Bjarni Sigurbjörnsson

Bjarni Sigurbjörnsson

Paintings from the exhibition ‘Hugarhold’ 2023

Bjarni Sigurbjörnsson Curriculum Vitae

Education:

• 1996: Master of Fine Arts, San Francisco Art Institute, California.
• 1992: Bachelor of Fine Arts, San Francisco Art Institute, California.
• 1990: Completed preliminary studies at the Iceland School of Arts and Crafts.

Solo Exhibitions:

• 2023: Tóra, Portfolio Gallery, Reykjavik
• 2021: Hugarhold, Portfolio Gallery, Reykjavik
• 2020: Innlit í Gollurhús, 3 Veggir, Kópavogur
• 2019: Rót.Rof.Los., Gallery 74, Reykjavik
• 2016: Blár, Anarkía Art Gallery, Kópavogur
• 2016: September 2013, in collaboration with Jón Óskar, Anarkía Art Gallery, Kópavogur
• 2015: Árekstur, Mokka Exhibitions, Reykjavik
• 2014: Andstæður, Anarkía Art Gallery, Kópavogur
• 2014: Sprengjur, Anarkía Art Gallery, Kópavogur
• 2013: September, in collaboration with Jón Óskar, Ketilhúsið, Akureyri
• 2013: Að flá fiðrildi, Anarkía Art Gallery, Kópavogur
• 2013: Svífa svartir skurðir, Anarkía Art Gallery, Kópavogur
• 2012: Spinal Sweep, S Cube Gallery, Laguna Beach, California
• 2011: November, Reykjavik Art Gallery, Reykjavik
• 2011: Beauty and the fool, Reykjavik Art Gallery, Reykjavik
• 2010: Painting performance, dialogue with Scandinavian and Asian poets, Norræna húsið, Reykjavik
• 2010: Tenebrous Flesh, Reykjavik Art Gallery, Reykjavik
• 2009: Íslensk grafík, Reykjavik
• 2007: Core, Anima Gallery, Reykjavik
• 2006: Lucky Stroke, Anima Gallery, Reykjavik
• 2005: Luminous Darkness, Hafnarborg, Hafnarfirði
• 2004: Next Gallery, Reykjavik; Opus, Gerðarsafn, Kópavogi; Opus, Listasafnið á Akureyri
• 2003: Half a Dozen, Rose Gallery, Santa Monica (part of the Los Angeles International Biennale)
• 2003: New works, Santa Monica Studios, Los Angeles
• 2002: Ekkert/Nothing, Norðurlandahúsið í Færeyjum
• 2001: Ekkert/Nothing, Hafnarborg, Hafnarfirði
• 2000: Door to the shadow of water, Gallery Hlemmur, Reykjavik
• 1997: Stimulation to the Core, Tuttugu fermetrar, gallery, Reykjavik; Pleasuredome, Sjónarhóll, Reykjavik
• 1996: Waiting room, Við Hamarinn, Hafnarfjörður
• 1995: Scar tissue, Mokka, Reykjavik
• 1992: Ginnungagap, Mace (Space for Art), San Francisco; Mokka, Reykjavik

Group Exhibitions:

• 2018: Fresh Winds, Garður
• 2016: September 2013, with Jón Óskar, Anarkía Art Gallery
• 2015: Newly Painted II, Kjarvalsstaðir, Reykjavik
• 2014: Cocktail at the Gate, Gallery Gate, Kópavogi
• 2012: Hangman’s Rock – The Delirium of Vision, Kjarvalsstaðir, Reykjavik
• 2011: From the Museum collection – Summer exhibition, Gerðarsafn, Kópavogur
• 2008: Horizons, Gerðarsafn, Kópavogur
• 2006: The Gentle Lava, Hafnarborg, Hafnarfirði
• 2004: Summer exhibition, HP Garcia Gallery, New York
• 2004: IV international biennial of Drawing, Pilsen, Czech Republic
• 2004: New Acquisitions, Gerðarsafn, Kópavogi
• 2003: New Acquisitions, Hafnarborg, Hafnarfjörði
• 2003: Image, Henie Onstandt Kunstsenter, Oslo, Norway
• 2002: Hlemmur.is, Gerðarsafn, Kópavogi
• 2002: New Acquisitions, Hafnarhús, Reykjavik
• 2003: Image, Hafnarhús, Reykjavik
• 2000: Orgasm 2000, Listasafnið á Akureyri
• 2000: The Seven Virtues in Ancient and Modern Times, Stekkjargjá, Þingvellir; Listasafnið á Akureyri
• 1999: Elements, Gerðarsafn, Kópavogur
• 1999: Elements, Christians fourth library, Round Tower Copenhagen
• 1998: Painting the Limit, Hafnarborg, Hafnarfjörður
• 1998: In the flesh, the Nýlistasafnið, Reykjavik
• 1998: U.M., Listaskálinn, Hveragerði
• 1998: Gallery Sævar Karl, Reykjavik
• 1997: Icelandic Art’97, Listasafn Reykjavíkur, Hafnarhús, Reykjavik
• 1997: Male to Male, Gallery Mokka, Reykjavik
• 1996: Thirteen Artists, Community Center of Grindavík
• 1995: Unity Transcending Boundaries, Somar Gallery, San Francisco
• 1995: The Strong Clear Line – Nordic 5 Arts, Timothy Higbee Gallery, San Francisco
• 1994: Walter Macbean Gallery Spring Show, San Francisco Art Institute
• 1992: South Beach Billiard “Figures,” San Francisco

