The CIA.IS - Center for Icelandic Art, which was founded three months ago, has now for the first time awarded nine artists and art projects. It is the CIA.IS' aim to support professional Icelandic artist in their longing of their successful and qualitative education, exhibition and presentation abroad.
Project grant
KlinK og BanK for the development and realisation
of the Project “KlinK and BanK moves to Berlin”
KlinK and BanK is a group of 150 artists, based in a 5000 square meters building
at Brautarholt in Reykjavík. In just over a year KlinK and BanK has
become a center point for Reykjavik’s artistic life. There has been
intense public interest, fed by a packed program of open events.
A group of artists from KlinK and BanK will exhibit and perform in the KlinK
and BanK spirit at Berliner Liste Airtfair September/October 2005.
The Scuptors Union for participating in “Site
Ations” an international cooperation project, starting in September
2005.
8 iceladic artists will participate, in UK, Latwia, Polland and Spain. The
Icelandic Artists are; Margrét Blöndal and Ásmundur Ásmundsson,
who will exhibit in Polland. Erling Klingenberg and Olga Bergmann have an
exhibition in Ireland. Kristinn E. Hrafnsson will exhibit in the UK and Valgerður
Gunnlausdóttir in Latwia. Hekla Dögg Jónsdóttir
and Guðjón Ketilsson will then exhibit in Spain.
Steina Vasulka for the production of work to be shown
in October Gallery in London.
Steina has lived in the USA since 1965 and worked on Video - art since 1970,
Steina is one of the Pioneers the Video art, along with her houseband Woody.
In her exhibition in October Gallery in November 2005 she will make a continuance
of her work “Fire”, which she exhibited at The Venice Biennial
,(as representative of Iceland in 1997) and “Water” which was
resently prewieved in Seoul, Korea.
Artist in Residence / Travel Support
Erla Haraldsdóttir for the travelling and
staying in Kuenstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin.
Erla Haraldsdóttir studied in Gothenborg, Sweden, but now works and
lives in Berlin and Reykjavík. She has held numerous exhibitions and
participated in Group-exhibitions around Europe. Erla has been invited to
stay in Kunstlerhaus Bethanien, one of the biggest and most respected, international
Artcenter in Europe. Erla will also have an exhibition in connection with
her stay.
Heimir Björgúlfsson for “Raid Project”
a studio residency in Los Angeles.
Heimir is a young artist living in Holland. He will stay in Raid Projects´
residency, an artist-run non-profit curatorial organization, from july to
Oktober and have an exhibition in Raid Projects´ gallery.
Hildur Bjarnadóttir for exhibitions in USA.
Hildur is a young artist who has been active in the USA since she graduated
from the Pratt the New Media department in Pratt Institute í New York.
She has also participated in many exhibitions around Europe.
Hildur is participating in an Exhibition in Winnipeg November 2005, a solo
exhibition in Art Museum in Idahio also in Nóvember and another solo
exhibition in Pulliam Defenbaugh Gallery in Portland, January 2006.
Publication Grant
Kling & Bang gallery for Publication of a Catalogue
of the Gallery.
25 Art Exhibitions have been held in Kling & Bang gallery since it opened
early spring 2003. The gallery is run by 8 enthusiastic Artists that focus
on progressive Art, in their choosing of artists to cooperate with. The Publication
is a part of the Gallerys reinforcement of cooperation outside Iceland.
Ólöf Nordal for the Publication of a
Catalog of her Art.
Ólöf Nordal is a young artist that has been very active for the
last years. She is now Publishing a catalogue of her art, in connection with
her solo-exhibition in I8 Gallery in Reykjavík, September 2005. (see
the portrait in this issue of LIST)
Ómar Stefánsson for the book “Cosmosis”.
Cosmosis is a cooperation beetween the artists Ómar and Bjarni Þórarinsson,
and the Graphic designer Guðmundur Oddur Magnússon. Guðmundur
Oddur has made a “remix” of their work. The book will be published
by “Ofr System”, Paris. (see LIST
#1, May 2005)
