Laugavegur 132
IS-105 Reykjavik
Iceland
tlf.: (+354) 696 2209
Education:
Nova Scotia College of Art & Design
MFA degree, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. 1995 - 1997
Hochschule für Bildende Kunste
Frankfurt am Main, Germany. 1994 - 1995
Fachhochschule Kiel
Kiel, Germany. 1992 - 1993
Icelandic College of Art & Craft
BA degree, Reykjavik, Iceland. 1991 - 1994
Comprehensive school of Breidholt
Art and Art history, Reykjavik, Iceland. 1987 – 1991
Courses:
Interactive Multi Media Design, 2 months
Copenhagen, Denmark. 2001
Multi Media Web design, 5 months.
Copenhagen, Denmark. 2001
Selected solo exhibitions:
2001 Slunkariki
”Talk-Chew”.
Isafjordur, Iceland.
1999 Gallery Hlemmur.
"Minnimáttar - Meiriháttar".
Reykjavik, Iceland.
1998 The Living Art Museum
"Artists on the Verge of Something".
Reykjavik, Iceland.
1997 Anna Leonowens Gallery.
"Natural Born Artist".
Halifax, Canada.
1995 Ballroom Gallery.
"Artists".
Halifax, Canada.
1994 The Living Art Museum.
"The Look of the Year".
Reykjavik, Iceland.
1993 Prima Kunst Gallery.
”mmmmm”
Kiel, Germany.
Selected group exhibitions:
2002 Kopavogur Art Museum, Gerdarsafn
”Gallery Hlemmur”
Kopavogur, Iceland.
Chinati Foundation
”DON”
Marfa, Texas, USA.
2001 Lejre Camp.
”Galleri Klingenberg Mobil”,
”Galleri Klingenberg Galleri”;
”Annonce Klingenberg Tunnel”.
Lejre, Denmark.
Ringsted Galleri.
"Hovedet er rundt så tanker kan
skifte retninger".
Ringsted, Denmark.
2000 Workspace.
"Reykjavik, the oasis".
Toronto, Canada.
Cultural Centre Gerduberg.
"Instead of going to my studio..."
Reykjavik, Island.
Eyelevel Gallery.
"They Left as quickly as they Came ".
Halifax, Canada.
Gallery Mauri Knuuti.
"Gardens and beyond"
Säve og Gothenburg, Sweden.
1999 Safnahusid Egilsstödum.
"Pictures"
Egilsstadir, Iceland.
Glashuset.
"Breathe".
International exhibition.
Gothenburg, Sweden.
Kulturbahnhof Eller.
"Hot spot".
8 Icelandic artists
Düsseldorf, Germany.
Galleri 54.
"Icelandic Bone in a Swedish Sock".
Gothenburg, Sweden.
1998 Villa Minimo.
"The Igloo has landed".
Incl. Roman Signer, Asmundur Asmundsson, Magnus
Sigurdarson og Morten Tillitz.
Hannover, Germany.
1998 OFKunstraum
"Riesenalk-oholiker".
Group exhibition of Icelandic and Danish artists.
Offenbach am Main, Germany.
Kjarvalsstadir, Reykjavik Kunstmuseum.
" - 30 / 60 + ".
Two generations of artists.
Reykjavik, Iceland.
The Living Art Museum.
"Artists on the Verge of Something".
Inkl. Roman Signer, Asmundur Asmundsson,
Magnus Sigurdarson, David Diviney, Justin Blaustein
og Bruce Conkle. Reykjavik, Iceland.
1997 Galleri J.G. Wolfstaedter.
Exhibition of Icelandic and Canadian artists.
Offenbach am Main, Germany.
Halifax Metro Centre.
"8 Canadian Artists".
The exhibition took place on a Icehockey rink.
Halifax, Canada.
Anna Leonowens Gallery.
"Cold - Collegiate".
Halifax, Canada.
Eyelevel Gallery.
"Membership"
Halifax, Canada.
1996 Anna Leonowens Gallery.
"Fondu"
Halifax, Canada.
1995 Mokka.
"The Big Brother".
4 artist’s collaboration.
Reykjavik, Iceland.
Hallormstadaskogur.
"Forest Flora".
Exhibition in a forest, east-Iceland.
Stadelschule.
"Rundgang".
Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
1994 Borgarkringlan, Car park.
"The P-group".
International exhibition. Reykjavik, Iceland.
Cultural Centre Gerduberg.
"The Male Image".
Reykjavik, Iceland.
