selected
solo shows / projects
2023 WHAT HAPPENS WHEN NOTHING HAPPENS, Schering Stiftung Berlin.
2022
EIGENZEIT, Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin, Germany.
AD INFINITUM, Gerdarsafn Kopavogur Art Museum, Iceland.
2019
ELSEWHERE, Ásmundarsalur, Iceland.
2016
SIMULACRA, i8 Gallery, Iceland.
DISRUPTION, Asmundarsafn, Reykjavik Art Museum, Iceland.
CAST, Lichtparcours / City of Braunschweig, Germany.
2015
SUSPENSION OF DISBELIEF, KW Institut for Contemporary Art, Berlin.
2012
MUD BRICK SPIRAL, Marrakech Biennale, Morocco.
2010
TRACE, i8 Gallery, Reykjavík, Iceland.
RECIPROCAL, Biennale für Internationale Lichtkunst, Hamm, Germany.
2009
UNIVERSOLO, Unosolo project space, Rome, Italy.
PARALLAX, Reykjavík Art Museum, Iceland.
2008
TWO POINT FIVE, Program / Space for Art & Architecture, Berlin, Germany.
PATH, Maribel Lopez Gallery, Berlin, Germany.
2007
PERIPHERAL, Frieze Projects, London, UK.
2006
BOOK SPACE, public libraries in Europe (ongoing project).
HERE ELSEWHERE, Rec Gallery (project space Esther Schipper), Berlin, Germany.
2005
UNTITLED, Material Time / Work Time / Life Time, Reykjavík Arts Festival, Iceland.
2004
YOU, The Arnesinga Art Museum, Iceland.
public collections
2016
INTERFERENCE 1-10 (10 acrylic paintings), Reykjavík Art Museum, Iceland.
2009 PARALLAX (installation), Reykjavík Art Museum, Iceland.
2008 PATH (installation), National Gallery of Iceland, Reykjavík.
public commissions
2022 HIMINGLAEVA, public sculpture for Harpa Music Hall, Reykjavík.
2019 Mural in suburb of Breiðholt, commissioned by the City of Reykjavik.
2017 Mural on Réttarholtsskóli school, commissioned by the City of Reykjavík.
2016 INTERFERENCE, terrazzo floor for new building of the South Iceland College, Selfoss, Iceland.
scenography
2025
ORESTEIA, set design, National Theatre of Iceland.
2024
HVERFA, set design & costumes, Reykjavik Dance Festival.
SAKNADARILMUR, set design, National Theater of Iceland.
2022
SIDUSTU DAGAR SAEUNNAR, set design, City Theater Reykjavík, Iceland.
DER STURM, set design, Burgtheater, Vienna, Austria.
2021
VERTU ÚLFUR, set design, National Theater of Iceland.
2011
PRIEST’S BLACK DOG, set design, National Theater of Iceland.
2010
ON MISUNDERSTANDINGS, set design & costumes for choreographer Margrét Bjarnadóttir, Tanzplan Hamburg.
other projects
2019
DIVE-RITUALS IN WATER, full length documentary.
FOUR LEAF CLOVER, design of the President of Iceland’s Export Award.
2018
GLOBE OF GOODWILL, design of annual baulbe for the Benefit Society for Children with disabilities.
solo shows / projects
2023 WHAT HAPPENS WHEN NOTHING HAPPENS, Schering Stiftung Berlin.
2022
EIGENZEIT, Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin, Germany.
AD INFINITUM, Gerdarsafn Kopavogur Art Museum, Iceland.
2019
ELSEWHERE, Ásmundarsalur, Iceland.
2016
SIMULACRA, i8 Gallery, Iceland.
DISRUPTION, Asmundarsafn, Reykjavik Art Museum, Iceland.
CAST, Lichtparcours / City of Braunschweig, Germany.
2015
SUSPENSION OF DISBELIEF, KW Institut for Contemporary Art, Berlin.
2012
MUD BRICK SPIRAL, Marrakech Biennale, Morocco.
2010
TRACE, i8 Gallery, Reykjavík, Iceland.
RECIPROCAL, Biennale für Internationale Lichtkunst, Hamm, Germany.
2009
UNIVERSOLO, Unosolo project space, Rome, Italy.
PARALLAX, Reykjavík Art Museum, Iceland.
2008
TWO POINT FIVE, Program / Space for Art & Architecture, Berlin, Germany.
