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Anna Júlía Friðbjörnsdóttir & Karlotta Blöndal: Trace

Skaftfell- Center for Visual Art Austurvegur 42, Seyðisfjörður, Iceland

Slóð (Trace) is a joint exhibition by Anna Júlía Friðbjörnsdóttir and Karlotta Blöndal. Their contributions were made separately, but both artists refer with their works to the important archaeological find at Vestdalsheiði in the mountains above Seyðisfjörður. Discovered in 2004, it consisted of human bones, jewellery and glass beads and is believed to date from …

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Ragnheiður Káradóttir & Sara Gillies: Wonky, warped, wavy

Skaftfell- Center for Visual Art Austurvegur 42, Seyðisfjörður, Iceland

The duo exhibition Brenglað, bogið, bylgjað / Wonky, warped, wavy presents paintings by Sara Gillies (UK/IS) alongside three-dimensional floor pieces by Ragnheiður Káradóttir (IS). While distinct in their use of space and medium, the works share a quality of creative process characterized by playfulness, intuition, and an in-depth conversation between materiality, shape, and the imagination of …

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Johan F Karlsson: Pathway Through A Sunstone

Skaftfell- Center for Visual Art Austurvegur 42, Seyðisfjörður, Iceland

The exhibition Pathway Through A Sunstone is based on Johan F Karlsson’s artistic research on the properties, history, and use of Iceland spar, a crystalline mineral that is well known for its contributions to optic science and for its speculative role in navigation. The artworks present an experimental approach to the subject matter; they are …

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Alter/Breyta

Skaftfell- Center for Visual Art Austurvegur 42, Seyðisfjörður, Iceland

Alter / Breyta is a collective exhibition by four emerging artists who have all graduated fairly recently from Iceland University of the Arts. The group was chosen collaboratively with Bjarki Bragason, Dean of the Department of Fine Art, and invited to stay in Skaftfell´s residency for three weeks while further developing their proposals. While their …

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Rikke Luther: On Moving Ground

Skaftfell- Center for Visual Art Austurvegur 42, Seyðisfjörður, Iceland

Rikke Luther’s solo exhibition at Skaftfell presents the artist’s ongoing research into political, societal and environmental connections between mineral extraction, modernity, soil erosion and planetary change. Her work explores the impacts of sand mining, the carbon-intense production of concrete, and the effects of rising temperatures on the stability of the ground we live on. On …

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Nína Magnúsdóttir: Lines of Flight

Skaftfell- Center for Visual Art Austurvegur 42, Seyðisfjörður, Iceland

More than 20 new works by Seyðisfjörður-based artist Nína Magnúsdóttir will be presented in an exhibition entitled Lines of Flight, on view in the Skaftfell Gallery from November 27, 2022 to January 29, 2023.  The new works were made in the aftermath of the devastating landslides of December 2020, that led to the temporary evacuation of …

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