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Represented
by Hosfelt Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
| EDUCATION | |
| 1990-1992: | Mills
College, Oakland, CA. MFA in painting. |
| 1989-1990: | Gerrit
Rietveldt Academie, Amsterdam, Holland. |
| 1984-1986: | San
Francisco Art Institute. BFA in painting. |
| 1982-1984: | Icelandic
College of Arts and Crafts. |
| 1979-1982: | Reykjavik College. Language and humanities dept. |
| 1970-1983: | Reykjavik
Conservatory of Music |
| Kopavogur
Conservatory |
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| Halifax
Conservatory. |
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| SOLO
EXHIBITIONS |
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| 2006 | Firmament,
Ampersand International Arts, San Francisco, CA. Rapture is a Cool Place, Mills College Art Museum with Timothy Horn. . |
| 2005 | Hosfelt
Gallery, San Francisco. Firmament, Gallery Turpentine with Amanda Hughen, Reykjavik, Iceland. |
| 2004 | Hafnarborg Art Museum, Hafnarfjordur, Iceland. |
| Verslunnarrad, Chamber of Commerce, Reykjavik, Iceland.
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| 2003 | Skaggs,
San Francisco, CA. |
| Ventura College Art Gallery, Ventura, CA. | |
| 2002 | Ampersand
International Arts, San Francisco, CA. |
| Mills
College Art Museum, Oakland, CA. |
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| 2001 | Gallery
Saevar Karl, Reykjavik, Iceland. |
| 2000 | Gerdarsafn
Museum, Kopavogur, Iceland. |
| 1999 | Museum
of Modern Art Artists Gallery, San Francisco, CA. |
| Gallery Saevar Karl, Reykjavik, Iceland. | |
| EFTA
Gallery, Brussels, Belgium. |
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| 1996 | Hafnarborg
Museum., Hafnarfjordur, Iceland. |
| Arctic
Horizon Gallery, Iceland. |
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| Icelandic
Bridge Foundation. |
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| Reynihlid,
Myvatn., Iceland. |
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| 1995 | Icelandic
University of Education Gallery, Reykjavik, Iceland. |
| A
Naestu Grosum, Reykjavik, Iceland. |
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| 1994 | Living
Art Museum, Reykjavik., Iceland. |
| 1993 | Hulduholar
Gallery, Mosfellssveit, Iceland. |
| Show
and Tell Gallery, San Francisco, CA. |
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| 1991 | Kjarvalsstadir
Municipal Museum, Reykjavik, Iceland. |
| 1989 | Gallery
Nyhofn, Reykjavik, Iceland. |
| 1987 | MEDIA,
San Francisco, CA. |
| Living
Art Museum, Reykjavik, Iceland. |
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| 1985 | Galleri TOI, Berlin, Germany. |
| GROUP EXHIBITIONS | |
| 2004 | Paint,
SFMOMA Artists Gallery, San Francisco, CA. |
| 2003 | BACA,
Works on Paper, Berkeley, CA. |
| Paint
Junkies, Michael Martin Galleries, San Francisco. |
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| They Say Hello, The
Open Gallery, Reykjavik, Iceland. |
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| 2000 | Ecstasy
2000, Akureyri Museum. |
| 1998 | Natura,
Charlottenborg Museum, Copenhagen, Denmark. |
| Voyage,
Nordic Heritage Museum, Seattle, Oregon. |
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| Claudia
Chapline Gallery, Stinson Beach, California. |
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| The
Luggage Store, San Francisco. 3 person exhibition. |
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| Anti
Pessimismus, Downtown Artist's Society, Budapest, Hungary. |
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| 1997 | Coins
Gallery, London, England. |
| 1995 | The
Thin Clear Line, T. Higbee Gallery, San Francisco . |
| Epicenter,
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco. |
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| Exhibitionism,
San Francisco. |
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| Turlock
Cultural Center, Turlock, CA. |
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| Paradise
Gallery, Sarasota, Florida. |
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| 1993 | Windows,
Fillmore Center, San Francisco. |
| 1992 | Mills
College Art Gallery, Oakland. MFA exhibition. |
| 1990 | Arts
Commission Gallery, San Francisco. |
| 1989 | Gallery
Nyhofn, Reykjavik, Iceland |
| 1989 |
Show
and Tell Gallery, San Francisco . |
| 1987 | Reconnaissance,
MEDIA, S.F. |
| 1986 | Mary
Adress Gallery, S.F. |
| 1985 | Samkvaemispafinn,
Egisstadir. |
| Here
and Now, Reykjavik Municipal Museum. |
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| 20 Icelandic Artists, South of Market Cultural Center, S.F. | |
| PUBLIC
ART COMMISSIONS |
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Commission
for DeCode Genetics, 2000. Mural
for Dublin Elementary School, Dublin, California, 1998. Mural for Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, 1992. |
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AWARDS AND GRANTS
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Pollock-Krasner
Foundation grant, 2005. Agricultural
Bank culture award 2002. Ministry
of culture work grant for artists, 2000, 1997, 1993, 1989. Svavar
Gudnason and Asta Eiriksdottir Memorial Award, 2000. Work
grant from the city of Gardabaer, 1996. Mills
College Alumni Scholarship 1991. SFAI
award spring 1985. |
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| EXPERIENCE |
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Art instructor at the Reykjavik Art College, 2001
Art
instructor at Monart School of the Arts, Berkeley, CA. 2000-2201. Art
instructor at the Icelandic Academy of Art. 1999. Art
instructor at the Reykjavik Art College. 1999-2000. Art
director for a mural for Dublin Elementary School, Dublin, CA, 1998.
Guest
instructor for California State University, Monterrey Bay 1997 and 1998. Instructor
at Iceland's University of Education. 1995-1997. Highland
guide for tour operators in California and Iceland, 1993-2004. Guest
instructor, San Francisco Art Institute, 1993. Instructor
for Yerba Buena Sr. Arts Workshop, S.F., 1992-1993. Art
director for a mural for Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, S.F, 1992. Instructor
(art and music) at Garden Day Montessori School, Berkeley, 1992. Teacheršs
Assistant for Hung Liu and Sono Osato, Mills College, 1992. Animation
production at Colossal Big Pictures S.F., 1988-1992. Instructor
for Children's Music School, Reykjavik, Iceland. Performance
with various ensembles and symphonies in Iceland, Nova Scotia and California. |
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| PUBLIC
COLLECTIONS |
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OECD,
Paris, France. EFTA,
Brussels, Belgium. DeCode
Genetics. Lookout
Sculpture Park, New York. Cargolux
Airlines, Luxemburg. Icelandair. Bluebird
Cargo. Kjarvalsstadir
Municipal Museum, City of Reykjavik Art Collection. University
of Iceland Art Collection. Hafnarborg
Museum of Art, City of Hafnarfjordur Art Collection. City
of Kopavogur Art Collection, Gerdarsafn Museum. Hitaveitan
Power Corporation. The
Central Bank of Iceland Bunadarbankinn
KG Bank. Gerduberg
Cultural Center. City
of Gardabaer. RVK Savings Fund. |
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