PATH, Maribel Lopez Gallery, Berlin, Germany.
2007
PERIPHERAL, Frieze Projects, London, UK.
2006
BOOK SPACE, public libraries in Europe (ongoing project).
HERE ELSEWHERE, Rec Gallery (project space Esther Schipper), Berlin, Germany.
2005
UNTITLED, Material Time / Work Time / Life Time, Reykjavík Arts Festival, Iceland.
2004
YOU, The Arnesinga Art Museum, Iceland.
public collections
2016
INTERFERENCE 1-10 (10 acrylic paintings), Reykjavík Art Museum, Iceland.
2009 PARALLAX (installation), Reykjavík Art Museum, Iceland.
2008 PATH (installation), National Gallery of Iceland, Reykjavík.
public commissions
2022 HIMINGLAEVA, public sculpture for Harpa Music Hall, Reykjavík.
2019 Mural in suburb of Breiðholt, commissioned by the City of Reykjavik.
2017 Mural on Réttarholtsskóli school, commissioned by the City of Reykjavík.
2016 INTERFERENCE, terrazzo floor for new building of the South Iceland College, Selfoss, Iceland.
scenography
2025
ORESTEIA, set design, National Theatre of Iceland.
2024
HVERFA, set design & costumes, Reykjavik Dance Festival.
SAKNADARILMUR, set design, National Theater of Iceland.
2022
SIDUSTU DAGAR SAEUNNAR, set design, City Theater Reykjavík, Iceland.
DER STURM, set design, Burgtheater, Vienna, Austria.
2021
VERTU ÚLFUR, set design, National Theater of Iceland.
2011
PRIEST’S BLACK DOG, set design, National Theater of Iceland.
2010
ON MISUNDERSTANDINGS, set design & costumes for choreographer Margrét Bjarnadóttir, Tanzplan Hamburg.
other projects
2019
DIVE-RITUALS IN WATER, full length documentary.
FOUR LEAF CLOVER, design of the President of Iceland’s Export Award.
2018
GLOBE OF GOODWILL, design of annual baulbe for the Benefit Society for Children with disabilities.
selected
group shows
2021
IDAVÖLLUR - Icelandic Art in the 21st Century, Reykjavik Art Museum.
2020
GLASS AND CONCRETE. Marta Herford, Germany.LATENT SHADOW, Harbinger, Reykjavik, Iceland.
2019
SKARTVAGNINN, Open, Iceland.
2018
EMBODY, Kópavogur Art Museum, Iceland.
2016
PRIMAL SHELTER, The Living Art Museum, Reykjavík, Iceland.
2015
HOMECOMINGS: PROJECTIVE SPACE, Berlin, Germany.
2014
FESTIVAL OF FUTURE NOWS, Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin, Germany.
BEYOND REACH, Den Frie Center of Contemporary Art, Copenhagen, Denmark.
GIVE US THE FUTURE, Neuer Berliner Kunstverein, Berlin, Germany.
2013
INDICATIONS, Hafnarborg Art Center, Hafnarfjordur, Iceland.
2011
LONG ARE THE DAYS, SHORT ARE THE NIGHTS, Wood Street Galleries,
Pittsburgh, USA.
2010
THEY GO ROUND AND ROUND, 0047, Oslo, Norway.
WE PICTURED YOU READING THIS, Redux Contemporary Art Center, USA.
VOICE BETWEEN LINES, Centre D´Art La Panera, Lleida, Spain.
2009
RETHINK THE IMPLICIT, Den Frie Center for Contemporary Art, Denmark.
SPACE REVISED, Künstlerhaus Bremen, Germany.
LEFT ON YOUR OWN DEVICES, Bolit Centre D´Art Contemporani, Girona, Spain.
2008
PLEINAIRISM, i8 Gallery, Reykjavík, Iceland.
ART AGAINST ARCHITECTURE, National Gallery of Iceland, Reykjavík.
2007
BERLIN NOIR, Perry Rubenstein Gallery, New York, USA.
CONSEQUENCES AND PROPOSALS, Biennale of Young Artists, Tallin, Estonia.
BETWEEN TWO DEATHS, ZKM, Karlsruhe, Germany.
SEVERAL DOZENS SECONDS OF BADLY DEVELOPED FILM, Raster Gallery,
Warsaw, Poland.
EXHIBITION´S RUINS / EMOTIONAL LANDSCAPES, Safn, Reykjavík, Iceland.
