Artists-in-Residence

Artist Talk – Anna Vaivare

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Wednesday, April 21, 2021, 17:00 – 18:00, Herðubreið. “Buildings, comics and children’s books – an unintentional way to become an artist.” In our first artist talk of the year, current residency artist Anna Vaivare will present her artistic journey from architecture to illustration, murals and comic books, and will give an insight into her work in progress. There will be coffee and cake, and everyone is welcome. Please wear a mask. Anna Vaivare is an artist from Latvia mostly working in illustration and other graphic forms of transmitting stories and experiences. She started her professional career as an architect after […]

Tíra / Scintilla – Bjargey Ólafsdóttir

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Current artist in residence Bjargey Ólafsdóttir (IS) presents her exhibition Tíra / Scintilla in the Skaftfell gallery from May 11 to May 30. Access is through the bistro, on weekdays 12:00 -13:00 and 18:00 – 20:00, on Sat/Sun 18:00 – 20:00, or by appointment (call Skaftfell on 4721632). Bjargey Ólafsdóttir lives and works in Reykjavík. She studied photography, painting and mixed media at Iceland Academy of the Arts, Reykjavík and Academy of Fine Arts Helsinki, and she studied Screenwriting and Directing in Binger Filmlab, Amsterdam. Bjargey’s practice is not confined to a single medium as each of her projects calls […]