Curriculum Vitae

Iris Fridriksdottir                                                                                                                                                                                 
Born 1960 in Reykjavík, Iceland
Livs and works in Denmark
Member of Bkf

Education
1984-1986 Jan Van Eyck Akademie Maastricht Nederland
1980-1984 Myndlista- og handíðaskóli Íslands Reykjavík Iceland

Solo exhibitions
2004 Galleri Nordlys, Copenhagen, Denmark
2004 Gallerí Sævars Karls, Reykjavík Iceland
2004 The Associaton of Icelandic Visual Artists (SÍM), Reykjavík Iceland
2002 Window Space, Copenhagen Denmark
2002 ASI Art Museum, Reykjavík Iceland
2002 Mokka, Reykjavík Iceland
2000 Gallerí Sævars Karls, Reykjavík Iceland
1997 Kopavogur Art  Museum Gerðarsafn,  Kopavogur Iceland
1996 Gallerí Sævars Karls, Reykjavík Iceland
1992 Gallerí Einn Einn, Reykjavík Iceland
1991 The Living Art Museum Nylistasafnid,  Reykjavík Iceland
1986 Jan Van Eyck Akademie, Maastricht  Nederland

Selected group exhibitions
2009 Craftwerk, Sønderborg Denmark
2008 Arnestedet, Kirke Hørup Denmark                                                                                                                               
2008 Amnesti International Kunst og Co, Flensborg Germany                                                                                        
2008 Makrelsalat Max Jenne, Aabenraa Denmark                                                                                                           
2007 UND#2 Karlsruhe Germany                                                                                                                                                                           
2007 Kunstfluge BaneGården, Aabenraa Denmark                                                                                                                      
2006 Sønderjyllands Kunstskole, Sønderborg Denmark                                                                                                  
2006 Kopavogur Art  Museum, Kopavogur Iceland                                                                                                                      
2005 Area53, Vienna Ausria 
2005 Glampi, Vienna Austria
2004 Galleri Nordlys, Copenhagen, Denmark
2003 "Ferdafuda" Kjarvalsstadir The Reykjavik Art Museum, Reykjavik Iceland
2000 Nordisk Konstsalong – Eriksbergshallen, Göteborg Sweeden
1999 Gallerí Sævars Karls, Reykjavík Iceland
1993 Mokka, Reykjavík Iceland
1992 The Reykjavik Art Museum Kjarvalsstaðir,  Reykjavík Iceland
1990 Reykjavik Art Festival, Reykjavík Iceland
1988 Seltjörn - Under the Blue Sky, Grindavík Iceland
1988 Safnahúsið, Sauðárkróki Iceland
1988 Glerárkirkja, Akureyri Iceland
1987 KAM, Stockholm Sweeden
1986 Kunstakademie, Dusseldorf Germany
1985 Womens Art Festival  Reykjavík Iceland
1985 Kruisherenkerk  Maastricht Nederland

Represented
National Gallery of Iceland  Reykjavík Iceland
The  Living Art Museum Reykjavík Iceland

Bibliograpy (selected)
Halldór Björn Runólfsson: Slétt og brugðið.
Þóroddur Bjarnason: List í fötum.
Bragi Ásgeirsson: Símynstur - myndlist. Morgunblaðið, fimmtdagur 23. mars 2000
Bragi Ásgeirsson: Fullkomleiki INNSETNING. Morgunblaðið, þriðjudagur 1. júlí 1997
Bragi Ásgeirsson: Steyptar lágmyndir. Morgunblaðið, fimmtdagur 11. júlí 1996
Aðalsteinn Ingólfsson: Járn og blóm. DV, laugardagur 9. febrúar 1991

Awards
2002 The Ministry of Education, Science and Culture, Reykjavik, Iceland
2001 Århus Kommunes Kunststipendium
2000 The Ministry of Education, Science and Culture, Reykjavik, Iceland
1999 The Ministry of Education, Science and Culture, Reykjavik, Iceland

Other
2000.  Competition of decorating the airport  Leifur Eiriksson in Keflavik Iceland
2005- Art-teacher at Sønderjyllands Kunstskole