Eygló Harðardóttir
Born in Reykjavík 1964
Education
2014 M.A. in Arts Education, Iceland Academy of the Arts
2005 B.Ed. in teacher education, Iceland University of Education
1987-90 AKI – Academy of Art & Design/Fine Art, Enschede, Holland
1983-87 Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts, Reykjavik, Iceland
Part-time teaching
2019 Einar Granum School of Fine Art, Oslo, Norway
2000- Iceland University of the Arts
1999- The Reykjavík School of Visual Art
Lectures/Talks
2018 Department of Fine Arts, Iceland Academy of the Arts
2014 Lecture at Hugarflug, A work of art as a source of suggestions regarding a three-dimensional approach for colour study, Iceland Academy of the Arts. Lecture on Colours, The Reykjavik School of Visual Arts. Lecture on Colours, a lecture on the spatial context of colour, the origin and nature of colour and use of colour in political context for groups and project leaders of “Wind of change”
2010 Department of Fine Arts, Iceland Academy of the Arts
2008 Art Ii Biennale, Nordic Environmental Art, Structure, Impacts, Practices. “Autobiographical relation to Icelandic Environment”
2002 Department of Fine Arts, Iceland Academy of the Arts
2002 The Reykjavík School of Visual Art
1997 The Living Art Museum
Awards/Grants
2020 The Iceland Visual Arts fund / Myndlistarsjóður: Project Grant / Covid-19
2019 Recipient of the Art Award: Artist of the year, for the exhibition Another Space/Annað rými, The Living Art Museum, Reykjavík
2018 The Iceland Visual Arts fund/Myndlistarsjóður: Project Grant
2017 The Icelandic Visual Art Copyright Association/Myndstef: Educational and Travel Grant
2016 The Icelandic Visual Art Copyright Association/Myndstef: Project Grant
2015 The Iceland Visual Arts fund/Myndlistarsjóður: Project Grant
2011 CIA Center for Icelandic Arts; Support for residencies abroad, Muggur residency and travel grant
1997, 2002, 2005-2007, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019 The Visual artists’ Stipend Fund of the Government of Iceland/Listamannalaun. Artist Salary Grant; 6 months, 1 year, 2 years, 9 months, 3 months, 3 months 1 year, 6 months.
2006 CIA Center fo Icelandic Art; Support for residencies abroad, Muggur residency and travel grant
2005 Projects grants from the; The Icelandic Ministry and Culture, Visual Art Copyright Association, Visual Artists Association in Iceland
1998 Sleipnir – The Nordic Council, travel grant
Membership ETC
Exhibition committee: The Sculpture Association: Hjólið/The wheel (2021-).
Board member: Richard Serra’s art Prize Iceland (2019-).
Board member: Icelandic Public Buildings Art Fund (2016-2019).
Board member: National Gallery of Iceland (2002-2006).
Board member: The Living Art Museum (1993-1995).
Board member: Suðsuðvestur an artist-run exhibition space (2006-2012).
Reykjavík Association of Sculptures.
The Association of Icelandic Visual Artists.
The Living Art Museum.
Residencies
2020-21 Stadir/Places, Tálknafjörður, Iceland
2019-21 Experiment-Eider, Reykjanes, Iceland
2019-20 Kriti Gallery and Artist Residency, Varanasi, India
2018 WSW, Upstate New York
2017 WSW, Upstate New York
2011 MoKS – Center for Art and Social Practice, Mooste, Estonia
2008 Art Ii Biennale, KultturiKaupilla Ii Finland
2006 Open Studios Prague, Czech Republic
2006 Gumusluk Akademy, Cultural Foundation for the Arts and Center for Scientific Research, Turkey
1997 The Nordic Institute for Contemporary Art: Residency at the NIFCA studio, Suomenlinna, Helsinki, Finland
Collections
National Gallery of Iceland
Reykjavík Art Museum
The Living Art Museum, Reykjavik, Iceland
RUV, The Icelandic National Broadcasting Service
Kultuurikauppila, Ii, Finland
Women’s Studio Workshop, WSW NY
The Met – The Metropolitan Museum NY (Sculptur, Artbook)
Solo Exhibitions
2022 In a Larger Context, Mosfellsbær’s Art Gallery, Iceland
2022 Reloading – Dream I, Gallery Underpass, Reykjavík, Iceland
2021 Smiðsbúðin, Reykjavík, Iceland.
2021 Nordic Music Days, Hustle and Bustle with Ríkharður H. Friðriksson, Tutl Records, Thorshavn, Faroe islands.
2021 Stadir/Places, Muggstofa Bíldudalur; Paradigm-Visual diary, Artbook. Sel; Between worlds, installation, Fossfjörður, Iceland.
