
PSW 302

Paul Swenbeck
Photovore 1, 2015
glazed terra cotta
17h x 11w x 11d in
43.18h x 27.94w x 27.94d cm
PSW 299






Paul Swenbeck
Portal Beholders II, 2013
glazed terracotta
14h x 10 1/2w x 8d in
35.56h x 26.67w x 20.32d cm
PSW 234