Grants and Commissioned Works:

• 2018: Commission for Gardur, wall painting
• 2013: Residency: Knyazha hora, Ukraine
• 2013: Commission for Graton Rancheria casino
• 2013: Commission for MGM Grand Hotel
• 2010: Commission for Vanguard Cinema LA, large painting installation
• 2005: Commission for Red Rock Hotel and Casino Las Vegas, 9 large paintings
• 2001: Commission for Marel, 10 large paintings
• 2000: Two-year stipend, Icelandic Government

Other Roles:

• Chairman of Anarkía Art Gallery since 2013
• Advisory Council, Gerðarsafn Kópavogi, 2016-2019
• Board of Kópavogur School of Visual Arts, 2006-2012
• Board of SIM (Association of Icelandic Visual Artists), 2005-2008
• Chairman of the grant committee for visual arts, 2008
• Board of the Visual Arts Awards, 2006-2007

Exhibition Management:

• A-17; Icelandic abstract art at the beginning of the 21st century, Reykjanesbær Art Museum, 2017
• Cocktail at the Gate, Gallery Gate, 2014
• 25th anniversary exhibition of Kópavogur School of Visual Arts, 2013
• Driven Impulses, Akureyri Art Museum, 2009
• Takeover, Old Police Station in Kópavogur, 2008
• Project manager for an art exhibition at Þingvellir in celebration of 1000 years of Christianity in Iceland, 2000

Teaching:

• Teaching at Reykjavik School of Visual Arts, 2016 and 2018
• Courses held in own studio, 2015-2019
• Teaching at Kópavogur School of Visual Arts, 2005-2015
• Teaching (among others) in the course Keith Oatley and Cognitive Science at MA level at the Icelandic and Cultural Studies Department of the University of Iceland, autumn 2012
• Courses for art teachers in Iceland under FÍMK (Association of Icelandic Visual Arts Teachers), 2009
• Courses at Eiðar for art teachers in the Nordic countries, along with Rúrí, Helga Hjaltalín and Páll Steingrímsson under FÍMK, 2007
• Teaching in free painting at Reykjavik School of Visual Arts, 2005-2007
• Part-time teacher at Iceland Academy of the Arts, 2002-2005
• Assistant teacher at San Francisco Art Institute, 1994-1996

Writings:

• A-17; Icelandic abstract art at the beginning of the 21st century, Reykjanesbær Art Museum, 2017
• Painting with the Spine. Ritið, journal of the Institute of Humanities of the University of Iceland, 12(3) 2012, pp. 91-104.
• Driven Impulses (with Aðalsteinn Eyþórsson). In Driven Impulses (a book published in connection with the exhibition of five women in the Art Museum of Akureyri). Akureyri Art Museum 2009, pp. 15-29.

Lectures:

• Lecture for the art club Litka, 2013.
• Painting with the Spine. Lecture under the Philosophy Enthusiasts’ Society, 9 November 2011, in celebration of the 100th anniversary of M. Merleau-Ponty.

Guided Tours at Museums:

• Newly Painted II, Kjarvalsstaðir 2015.
• Poetic Worlds: Poetic abstract works of Icelandic painters 1957-1970, Kjarvalsstaðir 2012. – and numerous guided tours of exhibitions I have held or been a part of.

Other:

• Have led The Sledgehammer, monthly discussion meetings of Anarkía Art Gallery about the exhibitions in the gallery, since 2014. See: http://anarkia.is/sleggjan/
• Organized a lecture series at Kópavogur School of Visual Arts in the autumn of 2009. Lecturers: Hannes Sigurðsson, Anna Jóa, Einar Garibaldi, J.B.K. Ransu.
• Member of the advisory group (Consulting Board) Research Laboratory in Cognitive Sciences at the Institute of Humanities of the University of Iceland. See http://cognitive.hi.is/
• Reviews and articles in various newspapers and journals.