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Kristveig Halldórsdóttirborn 1964 in Reykjavík

Address:Ásvallagötu 81, 101 Reykjavík

Telephone: + 354 562-1779 / 699-0700

Email: kristveig (at) kristveig.is

EDUCATION

1996-1998 National College of Art and Design, Kunstfagkandidat, Oslo, Norway

1993-1994 Teacher Education at the University of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland

1989-1993 Icelandic College of Art and Crafts, Dept. of Textile, Reykjavík, Iceland

1988-1989 Reykjavik School of Visual Art, Reykjavík, Iceland

1986-1987 University of Iceland, Spanish, Reykjavík, Iceland

1985-1986 University of Granada, Spanish, Granada, Spain

1981-1985 Matriculation Examination, Hamrahlíd College, Reykjavík, Iceland

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2014 LANDscape,group exhibition at Gullkistan, Laugarvatn, Iceland

2012 Textiel Gilt exhibition at Korpúlfsstaðir in Reykjavík, Iceland

2011 Textiel Gilt exhibition, Ketilshúsinu, Hofi og Mjólkurbúðinni at Akureyri, Iceland

2012 NEEDLE CUSHIONS & TWO ARK´S, Paper and Print museum, Tartu, Estonia

2010 Presentatvie of Iceland at the Textíle Trienal in Lodz, Polland

2008 LICENSE NR: 814, Start Art artist house, Reykjavík, Iceland

2007 OPEN HOUSE, Herhúsið, Artists in residence in Siglufjörður, Iceland

2002 REHUM PAPYRUS, ASI Art Gallery, Reykjavík, Iceland

2001 VISUAL REALITY, Women History archive at the National Library, Reykjavík, Iceland

2000 SURFACE, Continuing Education – University of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland

1999 ONE MORE STEP… Living Art Museum, Reykjavík, Iceland

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2011 GALLERY MILKHOUSE , Icelandic Textile Guild, Akureyri, Icland

2010 13 th INTERNATIONAL TRIENNIAL , Lodz, Poland

2009 CROSS – SECTION II, Textile works, Nes Art Center, Skagaströnd

2009 ROUND AND AROUND… Textile Museum Blönduós with Helga Pálína Brynjólfsdóttir and Rósa Helgadóttir, Blönduós, Iceland

2008 PORTRAIT NOW!, Norskfolkemuseum, Bygdo, Norway

2008 PORTRAIT NOW!, Ljungberg Artmuseum, Ljungby, Sweden

2008 PORTRAIT NOW!, Amos Andersons Artmuseum, Helsingfors, Finland

2008 DISTANT SHORES, Contemporary Icelandic Textile Art, Textile Ecomuseum, Parc de Wesserling, Alsace, France, www.parc-wesserling.fr – open until 11th of january 2009.

2007KIC, Kunsthåndværk i Centrum, ErhvervsCentrum, Århus, Denmark

2007 PORTRAIT NOW!, Hafnarborg, Hafnarfjörður, Iceland

2007 CRAFT AND TRADITIONS IN DESIGN, Gerðuberg, Reykjavík, Iceland

2007 TEXTIL LIGHT, Båros Textile Museum, Båros, Sweden

2007 PORTRAIT NOW!, Brewer J.C. Jacobsen’s Portrait Award, Frederiksborg Castle in Hillerød, Denmark

2006 64°N / 21°W, THE ICELANDIC TEXTILE GROUP, Washington Island, Wisconsin, USA

2006 64°N / 21°W, THE ICELANDIC TEXTILE GROUP, UUCW, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

2006 64°N / 21°W, THE ICELANDIC TEXTILE GROUP, HFF-International, Wisconsin Exposition Center, WI, USA

