CV / Ferill

Name: Rósa Sigrún Jónsdóttir.

Adress: Langholtsvegur 115, Reykjavík, Iceland.
Tel: +  354-564-2758 / 691-2758
E-mail : jonsdottirrosa@gmail.com

 EDUCATION
– 1987 B.Ed from the University of Education in Iceland
– 2001 BA from the Iceland Academy of the Arts.

PROJECTS
-2005-6 Site Ations International, Curator Iceland
-2005/2006 Association of Reykjavík Sculptors. Group exhibitions Curator.
-2006 Artist in Resid., Åkerby, Sweden.
-2006 Sculpting “grandmas” for Hildur Bjarnadóttir
-2007 Sculpting “Lóan” for Steingrímur Eyfjörð.
-2007 Artist in Resid. Global Arts  Village, New Delhi, India.
-2011 Artist in Residence,  Berlin
-2013 Possible Theater. Set design.
-2012-2018 Teaching various courses at Reykjavík Art School.
-2021 Arctic Culture Lab. Residence Greenland.

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
-2001 ASÍ. The Labour Union´s Art Museum, Reykjavík.
-2002 Reykjavik Art festival.
-2002 Gallery Slunkariki, Isafjord,
-2002 Human body, Reykjavik.
-2002 The Open gallery, Reykjavik.
-2002 Gallery Skaftfell, Seydisfjord.
-2003 Luleå Sommar Biennal Sweden.
-2003 Paticipated in West Norden, cultur festival in the Faroy Islands.
-2003 International Containers  Art Festival Taiwan.
-2004 The Municipal Art Museum Kjarvalsstadir, Reykjavik.
– 2005 Sculpture by the Sea and Sculpture Inside, Sydney, Australia.
-2005 Association of Reykjavik Sculptors, Hafnarborg.
– 2006 Association of Reykjavik Sculptors, Living Art Museum.
-2007 Reykjavik Winter Festival
-2007 Global Arts Village, New Delhi
-2008 Safnasafnið, Akureyri Iceland
-2009 Minjar. Natural Museum of Kópavogur
-2009 Ferjustaður /Ferryplaces. Selfoss  Iceland.
-2009 Þvottakonurnar /Washerwomen. StartArt and Reykjavik Arts Festival
-2010 Metabolism. Reykjanes Art musemum and  Reykjavík Arts Festival.
-2010. Loops. Textile exhibition. The Northern House.
– 2013 Húsavík Cultural house.
– 2014 Nordisk Salong. Helsingborg.
– 2015 Boundaries and Bridges. Part of Arctic Circle Conference Harpa, Reykjavík.
-2016 Flora, fauna, fabula, Reykjavík Art Museum
-2016 MAC International Belfast ( october )
-2016 Yarn Visions, Kerala Art Museum, Finland
-2017 The Factory 2017, Djúpavík Iceland
-2017 List Officinalis, Nesstofa Seltjarnarnesi
-2018 Yarn Visions, Kajaani Art Museum, Kajaani Finland.
-2018 Arte Laguna Prize, Arsenale , Venice, Italy
-2018: Art Stays Slovenia.
-2018: Listasafn Árnesinga/Contemporary Art Museum Hveragerdi .
-2018: Nordic Hands, Aarhus Denmark.
-2019: Big Body. Workshop. Iceland.
-2019: Fivefold Sight 7 Fimmföld sýn. Five artists at Duus Cultural house.
-2019: Elements of Iceland. MoFa / Museum of Fine Arts, Florida.
-2020 The Icelandic Folk and Outsider Art Museum.
-2020 Oulu Art Museum and Hameenlilla Art Museum, Finland.
-2020 National Gallery of Iceland. Threads of Art. Contemporary textile.
-2020 Reykjavík Art Museum. Autumn Bulbs II.
-2021 The Milk Store, Akureyri.
-2021 Scythia, Textile Exhibition Ukraine.
-2022 Mutilations. The Icelandic Folk and Outsider Art Museum.
-2022 Reykjavík Art Museum. Stitches and Threads.
-2022 No.4  Umhverfing, The Westfjords / Unconventional venues /Academy of the Senses.
-2023 Represented by Gallerí Fold at London Art Fair.

PRIVATE EXHIBITIONS
-2001 Gallery i8. Reykjavik.
-2002 Home sweet home Margret´s cultural house, Reykjavik.
-2002 Gallery Skuggi, Rvk.
-2004 gallerí@hlemmur.is Reykjavík.
-2004 The Labour Union´s Art Museum, Iceland.
-2004 Steinhardt Gallery, New York.
-2006 Church of Thorgeir Ljósvetningagoði, Iceland.
-2007 Reykjavik Winterfestival
-2007 Galleri Box, Akureyri, Iceland.
-2008 StartArt Gallery, Reykjavik
-2008 Dwarf Gallery, Reykjavik.
-2009 Museum of Einar Jónsson
– 2009 Staðir/ Places. Djupavik Iceland
-2010. Woman, what´s wrong. Populus Tremula, Akureyri.
-2011. Sewing Machine, Public Library, Reykjavík.
-2011 Town of Mosfellsbær, art gallery.
-2013 The Icelandic Printmakers Association.
-2013 Ísafjörður Cultural house
-2015 Akureyri Art Museum, Ketilhús
-2016 Mokka artspace Reykjavík
-2016 Anarkía artspace Kópavogur.
-2019 Gallerí Grótta, artspace, Seltjarnarnes, Iceland
-2019 Cartavetra Gallery, Florence.
-2019 Rum 46, Aarhus, Denmark..
-2020 From Earth. Outvert Art Space, Ísafjörður.
-2022. ArtAk gallerí Reykjavík. Tunnel vision.

Coming Up
Private Exhibition at Ilulissat Art Museum, Greenland. Residence in NelIimarkka Finland and exhibition at Gallerie Käytävä at the Embassy of Iceland. And an undisclosed invitation to participate in an exhibition at Ptuj City Gallery in Slovenia.

-1999, 2001, 2003, 2004 Kópavogur, culturfund.
-2000 Reykjavik, culturfund.
-2002 Reykjavik Art Festival.
-2003, 2004,  Iceland ministry of  Education and Culture.
-2003 Luleå Sommar Biennal, Sweden.
-2004 Muggur Travel fund.
-2005 Myndstef
-2006 Community Center support
-2007/2009 Reykjavik Winterfestival
-2015 Artists salary
-2016 Myndstef culturfund
-2016 Shortlisted for the Ulster Prize / Mac International
-2017 Tina Art Prize.
-2018 Finalist for Arte Laguna Prize, Italy
-2018 Premio Ora art prize.
-2019 Artist salary.
-2019 Muggur Travel fund.
-2021 Arctic Culture Lab. Residence Greenland. Nov. – Dec.

MEMBER OF ASSOCIATION
-2004- 2007 Chairman of The Assosciation of Reykjavik Sculptors.
-2013 On the board of  The Public Buildings Art Fund.
-Member of SÍM Association of Icelandic Artists.