Biography
Ingunn Fjóla Ingþórsdóttir (b. 1976) is an Icelandic artist and curator living in Denmark. She graduated with an MA degree in Fine Art from the Iceland University of the Arts in 2017 and a BA degree in Fine Art from the same institution in 2007. She also holds a BA degree in Art History from Aarhus University, received in 2002.
Ingunn´ Fjóla’s work has been exhibited widely in galleries and museums, including Reykjavík Art Museum, The National Gallery of Iceland and Hafnarborg, the Hafnarfjörður Centre of Culture and Fine Art. Recent solo exhibitions include The Only Constant is Change at the National Gallery of Iceland and You are the Input at LÁ Art Museum in Hveragerði. In 2022, Ingunn recieved the Guðmunda S. Kristinsdóttir Art Award for Outstanding Female Artists in Iceland.
Statement
In my work I explore different manifestations of the ideological and technological systems that shape human lives, both visibly and indiscreetly. I reflect on how people’s lives are affected by various systems that we are all bound by to some extent, while at the same time we strive to influence them and exploit them for our own purposes. Many of my works revolve around the boundaries between control, freedom, and chance.
I work across installations, painting, weaving, and drawing, emphasizing the dialogue between craft, color, materials and conceptual depth. Whatever technique I choose, I strive to create works that simultaneously evoke sensory experiences and create space for contemplation.
CV
Education
2015-2017 Iceland Academy of the Arts, M.a. Fine Art
2016 Exchange studies at Royal Institute of Art, Stockholm
2003-2007 Iceland Academy of the Arts, B.a. Fine Art
1999-2002 Århus Universitet, Danmark, B.a. Art History
1998-1999 Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts, Painting department
1998-2000 Icelandic College of Arts and Craft, Foundation year
Solo Exhibitions
2025 Woven Light, Painted Depths, 57W5, New York, USA
2024 Palebright Beamdeep / Fölbjartur skærdjúpur, Listval, Reykjavík, Iceland
2023 Resonance / Endurvarp, Listval, Reykjavík, Iceland
2022 The Only Constant is Change / Ekkert er víst nema að allt breytist,
National Gallery of Iceland, Reykjavík
2022 You are the Input / Þú ert kveikjan, LÁ Art Museum, Hveragerði, Iceland
2021 Chaos Theory / Óreiðukenningin, Listval / Norr11, Reykjavík
2020 Image afterimage / Mynd eftirmynd, Kompan- Alþýðuhúsið, Siglufjörður, Iceland
2019 You are the Input, Galerie Herold, Bremen, Germany
2018 In sight / Í sjónmáli, Hof, Akureyri, Iceland
2018 As the play unfolds / Í framvindu leiksins, 002 Gallerí, Hafnarfjörður, Iceland
2014 (Ó)stöðugir hlutir / (Un)steady objects, Týsgallerí, Reykjavík, Iceland
2010 Painting Site, Gallerí Ágúst, Reykjavík, Iceland
2010 Ljósbrot / Prism, Hafnarborg, Hafnarfjörður, Iceland
2008 Painting Site, Cuxhavener Kunstverein, Cuxhaven, Germany
Selected Group Exhibitions
2025 Art is our only hope! / List er okkar eina von! Reykjavík Art Museum, Iceland
2024 Textile Takeover, Scandinavia House, New York, USA
2024 Coincidentally, we see abstractly / Við sjáum óvænt abstrakt, National Gallery of
Iceland, Reykjavík
2024 Creation of Childhood 2024 / Sköpun bernskunnar, Akureyri Art Museum, Iceland
2023 Kaleidoscope: Icelandic 20th Century Art, Reykjavík Art Museum, Iceland
2023 Samhljómur / Harmony, Iceland Embassy, Copenhagen, Denmark
2022 Tectonic Threads, Monira Foundation / Mana Contemporary, New Jersey, USA