2005
NEW ICELANDIC ART II, National Gallery of Iceland, Reykjavík.
PRAYING FOR SILENCE, Ludwigsburger Kunstverein, Germany.
2004
BERLIN NORTH, Hamburger Bahnhof National Museum, Berlin, Germany.
prizes & residencies
2021-2022
Artist residency at Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin.
2021
GRÍMAN - National Performing Arts Award for best set design, Iceland.
2017
Prize from Gudmunda S.Kristinsdottir art fund, founded by artist Erro.
Optimism Culture Prize (est.1981), awarded by the President of Iceland. 2009
Artist residency at the Headlands Center for the Arts, San Francisco. 2008 Artist residency at the Nordic Artist Center, Dale, Norway.
2007
Penninn Art Grant, Iceland.
Magret Bjorgulfsdottir Memorial Grant, Iceland.
2005
Henrik Steffens Prize, Alfred Toepfer Stiftung, Germany.
DAAD Study Scholarship, Germany.
2004
Gudmunda Andresdottir Study Scholarship, National Gallery of Iceland.
group shows
2021
IDAVÖLLUR - Icelandic Art in the 21st Century, Reykjavik Art Museum.
2020
GLASS AND CONCRETE. Marta Herford, Germany.LATENT SHADOW, Harbinger, Reykjavik, Iceland.
2019
SKARTVAGNINN, Open, Iceland.
2018
EMBODY, Kópavogur Art Museum, Iceland.
2016
PRIMAL SHELTER, The Living Art Museum, Reykjavík, Iceland.
2015
HOMECOMINGS: PROJECTIVE SPACE, Berlin, Germany.
2014
FESTIVAL OF FUTURE NOWS, Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin, Germany.
BEYOND REACH, Den Frie Center of Contemporary Art, Copenhagen, Denmark.
GIVE US THE FUTURE, Neuer Berliner Kunstverein, Berlin, Germany.
2013
INDICATIONS, Hafnarborg Art Center, Hafnarfjordur, Iceland.
2011
LONG ARE THE DAYS, SHORT ARE THE NIGHTS, Wood Street Galleries,
Pittsburgh, USA.
2010
THEY GO ROUND AND ROUND, 0047, Oslo, Norway.
WE PICTURED YOU READING THIS, Redux Contemporary Art Center, USA.
VOICE BETWEEN LINES, Centre D´Art La Panera, Lleida, Spain.
2009
RETHINK THE IMPLICIT, Den Frie Center for Contemporary Art, Denmark.
SPACE REVISED, Künstlerhaus Bremen, Germany.
LEFT ON YOUR OWN DEVICES, Bolit Centre D´Art Contemporani, Girona, Spain.
2008
PLEINAIRISM, i8 Gallery, Reykjavík, Iceland.
ART AGAINST ARCHITECTURE, National Gallery of Iceland, Reykjavík.
2007
BERLIN NOIR, Perry Rubenstein Gallery, New York, USA.
CONSEQUENCES AND PROPOSALS, Biennale of Young Artists, Tallin, Estonia.
BETWEEN TWO DEATHS, ZKM, Karlsruhe, Germany.
SEVERAL DOZENS SECONDS OF BADLY DEVELOPED FILM, Raster Gallery,
Warsaw, Poland.
EXHIBITION´S RUINS / EMOTIONAL LANDSCAPES, Safn, Reykjavík, Iceland.
2005
NEW ICELANDIC ART II, National Gallery of Iceland, Reykjavík.
PRAYING FOR SILENCE, Ludwigsburger Kunstverein, Germany.
2004
BERLIN NORTH, Hamburger Bahnhof National Museum, Berlin, Germany.
prizes & residencies
2021-2022
Artist residency at Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin.
2021
GRÍMAN - National Performing Arts Award for best set design, Iceland.
2017
Prize from Gudmunda S.Kristinsdottir art fund, founded by artist Erro.
Optimism Culture Prize (est.1981), awarded by the President of Iceland. 2009
Artist residency at the Headlands Center for the Arts, San Francisco. 2008 Artist residency at the Nordic Artist Center, Dale, Norway.
2007
Penninn Art Grant, Iceland.
Magret Bjorgulfsdottir Memorial Grant, Iceland.
2005
Henrik Steffens Prize, Alfred Toepfer Stiftung, Germany.
DAAD Study Scholarship, Germany.
2004
Gudmunda Andresdottir Study Scholarship, National Gallery of Iceland.