Selected articles/catalogues:
Catalogue. Denmark. Various writers. 2002
"Hovedet er rundt så tanker kan skifte retninger"
Catalogue. Denmark. Nanna Gro Henningsen. 2001
"They Came as quickly as they Left"
Coast. Canada. Craig Ferguson. 2000
"They Left as quickly as they Came"
Catalogue. Canada. David Diviney. 2000
"The 90´s - What was it all about"
NU magazine. Scandinavia. Gunnar Arnason. 2000
"Hot Spot"
Catalogue. Germany. Gerolf Schulke. 1999
"Icelandic Bone in a Swedish Sock"
Catalogue. Iceland/Sweden. Halldor B. Runolfsson. 1998
"Artists on the Rocks"
C-Magazine. Canada. Moritz Gaede. 1997
"Big Brother"
SIKSI magazine. Scandinavia. Halldor B. Runolfsson. 1995
Collections:
Hafnarborg Art Museum, Hafnarfjordur, Iceland. Kulturbahnhof Eller,
Düsseldorf, Germany. Trapholt Museum, Kolding, Denmark.
And private collections.
Selected essays / articles:
2001 The Head is Round so Thoughts can Change
Directions. Essay on Hekla Dogg Jonsdottir
exhibition at Gallery Hlemmur. Reykjavik, Iceland.
2000 Scandals in Scandinavian Art (Denmark)
1997 Icelandic Art, 1960 and after
Halifax, Canada og Reykjavik,
1997 Born under Champagne
1996 Recognizing the Existence of Kitsch
Halifax, Canada.
Selected lectures:
2001 Bodies of Work - From artist´s body
to designer´s body and back"
Designskolen Kolding. Kolding, Denmark.
1996 "The Image of the Artist, from artisan to Artist"
Nova Scotia College of Art & Design. Halifax, Canada.
1993 "The difference of studying in Germany og Iceland,
- Experience / result"
Icelandic College of Art & Craft (Icelandic Art Academy)
Reykjavik, Iceland.
Selected work experience:
2000-2002 Assistant for the artist
Marco Evaristti
Copenhagen, Denmark.
2000-2002 Gallery Christian Dam
Various gallery assignments.
Copenhagen, Denmark.
2000-2001 Assistant for the artist
Michael Kvium
Copenhagen, Denmark.
1999 – 2000 Trapholt Museum
Exhibition Architect, Curator assistant/Co-ordinator.
Kolding, Denmark
Reykjavik, Iceland
Art teacher.
Akranes, Island
Art teacher.
1995 – 1997 Nova Scotia College of Art & Design
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Teaching assistant (University level)
Various plaster techniques, multi media and sculpture.
Reykjavik, Iceland
Conceptual consultant.
Summer job.
Curatorial work:
1999 – 2000 Assisting curator, Trapholt Museum,
Kolding, Denmark.
2000 Assistant for Michael Kvium, Christian Lemmerz and
Marco Evaristti in the making of and installing their works.
Assisting curator for the exhibition EYEGOBLACK.
Trapholt Museum, Kolding, Denmark.
1998/1999 Organized various exhibitions and events at the
Living Art Museum, Reykjavik, Iceland.
1998 Assisting curator for the ”exchange” exhibitions
“Icelandic Bone in a Swedish Sock”
Reykjavik, Iceland and Gothenburg, Sweden.
1997/1998 Participated in organizing Seminar on Art,
Reykjavik, Iceland.
1995/1996 Participated in organizing exchange exhibitions
Reykjavik, Iceland and Belfast, Ireland.
Collaborations / other:
2000 Contact person for Susan Gibson Garvey in
the planning of the HX International.
Halifax, Canada and Reykjavik, Iceland.
1998 Assisting and introducing Icelandic art history,
artists and curators to the Canadian artist and writer
Robin Peck. Reykjavik, Iceland.
1997 Consulting and assisting the Canadian artist David
Askevold at the Reykjavik Art Museum (Kjarvalsstadir),
Reykjavik, Iceland.
1996 Assisting David Askevold in the making of his
videos/film on Iceland.
1993 Participated at the ELIA seminar in Strassbourg, Germany
on behalf of the Icelandic College of Art & Design.
1993 Assistant for the German artist Karin Sander
in the making of and installing her works at
Gallery Second Floor. Reykjavik, Iceland.
Competitions / Designs:
2002 Stage design for the band Apparat Organ Quartet
at the Airwaves festival.
1998 Designing and building the mexican bar/restaurant
Tres Locos. Reykjavik, Iceland.
Stage designer for the play “Virus”, Hafnarfjordur
Theater. Hafnarfjordur, Iceland.
Designing and building a set for Smirnoff TV advertising.
Reykjavik, Iceland. Assisting under filming, Jokulsarlon,
Iceland.
Snowsculpture festival / competition. 1st prize selected by jury
And 1st prize selected by other participants.
Nuuk, Greenland.
“Design and Craft”, in collaboration with S.Ingi Bjarnason
goldsmith. Reykjavik, Iceland.
1997 Designing CD cover for the rock band Jet Black Joe