Mackenzie Swenson (b. 1992) currently resides in New York City as an artist and instructor. She is a 2018 graduate of the Grand Central Atelier core program, having previously studied at The Atelier in Minneapolis, MN. Mackenzie is a 2015 Hudson River Fellow and 2017 Resident of the La Napoule Art Foundation in France. She is the recipient of many awards and scholarships including the Alice M. Stolpe Foundation, the Grand Central Atelier scholarship program, the Morris and Alma Shapiro Fund, and a first place scholarship from the Art Renewal Center.

Mackenzie teaches drawing and painting in GCA’s Core Program.