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EXHIBITIONS

HAMILTON
Assume Nothing, celebrating gender diversity Waikato Museum
October 31st - 14th February
If you want an invite to the opening night celebrations on October 30th, become one of my Facebook fans.

ARTISTS TALK - November 12th with Rebecca Swan and Kirsty MacDonald 5.30-6.30

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION WORKSHOPS
November 12th Trans 101 7.15-9pm
Thursday 26th November Young and Trans 5.30- 7.15 and then Trans Vocal 8pm onwards

SYDNEY_AUSTRALIA
Australian Center for Photography, opening 29th January - March 6th

FILM SCREENINGS

LEIPZIG_GERMANY
Assume Nothing, the film, directed by Kirsty MacDonald
The International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film October 28th 9.45pm
http://www.dok-leipzig.de/v2/cms/en/118/programme/documentary-film/page118.html

SAO PAULO_BRASIL
17th Mix Brasil Film Festival of Sexual Diversity, from November 12-22, screening time TBC
http://mixbrasil.uol.com.br/

PARIS_FRANCE
Chéries-Chéris, the Paris Gay Lesbian Trans Film Festival, Dates: (16-22 November) Screening date TBC
http://www.ffglp.net

FILM TRAILER
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ISC6aJddYs

THE YEAR SO FAR...

AUCKLAND
This year started with Assume Nothing, celebrating gender diversity, opening in Auckland at MIC Toi Rerehiko
http://mic.org.nz/events/exhibitions/twothousandandnine/assumenothing//

Fabricated Truths also opened in February, my first exhibition with my Auckland Dealer, Whitespace
http://www.whitespace.co.nz/artists/rebecca-swan.aspx

WELLINGTON
Also in february <3% group show at Mark Hutchins Gallery, my Wellington dealer gallery
http://www.mhgallery.co.nz/navigation/artists/rebecca_swan/rebecca_swan.htm/

PALMERSTON NORTH
And again in February Assume Nothing, celebrating gender diversity opened at Te Manawa
http://www.temanawa.co.nz/exhibitions-calendar,listing,368,assume-nothing-celebrating-gender-diversity-.html

CHRISTCHURCH
Assume Nothing, celebrating gender diversity opened at the Canterbury Museum in July and closed 4th October.
http://www.canterburymuseum.com/exhibitions.asp

THE WORLD
While Assume Nothing, celebrating gender diversity the exhibition was doing it's New Zealand tour, Assume Nothing, the film directed by Kirsty MacDonald was out on the international circuit. Kicking off after it's fabulous world premier at DOCNZ in Auckland and getting special mention in competition
http://www.docnz.org.nz/2009/ak/film/assume-nothing

San Francisco Frame Line
http://www.frameline.org/festival/film/detail.aspx?id=1734

Sydney Queerdoc
http://www.queerscreen.com.au/event/109

Rhode Island Film Festival
http://riff.bside.com/2009/films/assumenothing_riff2009

Vancouver International Film Festival
http://www.gayvancouver.net/arts/vancouver-international-film-festival-announces-line-up-of-2009-queer-films

Assume Nothing was one of three finalists in the Qantas Media Awards for best arts feature documentary.

Represented in New Zealand by
http://www.mhgallery.co.nz
http://www.whitespace.co.nz

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http://www.rebeccaswan.com/newsletters/apr08.htm
http://www.rebeccaswan.com/newsletters/aug08.htm
http://www.rebeccaswan.com/newsletters/jan09.htm

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