María Kjartansdóttir cv
03.10 1980 icelandic
education
2005 - 2007 M.F.A. Glasgow School of Art, United Kingdom
2002 - 2005 B.A. in Visual Art, The Icelandic Academy of the Arts
2003 - 2004 Erasmus student in Fine Art and photography, University of Granada, Spain
2000 - 2001 The Reykjavik Art School
Exhibitions
2007 “London Group open exhibition, Menier Gallerie-Chocolate factory, London
2007 “Snap to grid”, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, L.A.
2007 “Further More”, Artnews Projects, Berlin
2007 “Further More”, MFA-degree show, Tramway, Glasgow
2007 “Slideluck potshow-London”, SNAP productions, London
2006 “Landálfur (land daemon)”, The Wine Bar, Reykjavik
2006 “It´s precious to me” Interim show MFA, Mackintosh Building, Glasgow
2006 “De andere Kunstbeurs”, Westergasfabriken, Amsterdam
2006 “Ganghut” International Wave Festival, Melbourne, Australia
2006 “Polaroid drawings”, workshop exhibition, Skuli i Tuni, Reykjavik
2005 “The Hormone Society”, Thorvaldsen Bar, Reykjavik
2005 “Debutering”, Skuli i Tuni, Reykjavik
2005 “Andadráttur (Is there a ghost?)”, lyceum Skaftfell, Seyðisfjörður
2005 “The Hormone Society”, Reykjavik Art Museum, Kjarvalstadir, Reykjavik
2005 “Stolt (Proud)” One piece show, The Association of Icelandic Visual Artists (SIM)
2004 “Photograph in a Frame”, Gallery Gyllinhæð, Reykjavik
2004 “Cultura”, Cafe Nilsen, Egilsstaðir
2004 “I believe in miracles”, Klink & Bank, Reykjavik
2004 “Granadino”, The Wine Bar, Reykjavik
2003 “Icelandic Ghost Photos”, Spiritual Society of Reykjavik, Reykjavik
collaboration
2005 “Tjaldverk (Pup tent)” Installation, folksong by Blindfold
2003 “Þokubörnin (Foggy Children)” Slideshow, music by Blindfold
2003 “Myrkfælni/Afraid of the dark” Installation, music by Blindfold
2002 “Hvar ertu elsku mamma” Installation, lullaby by Blindfold
Future Exhibitions
Nov2007-Jun2008- "Where the Baltic Sea and people meet" Travelling exhibition; Tallinn – St-Petersburg - Helsinki – Stockholm – Oslo – Reykjavik – Copenhagen – Berlin – Warsaw – Vilnius og Riga.
Aug2008-"working in London"-Gallery Willseden Green-London
presentation and publications
2007 “Camera Austria” with series Clearly Remote
2006 “We Come in Peace”, Center for Contemporary Art (CCA), Glasgow
awards
2006 Project-award from Myndstef, Reykjavík
2007 Penninn prize, Reykjavik
2007 Second prize in the Scottish student Press Awards 2007, Glasgow
other work
2007-2008 Photographer for the Iceland danse company
1998 - 2007 Photographer for the Icelandic band AMPOP
2005 Photo session with UK band Union of Knives, Glasgow
2005 Stage consultant for AMPOP at NASA, Reykjavik
2004 Stage design for AMPOP, Gallery Meistari Jakob, Reykjavik Cultural Night
2003 Stage design for AMPOP at Grand Rock release concert, Reykjavik
María Kjartansdóttir
e-mail: maria@ampop.is
photos: www.mariak.co.uk
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