Erling T.V. Klingenberg

Laugavegur 132

IS-105 Reykjavik

Iceland

tlf.:  (+354) 696 2209

 

erlingenius@hotmail.com

 

 

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:

 

KKA, Copenhagen course school

Interactive Multi Media Design, 2 months

Copenhagen, Denmark.                                                                           2001

 

Rampen, Design school

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:

 

 

”Camp Lejre”

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)

Morgunbladid newspaper, Reykjavik, Iceland.

 

1997        Icelandic Art, 1960 and after

Halifax, Canada og Reykjavik,

Iceland. 

 

1997        Born under Champagne

Thesis - NSCAD, Halifax, Canada.

 

1996        Recognizing the Existence of Kitsch

Halifax, Canada.

 

Shakespeare´s Summer Festivals

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                                                  

 

1998 – 1999            Dalbrautarskoli

                                Reykjavik, Iceland

                                Art teacher.                                                          

                               

                                School for children with various social- and psychological problems.  

                               

1997 – 1998            Brekkubæjarskoli

                                Akranes, Island

                                Art teacher.                                                                          

                               

                                School for children age of 6 – 15.

 

1995 – 1997            Nova Scotia College of Art & Design

                                Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada                                                 

                                Teaching assistant (University level)

 

                                Various plaster techniques, multi media and sculpture.

                               

1994 – 1997            AUK, Advertising agency

                                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