2020 Three Circles/Þrír hringfarar, The Wheel/Hjólið, Across the Golden Bridge, outdoor art exhibition series, initiated by Reykjavík Association of Sculptures. Iceland.
2020 Bibendum exhibition, curated by ASI Art Museum, Reykjavík, Iceland
2019 Masks/Grímur, The Icelandic Folk and Outsider Art Museum/Safnasafnið, North Iceland
2019 Game. Kompan, Artist-run space at the old Communal House, Siglufjörður, North Iceland
2018 Another Space/Annað rými. The Living Art Museum, Reykjavík, Iceland
2017 Making Sense/Að ná áttum. WWW Gallery, Reykjavík, Iceland
2015 Relational system/Venslakerfi. Harbinger, Reykjavík, Iceland
2015 Parallel view/Samsíða sjónarhorn. Týsgalleri, Reykjavík, Iceland
2013 exit – a diagram of memories/arkitektúr hugans – útleið. ASÍ Art Museum, Reykjavík, Iceland
2012-13 Afterimages/Ljósdraugar. The Sculpture Garden, Reykjavík, Iceland
2009 Terrain/Völlur. The University Library of Akureyri, Iceland
2007 Absorbed/Leiðsla. ASÍ Art Museum, Reykjavík, Iceland
2006 Fortune telling and genius/Spádómar og snilligáfa. Suðsuðvestur Exhibition Space, Iceland
2005 Innside/Outside/Innlit/útlit. Fugl Project Space, Reykjavík, Iceland
2004 Gallery 02, Akureyri, Iceland
2003 The Dome. Reykjavík Art Museum, Ásmundarsafn, Iceland
2002 Appearing Perceptions/Skynjanir sem sýnast.
2002 The Living Art Museum, Reykjavík, Iceland.
2002 The National and University Library of Iceland.
2002 Borgarnes Museum of Art, Iceland
1999 Gallery Slunkaríki Ísafirði, Iceland
1998 The Living Art Museum, Reykjavík, Iceland
1996 Gallery + Akureyri, Iceland
1995 Gallery Sævars Karls, Reykjavík
1995 Slunkaríki, Ísafirði, Iceland
1994 The Living Art Museum, Reykjavík, Iceland
Group Exhibitions
2023 Long Weekend#3, Midgard Base Camp, Hvolsvöllur, Iceland
2022 Experiment – Eider and Farmer, The Nordic House, Reykjavík, Iceland
2022 Experiment – Eider and Farmer, Svavarssafn, Höfn í Hornafirði, Iceland
2022 Long weekend#2, Hotel Hafnarfjall, Iceland
2021 Gletta Exhibition Space, Borgarfjörður Eystri, Iceland
2020 Mediums / Miðill, Landvist at Stóri Klofi, Iceland
2020 On Common Ground, Korpúlfsstadir, Reykjavík
2020 Com’on, SIM, Reykjavík
2019 Mild Humidity – The Digital Age of Aquarius / Lítilsháttar væta – Stafræn öld vatnsberans. The Factory, Hjalteyri, Iceland
2019 Rolling Snowball / 12 / Rúllandi Snjóbolti / 12 Djúpivogur, Iceland
2018 Journey to Home/Leiðin heim. Reykjavík Arts Festival with Wind and Weather Window Gallery, Iceland
2018 Other Hats – Icelandic Printmaking/Ýmissa kvikinda líki – Íslensk grafík. The National Gallery of Iceland
2018 Inside – WWWG Five Year Anniversary Exhibition. The Cellar / Kjallarinn Geysir Heima, Reykjavík, Iceland
2017 Other Hats: Printmaking in Iceland, IPCN: International Print Center New York
2016-17 Conspiracy of Pleasure/Nautn. Akureyri Art Museum/Listasafnið á Akureyri, Akureyri and LA Museum/ Listasafn Árnesinga, Iceland