2006 TEXTILE ET VEGETAL, Fils et Métiers, Varaignes, France

2006 DE NORDICK-ATLANDIK ISLANDS, City Hall Copenhagen, Denmark

2005 TEXTILE 05, Textile Art Biennial Kaunas, Lithuania

2005 (WO)MAN & TECHNOLOGY, Northern Fibre VI, Tuusula, Finland

2005 GULLKISTAN, Art Festival, Laugarvatn, Iceland

2005 FOLDED FEATURES, The Donnell Library Center, New York, USA

2004 THE ICELANDIC TEXTILE GROUP, Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, France

2004 BOOK ART, Crafts and Design, Reykjavík and Árborg Art Museum, Hveragerði, Iceland

2004 CATAGORIE X, Árborg Art Museum, Hveragerði, Iceland

2004-2005 TRANSFORME, Icelandic Design: new Generation, VIA; Paris, France / Marel, Garðabær, Iceland

2001-2004 FERÐAFUÐA, Ísafjörður, Akureyri, Seyðisfjörður, Vestmannaeyjar and Kjarvalsstöðum, Reykjavík

2003 SPOR, Craft and Design, Hafnarborg, Hafnarfjördur Institute of Culture and Fine Art and Rundetaarnet Museum, Copenhagen, Denmark

2003 PUR, Solvær, Lófoten and Kongsvinger, Norway

2000-2001 PAPER ROAD, IAMPA, Santa Maria della Scala, Sienna and Museo del Corso, Rome, Italy

1999 ICELANDIC TEXTILE GUILD´S 25th anniversary, Gerðarsafn Art Museum, Kópavogur, Iceland

1999 TEXTILE, METAL AND PAPER, Søgne Gamle Prestegård, Norway

1998 ORGANISK-MEKANISK, Kunstersenteret i Oppland (KIO), Lillehammer, Norway

1998 PUR, Hedmark Kunstsenter, Hamar, Norway

1998 SHKS, MA student´s exhibition, Museum of Craft and Design, Oslo, Norway

1997 WILD BEASTS!, Northern Fiber II, Textile History Museum, Borås, Sweden

1995 GULLKISTAN, Art Festival, Laugarvatn, Iceland

1993 DESIGN DAYS, Geysishúsið, Reykjavík, Iceland

1993 INDEPENDENT ART FESTIVAL, Reykjavík Art Festival, Reykjavík, Iceland

TEACHING AND WORK EXPERIENCE

2006 Borgarholtsskóli, teaching in the Art and Multimedia Department, Comprehensive Secondary School, Reykjavík, Iceland

2000-2006 The Technical College of Hafnarfjörður, Director of the Art and Design Department, Hafnarfjörður, Iceland

2000 Iceland Academy of Art, teaching in the Textile-Department, printmaking, Reykjavík, Iceland

2000 Culture City Reykjavík 2000, working as an artist in the Reykjavík Primary Schools in Reykjavík, Iceland

1999 The Icelandic College of Art and Crafts, teaching in the Textile-Department, papermaking, Reykjavík, Iceland

1998-1999 Lýðskólinn, JL-húsinu, Reykjavík, Iceland

1994-1996 Lindin, Day Care Center, Manager, Laugarvatn, Iceland

1993 Reykjavik Adult-Education, papermaking, Reykjavík, Iceland

1987-1989 World Travel, travel agency, travel guide in Benidorm, Spain

WORKSHOP/ ARTIST RESIDENS/

2012 Künslerhaus Lukas residency, Arhenshoop, Germany

2008 Artists in residency, Kristiansand, Norway

2007 Herhúsið, Artists in residency, Siglufjörður, Iceland

2005 (Wo) man & Technology, seminar, Northern Fibre IV, Tuusula, Finland

2004 Haystack Mountain School of Art and Craft, Main, USA

2000 Scool of the workmarket, Continuing Education, University of Iceland, Öngulsstöðum, Akureyri

2000 Paper Road, International conference and workshop for paper artists IAMPA, Sartiano, Italy

1997 Papermaking in depth, Carriage House Paper, Brooklyn, New York, USA

1997 Northern Fibre II, Wild Beast! workshop, The Nordic Ark, Borhuslän, Sweden

1992 Paper course with Anne Vilsbøll paper artist at the Art and Craft University in Kolding, Denmark

COURSES

2012 WordPress,

2008 Photoshop Expert course, NTV, Kópavogi, Iceland

2007 … take better pictures, photograph course, teacher Pétur Thomsen, Reykjavík, Iceland

