rocki swiderski (b. 1994, California) is an artist based in Tucson, Arizona. Utilizing object and image making, their work reflects on the role of sentience and modes of human protection as a means of coping and survival. At present they are focused on barriers, boundaries, natural resources, looking at the sky, and daydreaming about the new world. Solo exhibitions include tear jerker at lowell (2021, OR), POM–––PALM at Williamson Knight (2018, OR), and Brushing Out the Brood Mare's Tale at Nationale (2017, OR). Recent group exhibitions include Duets in Color Breathing at Spy Projects (2022, CA), Open Window at Racecar Factory (2022, IN), Red Root, Green Root at The Valley (2021, NM), Working From Home at MOCA Tucson (2020, AZ), and Fundament at darkZone (2020, NJ). They hold a BFA from the Pacific Northwest College of Art (2015) and in 2018 they opened the American Institute of Thoughts and Feelings, an experimental project space based in Tucson.