Mackenzie Swenson

Mackenzie Swenson (b. 1992) currently lives, paints and teaches in New York City, and conducts drawing and painting workshops all over the world. She is a 2018 graduate of the Grand Central Atelier core program, having previously studied at The Atelier in Minneapolis, MN. Mackenzie is a 2015 Hudson River Fellow and 2017 Resident of the La Napoule Art Foundation in France. She is the recipient of many awards and scholarships including the Grand Central Atelier scholarship program, the Morris and Alma Shapiro Fund, and a first place scholarship from the Art Renewal Center. Mackenzie is a scholarship member of the prestigious Salmagundi Club (est. 1876) in New York City and she has exhibited in shows across the United States. Her work hangs in art collections internationally.

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