Foundation – University of Iceland Art Collection

Akureyri Art Museum Kaupvangsstræti 8-12, Akureyri, Iceland

University of Iceland Art Collection was founded in 1980. Like many university art collections abroad, University of Iceland bases its collection partly on donations. The founding collection, donated by the couple Ingibjörg Guðmundsdóttir (1911-1994) and Sverrir Sigurðsson (1909-2002) weighs the most. They donated close to 1200 artworks to the collection which are among the most …

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B. Ingrid Olson: Cast of Mind

i8 Grandi Marshall House, Grandagarður 20, Reykjavík, Iceland

i8 Grandi is pleased to announce Cast of Mind, a year-long exhibition by B. Ingrid Olson. The artist’s show opens 20 January, 2023 and will be on view until 20 December 2023. Spanning far longer than traditional museum or gallery shows, i8 Grandi represents a new model for exhibitions. The programming focuses on concepts of space and time, and the …

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Erró: Cunning Scissors

Reykjavik Art Museum - Hafnarhús Tryggvagata 17, 101, Reykjavík, Iceland

Collage has formed the basis of Erró’s artworks for over sixty years, beginning early on with his Meca-Make-Up series in 1959-60, and resulting in more than 30,000 collages today. Through collecting, cutting, pasting and then painting Erró has freely mixed and quoted found material, transforming it into dynamic, striking and jarring visual collisions. In doing so he …

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GERÐUR

Gerðarsafn Kópavogur Art Museum Hamraborg 4, Kópavogur, Iceland

For the first time Gerðarsafn, Kópavogur Art Museum, opens a permanent exhibition dedicated to Gerður Helgadóttir (1928-1975). The exhibition places an emphasis on her sculptural works and sheds light on the artist‘s vigorous creativity and her experimental avant-garde approach to creating complex works of incredible range. The basis of the exhibition is an ongoing research …

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Kristín Morthens: Andrými á hafsbotni

Þula Hjartartorg, Laugavegur 21, Reykjavík, Iceland

Sýningin Andrými á hafsbotni er leiðangur inn í algjörlega óþekkt land með dulrænum fyrirbærum. En þó eru kringumstæðurnar ekki alveg ókunnar manni þar sem sjóndeildarhringur þessa landslags liggur við jaðar sálar okkar. Þess vegna gerum við grein fyrir lögun landsins og könnumst við helstu einkenni þess í verkunum á sýningunni. Kristín stígur nánast í hlutverk …

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Arngunnur Ýr: Eyrarrósin

Portfolio Gallery Hverfisgata 71, Reykjavík, Iceland

Arngunnur Ýr sýnir ný verk unnin á árinu 2023, þar sem hún vinnur meðal annars með íslensku Eyrarrósina í framandi umhverfi Arngunnur Ýr hefur um árabil haldið einkasýningar og tekið þátt í samsýningum hérlendis og víða erlendis. Hún er með BFA gráðu í málaralist frá San Francisco Art Institute, MFA frá Mills College, CA, og …

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Ásta Sigurðardóttir: Dúkristur

Gallery Fold Rauðarárstígur 12 - 14, Reykjavík, Iceland

Listakonan Ásta Sigurðardóttir varð „fræg á einni nóttu“ eins og títt hefur verið sagt, þegar smásaga hennar „Sunnudagskvöld til mánudagsmorguns“ kom út í tímaritinu Líf og list árið 1951. Ásta var þá 21 árs gömul. Um viðtökurnar við sögunni og skáldkonuna Ástu hefur mikið verið ritað og rætt í gegnum tíðina og óþarfi að tíunda …

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Kaleidoscope: Icelandic 21st Century Art

Reykjavík Art Museum - Hafnarhúsið Tryggvagata 17, Reykjavík, Iceland

Kaleidoscope: Icelandic 21st Century Art presents a selection of the works that the museum has acquired in the last two decades. The museum´s art collection spans as much as possible the breadth and the new emphases that can be found in the Icelandic art scene, both by reconized artists  as well as the work of …

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Kviksjá: Íslensk myndlist á 21. öld

Reykjavík Art Museum - Hafnarhúsið Tryggvagata 17, Reykjavík, Iceland

Á sýningunni Kviksjá: Íslensk myndlist á 21. öld  gefur að líta úrval af þeim verkum sem Listasafn Reykjavíkur hefur eignast síðustu tvo áratugi. Verkin gefa innsýn inn í þá breidd og þær áherslur sem hafa verið að mótast og gerjast í íslensku listalífi frá aldamótum 2000 til dagsins í dag. Á sýningunni er að finna 24 …

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Helena Margrét Jónsdóttir: Alveg eins og alvöru

Reykjavik Art Museum - Hafnarhús Tryggvagata 17, 101, Reykjavík, Iceland

Helena Margrét vinnur með sígilda eiginleika málverksins til að líkja eftir hinum sýnilega veruleika. Hugmyndir hennar birtast í einskonar töfraraunsæi á striga þar sem hún málar fyrirbæri af mikilli nákvæmni. Viðfangsefnin finnur hún ýmist í umhverfinu eða í hinum stafræna heimi. Að auki eru þau viðfangsefni sem hún fangar oftar en ekki eftirlíking úr gerviefni …

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Circuits

Listasafnið á Akureyri Kaupvangsstræti 8-12, Akureyri, Iceland

The artists that gather here create through natural processes, materials and context. Each has their personal approach, although the common set is material from the micro-environment. The works of Sólveig Aðalsteinsdóttir reflect contemplations on time and environment, nature, growth and vegetation, where the borders between inner and outer reality aren‘t necessarily clear. Elsa Dóróthea Gísladóttir …

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Melanie Ubaldo: Completely Tasteless

Listasafnið á Akureyri Kaupvangsstræti 8-12, Akureyri, Iceland

How does one commemorate appalling acts without turning it into a spectacle? For my master’s solo exhibition, in early 2022, I spray-painted the words „Farðu til fjandans helvítis útlendinga skíturinn þinn“ (Go to hell you fucking foreign shit) on the gallery windows in Breiðholt, and all hell broke loose. This solo exhibition is inspired by the …

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Linda Steinþórsdóttir: Hindsight

Reykjanes Art Museum Duusgata 2-8, Reykjanesbær, Iceland

The artist Linda Steinþórsdóttir seeks inspiration in Minimalism on the one hand and in Expressionism on the other, where she finds room to reflect her own personality and experiences through a very intimate examination of nature, that she communicates to the viewer. The shapes and forms in Linda’s works strive to express the complex interactions …

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