Zorawar Sidhu (b. 1985, Ludhiana, India) and Rob Swainston (b. 1970, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania)

Zorawar Sidhu and Rob Swainston, both living and working in New York City, are a collaborative art duo exploring the intersection of historical print processes with contemporary technologies. Their projects investigate the complexities of contemporary social issues by drawing from the history of print as the medium par excellence of social movements. They have exhibited together at the Hall Art Foundation, Reading (2024); University at Buffalo Anderson Gallery, Buffalo (2024); Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Berlin (2024); Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation, Portland (2023); Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington, Arlington (2023); The Patricia and Philip Frost Art Museum, Miami (2023); Syracuse University Art Museum, Syracuse (2023); United States Department of State, Washington, D.C. (2023); Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton (2023); among others.

Sidhu and Swainston’s collaborative work is included in the collections of the Art Museum of West Virginia University, Morgantown; Hall Collection, Reading; Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation, Portland; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Museum of Modern Art, New York; National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Berlin; and the Syracuse University Art Museum, Syracuse.

Zorawar Sidhu has a background in art history and fine arts. His projects recreate art historical artifacts using contemporary technology and historical materials and techniques. He has exhibited projects with galleries and museums nationally, including exhibitions with Marginal Utility, Philadelphia; Spring/Break Art Show with Field Projects, New York; Five Myles, Brooklyn; the Museum of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia; and the Museum of The Town of Vestal, New York.

Rob Swainston’s work is informed by a dual academic background in political science and art. He is an Associate Professor at Purchase College and co-founder and Master Printer for Prints of Darkness. Rob has been awarded numerous residencies including Skowhegan, Marie Walsh Sharpe, and the Fine Arts Work Center. Solo and group exhibitions include Marginal Utility, Philadelphia; David Krut Projects, New York; BravinLee Programs, New York; Socrates Sculpture Park, New York; Smack Mellon, Brooklyn; Provincetown Art Association and Museum, Provincetown; Print Center New York, New York; Canada Gallery, New York; Queens Museum, New York; and the Bronx Museum, New York. In 2020–21, Rob was the Ludwig Foundation Professor for Printmaking at the Weissensee Kunsthochschule Berlin.