Cole Swanson has contributed to several publications as artist, author, and subject. The following library represents a selection of exhibition catalogues, critical texts, and reviews in dialogue with Swanson’s work. For a complete bibliography, see his Curriculum Vitae.
Cole Swanson: The Hissing Folly
Doull, Darryn; Gregory, Helen; Saad, Sandy. Visual Arts Centre of Clarington, 2020.
Cole Swanson: Out of the Strong, Something Sweet
McLellan, Ashley; Owen, Dawn; Topdjian, Carolyne. Art Gallery of Guelph. Guelph, 2016.
Ecocene: Monuments & Megachile
Swanson, Cole. Monuments & Megachile: Lessons from the Insect Graveyard, Ecocene: Cappadocia Journal of Environmental Humanities, 4 No.1, Cappadocia University, 2023.
Vegetal Entanglements III: The Empire and the Hissing Folly
Swanson, Cole. The Empire and the Hissing Folly, Antennae: Journal of Nature in Visual Culture, No. 53. London, UK, 2021.
Speculative Taxidermy: Natural History, Animal Surfaces, and Art in the Anthropocene.
Aloi, Giovanni. Columbia University Press, New York, USA 2018.
Glimmers of the Radiant Real
Jones, Ruth; Mogelonsky, Sam. Robert McLaughlin Art Gallery, Oshawa, 2018.
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Affronter: La Sixieme Extinction
Billebaud Review No.13, Museé de la Chasse et de la Nature, Paris, France, 2018.
Matter Matters: Lecanora Muralis
Swanson, Cole. Lecanora Muralis, Antennae: Journal of Nature in Visual Culture, No. 45. London, UK, 2018.