About

Astri Swendsrud (she/her) is a Los Angeles-based artist, professor and curator whose multi-disciplinary practice investigates the formation of meaning, belief, interpretation and transformation. Her work has been exhibited in solo and group shows nationally, including at JOAN, The Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Visitor Welcome Center, Richard Telles Fine Art, TSALA, Irenic Projects, General Projects and the Vincent Price Museum. Additionally, Swendsrud is part of the collaborative project Semi-Tropic Spiritualists, and their book The Semi-Tropic Spiritualist’s Guidebook was published by Insert Press in 2018. She was also co-founder and co-director of Elephant, an artist-run space in Los Angeles from 2010-2023 and she has curated exhibitions for multiple galleries, including Eastside International, Light & Wire Gallery, and the Green Gallery at Biola University. She has also taught as associate and adjunct professor at schools including Biola University, Cypress College, and CalArts. She received her MFA from CalArts in 2008.