2006 The Icelandic Handcrafts Association, Icelandic National Costume, Reykjavík, Iceland

2006 Multimedia Design, distribution learning, BHS, Reykjavík, Iceland

2004 Art in Schools, conference for art and design teachers in schools in the Nordic countries, Ålesund, Norway

2000-2002 Open Art Academia, Iceland Academy of Arts, graphic design and multimedia design, Reykjavík, Iceland

2001 Calligraphy and Book Design, Torfi Jónsson, The Technical College of Reykjavík, Reykjavík, Iceland

1999 Graphic Design, Nýi tölvu- og viðskiptaskólinn, Hafnarfjörður, Iceland

PROFESSIONAL REALATED ART WORKS

2009 – Director and owner of Gullkistan, residency for creative people, Laugarvatn , Iceland www.gullkistan.is

2005-2007 International House of artist and academics at Laugarvatn, innovative project together with Alda Sigurðardóttir

2005 Curator for Chest of Gold, with Alda Sigurðardóttir, Art Festival at Laugarvatn, Iceland

2004-2006 Representative for the Association of Icelandic Visual Artist (SÍM) in the administration of the Cultural Centers Fund

2003-2004 Member of the exhibition organizing team for Northern Fibre V, TEXTILE ART 2004, International Exhibition, Icelandic Textile Guild, Kjarvalsstaðir, Reykjavík Art Museum, Reykjavík, Iceland

1998-2004 The Icelandic Textile Guild, on the board and exhibition committee

2003 Northern Fibre V, Textile Art at Present, conference, Oslo, Norway

2002Representative for Iceland in Northern Fibre III, „Hidden Treasures“, international exhibition and workshop at Tuskær Art Center, West Jylland, Denmark

1999 Member of exhibition organizing team, ICELANDIC TEXTILE GUILD´S 25th anniversary, Gerðarsafn Art Museum, Kópavogur, Iceland

1995 Curator for Chest of Gold, with Alda Sigurðardóttir, Art Festival at Laugarvatn, Iceland

WORKS IN COLLECTIONS

1999 Reykjavík Art Museum, Columns I – VI

SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS

2012 Muggur travel grant, Künstlerhaus Lukas, Germany, Culture committee of Reykjavík and SÍM, Reykjavík, Iceland

2009 Myndstef exhibition and travel grant to Resartist conferance in Morntreal Cananda, Visual Art Copyright Association, Reykjavík, Iceland

2008 Muggur travel grant, Kristiansand, Norway, Culture committee of Reykjavík and SÍM, Reykjavík, Iceland

2006 Exhibition and travel grant, Myndstef, Visual Art Copyright Association, Reykjavík, Iceland

2005 Teaching material grant from the Ministry of Culture Education

2005 Exhibition grant, Myndstef, Visual Art Copyright Association, Reykjavík, Iceland

2004 Haystack Scholarship, The American-Scandinavian Foundations

2004 Muggur travel grant, Culture committee of Reykjavík and SÍM, Reykjavík, Iceland

2003 Myndstef exhibition grant, Visual Art Copyright Association, Reykjavík, Iceland

2000 Sleipnir travel grant, Denmark – Norway

1999 Government Artist Grant, 6 months, Icelandic Ministry of Culture, Reykjavík, Iceland

1998 Government Artist Grant four young artist, 1 year, Norges Kunstnerråd, Norway Ministry of Culture, Oslo, Norway

ASSOCIATIONS AND COMMITEES – member of:

IAPMA International Association for Papermakers and Artists

S.Í.M The Association of Icelandic Visual Artists, The Icelandic Textile Guild, Icelandic Designers Association

NYLÓ The Living Art Museum – Nýlistasafnið

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