Tod Switch Artist / Sculptor

Tod Switch (Swiecichowski)

Awards:

2016 Sculpture at the River Market - Little Rock, AR - Juried Show and Sale - Award of Merit
2015 Fountain Fest Sculpture Competition Winner - Arkansas Arts Center $1,000 award
2015 Sculpture at the River Market - Little Rock, AR - Juried Show and Sale - Award of Merit
2014 Sculpture at the River Market - Little Rock, AR - Juried Show and Sale - Best of Show $1,000 award
2013 Thea Arts Festival - North Little Rock, AR - Best In Show $2,000 award
2012 - 2013 The Bernice Garden sculpture competition $3,000 award and one-year installation. Little Rock, AR (“Renew” 6’ powder coated steel)

Exhibitions:

2017 Arkansas Arts Council - Small Works on Paper - Juried Show that will travel to 10 galleries throughout the state this year. (Photograph)
2016 Sculpture at the River Market - Little Rock, AR - Juried Show and Sale
2016 Arkansas Arts Council - Small Works On Paper - Juried show that will travel to 10 galleries throughout the state this year. (Photograph)
2015 Fountain Fest Sculpture Competition - Arkansas Arts Center - temporary installation
2015 Sculpture at the River Market - Little Rock, AR - Juried Show and Sale
2014 Acansa Arts - Little Rock, AR - Juried Show and Sale
2014 Sculpture at the River Market - Little Rock, AR - Juried Show and Sale
2013 - 2016 Public Art - Sculpture Outside at UALR Fine Arts Building
2013 Art Wyrks Winter Show - Art Connection - North Little Rock, AR
2013 Fall Art Show & Sale - Little Rock, AR
2013 Thea Arts Festival - North Little Rock, AR - Juried Show and Sale
2013 Butler Center for Arkansas Studies Gallery - Little Rock, AR Arkansas
Society of Printmakers, group show
2012 - 2013 The 38^th Toys Designed by Artists, Arkansas Arts Center
International Juried Show (wire sculpture “Mollie's Bull”)
2012 Sculpture at the River Market - Little Rock, AR. UALR group booth
2012 Greg Thompson Fine Art Gallery North Little Rock, AR. UALR Art
Department Show
2012 Collectors of Wood Art - Little Rock, AR UALR Applied Design Exhibit
(8 wood, metal & stone sculptures)
2012 Hendrix University in Conway, AR Trieschmann Fine Arts Building
Arkansas Society of Printmakers Inaugural Members Show
2011 Southern Graphics Council International Printmaking Conference and Show, St. Louis, MO, portfolio exchange
2011 UALR Finale - work chosen to represent Fine Arts Annual Program
2010 Garvin Woodland Garden - Hot Springs, AR. Print show, architectural prints shown during the screening of “Beyond the Pale,” the life of Fay Jones
2003 Cox Creative Center - Showcase Gallery, Little Rock, AR. One-man show, “It Takes an Image.” Fifty large format photographs of the State of Arkansas

Continuing education:

2015 UALR artWORKS metal fabrication workshop with Hoss Haley
2015 UALR artWORKS public art workshop with Aaron Hussey
2014 Digital Laser Marquetry, Christy Oats - Art Works series workship at UALR
Applied Design Studio
2013 Power Wood Carving Workshop with visiting artist Hunt Clark at UALR
Applied Design Studio
2013 Repair Days - Memphis Metal Museum - Memphis, TN
2013 Artist Inc. Eight-week course at Art Connection - North Little Rock, AR
2013 Artworks Portrait Sculpture Workshop with David Deming at UALR Fine Arts Department
2013 The Art of Coopering Workshop, Dustin Farnsworth, traveling artist – Penland School of Craft, artist in residence workshop at UALR Applied Design
2013 Metalwork Workshop, Marlene True, traveling artist at UALR Applied Design
2012 Penland School of Craft, North Carolina. Two-week class “Iron by Any Means Necessary,” Jon Shearin, instructor
Penland School of Craft, North Carolina. One-week class “Jumpstart to Public Art,” Jim Masterson, instructor
2012 Repair Days - Memphis Metal Museum - Memphis, TN
2011 “2sculpt” Stone Workshop, relief/detail - Lawrence, KS
2010 - 2014 University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Completed 60 studio credit hours in the Fine Arts and Applied Design Departments

News/Promotion:

2016 Arkansas Arts Council GetSMART Photographing Artwork workshop will be led by artist and photographer Tod Swiecichowski
2015 Arkansas Democrat Gazette "An Arkansas Gem" color photo Oct. 21, 2015
2014 Arkansas Democrat Gazette, February 24^th newspaper color photo
Installation of a sculpture in the River Market, Little Rock, AR
2013 April 9th KARK TV morning news segment, talk about this year’s sculpture competition in the Bernice Garden
2012 Arkansas Democrat Gazette, September 15th newspaper photo: “Beauty from Chaos”
2012 Arkansas Democrat Gazette, December 12th newspaper color photo: “The key to Success”
2012 September 15^th KATV morning news segment talk about being a winner in the Bernice Garden Sculpture Competition

Business:

1991 - present Professional architectural photographer - I have photographed many State and Regional AIA (American Institute of Architects) Design award - winning projects, and have been published in numerous magazines, books and other publications. I have been a past member of the American Society of Media Photographers and the Architectural Photographers Specialty Group
2011 - present Member of the ASP Arkansas Society of Printmakers