2016 Natural Tendencies. ‘uns Artbook publication presents an exhibition at the bar at Hotel Holt, Reykjavík, Iceland
2015-16 Eyborg Guðmundsdóttir&Eygló Harðardóttir, Skaftfell – Center for Visual Art, East Iceland
2015-16 Threshold/Mörk, LA Museum/Listasafn Árnesinga, Hveragerði, Iceland
2014 Color/Litur. Dalir og hólar, art exhibition, Iceland
2013 Site-specific art at Óskastígur, Reykjavík, Iceland
2012 With Sound. Hoffmannsgalleri, Reykjavík, Iceland
2011 New Acquisitions/Aðföng. Kjarvalsstaðir, Iceland
2011 Somewhere Along Those Lines/Eitthvað í þá áttina. Listasafn Reykjanesbæjar, Iceland
2011 Innsight/Innsýn. The Factory, Hjalteyri, Iceland
2009 Light blue/Ljósblátt. Laugavegurinn, Reykjavík, Iceland
2009 Illumination/Lýsingar. Galleri BOA, Norway
2008 The Village. ART Ii Biennale, Finland
2008 Art and Science/List og fræð.i Hoffmannsgalleri, Reykjavík, Iceland
2007 INFO-PHR Korpúlfsstaðir, Iceland
2007 SPIK Research Project, The Icelandic Seal Center, Hvammstanga, Iceland
2006 National Gallery of Iceland
2006 Salt Water&Sweet Water. INFO-PHR Westwerk, Hamburg, Germany
2006 INFO-PHR Gallery Skolska 28 Prague, Czech Republic
2005 Fish Eye Project/ De outforskade rynkorna, Research Project. Gallery Konstepidemin, Göteborg, Sweden
2005 AREA 53 Vienna Austria
2005 Polis. Galeria Design, Wroclaw, Poland
2004 Fluxus Links. Icelandic works 1964-2001. National Gallery of Iceland
2004 The Living Art Museum, Reykjavík, Iceland
2002 20 Years of Icelandic Art. Icelandic National Gallery, Reykjavik
2001 Gallery Slunkaríki, Ísafirði, Iceland
2001 Bright nights. Hvammstanga, Iceland
2000 Landart by Rauðavatn. Reykjavík, Reykjavik Cultural City of Europe
2000 The Coastline/Strandlengjan 2000. Reykjavik Cultural City of Europe
1999 Land. Árnessýsla’s Art Museum, Iceland
1998 The Living Art Museum 20 years. The Living Art Museum, Reykjavík, Iceland
1997 Alleys/Portmyndir. Exhibition in alleys, by the main shopping street in Reykjavík, Iceland
1996 Tukt. The Siðumuli Prison: Exhibition held in a newly deserted prison, Reykjavík, Iceland
1995 A Sort of Everyday Romance/Einskonar hversdagsrómantík. Reykjavík Art Museum, Iceland
1995 The Living Art Museum Reykjavík, Iceland
Other Projects
2018 The Artbook “Another Space/Annað rými” Launched at the solo show Another Space at The Living Art Museum
2017 Sign/Teikn: Performance, Beyond Human Impulses/Ofar mannlegum hvötum at Mengi, Reykjavík, Iceland
2017 The Artbook “Sculpture”; Book launch at Bækur á bakvið / Books in the back, Reykjavík
2016 The Artbook “Sculpture”; Book launch at Büro BDP, Broken Dimanche Press, Berlin
2014 The Pillar, ASÍ Art Museum, Reykjavík, Iceland
2014 Hustle and Bustle IV/Ys og þys IV, Electroacoustic at Dark Music Days, Harpa concert hall, Reykjavík, Iceland
2013 Raflost, Festival of Electronic Arts, Hustle and Bustle II/Ys og þys II, Reykjavík, Iceland
2013 Sequences VI – real time art festival, Hustle and Bustle III/Ys og þys III, The Sculpture Garden, Reykjavík, Iceland