2022 Hnikun / Shift, Sláturhúsið Menningarmiðstöð, Egilsstaðir, Iceland
2021 Fjölfeldi – Hlutfeldi – Margfeldi, Reykjanes Art Museum, Keflavík, Iceland
2021 Moments Unfolding / Efnisgerð augnablik, The Living Art Museum, Reykjavík, Iceland
2020 Prefab / Forsmíð, Skaftfell, Seyðisfjörður, Iceland
2020 Threads of Art / Listþræðir, National Gallery of Iceland, Reykjavík
2020 Zeitgeist / Tíðarandi, LÁ Art Museum, Hveragerði, Iceland
2018 BY SIDE / VIÐ HLIÐ, Verksmiðjan Hjalteyri, Iceland
2018 Light and reflection, Projektraum Künstlerinnenverband Bremen, Germany
2017 Bending, Berg Contemporary, Reykjavík, Iceland
2017 Painting – Not a Medium / Málverk – ekki miðill, Hafnarborg, Hafnarfjörður, Iceland
2016 Lightpaint / Ljósmálun, National Gallery of Iceland, Reykjavík
2015 Fletir, Arion bank, Reykjavík, Iceland
2014 Píanó, National Gallery of Iceland, Reykjavík
2014 Ég hef aldrei séð fígúratíft rafmagn, Reykjavik Art Museum, Iceland
2013 Lög unga fólksins, Reykjanes Art Museum, Keflavík, Iceland
2012 Nautn og notagildi, LÁ Art Museum, Hveragerði, Iceland
2012 Rými málverksins, Akureyri Art Museum, Akureyri, Iceland
2011 Modern Talking, Cluj Museum, Cluj, Rumenia
2011 Island, 22 artists on Iceland, CAVE, Detroit (Hugsteypan)
2011 Four Rooms, Centre for Contemporary Art, Warsaw, Poland
2011 Í bili / In Between, Hafnarborg, Hafnarfjörður, Iceland (Hugsteypan)
2011 Painting Overall, Prague Biennale, Prague, Check Republic
2011 Heyr á Endemi, Kling & Bang Gallerí, Reykjavík, Iceland (Hugsteypan)
2010 Flushed, Nordic House, Reykjavík, Iceland
2010 Acknowledging knowledge / Að þekkjast þekkinguna, LÁ Art Museum, Hveragerði,
Iceland (Hugsteypan)
2010 Flown In, UALR Gallery, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA (Hugsteypan)
2009 ARTVILNIUS´09, Contemporary International Art Fair, Vilnius, Litháen (Hugsteypan)
2008 Flökt/Flutter, Start Art, Reykjavík, Iceland (Hugsteypan)
2008 Aurora Borealis, Magnetism and Light, Spedition, Bremen, Germany
2008 Í grænni lautu, The Icelandic Printmakers´ Association, Reykjavík, Iceland
2008 Hafnfirskir myndlistarmenn 2008, Hafnarborg, Hafnarfjörður, Iceland
2006 Hotspo(r)t, Kunstverein Springhornhof, Neuenkirchen, Germany
Selected Grants
2023 Icelandic Visual Arts Fund, project grant
2022 Icelandic Visual Artists´ Salary Fund, six months stipend
2021 Icelandic Visual Arts Fund, project grant
2021 Icelandic Visual Artists´ Salary Fund, twelve months stipend
2020 Myndstef, project grant
2020 Icelandic Visual Artists´ Salary Fund, three months stipend
2020 Icelandic Visual Arts Fund, project grant
2019 Icelandic Visual Arts Fund, project grant
2019 Icelandic Visual Artists´ Salary Fund, nine months stipend
2018 Icelandic Visual Artists´ Salary Fund, three months stipend,
2014 Icelandic Visual Artists´ Salary Fund, three months stipend
2013 Icelandic Visual Artists´ Salary Fund, three months stipend
2012 Icelandic Visual Artists´ Salary Fund, six months stipend
2011 Myndstef, project grant
2011 Icelandic Visual Arts Fund, Project grant
2008 Myndstef, project grant
2008 Hafnarfjörður Municipality, project grant
Awards
2022 Guðmunda S. Kristinsdóttir Art Fund, award for outstanding female artists
2012 Styrktarsjóður Svavars Guðnasonar og Ástu Eiríksdóttur, Young Artist Award
2009 Young Artist Award, Hafnarfjörður municipality
Works in public collections
Listasafn Reykjavíkur / Reykjavík Art Museum
Listasafn Íslands / National Gallery of Iceland
Hafnarborg, Centre of Culture and Fine Art, Hafnarfjörður
Listasafn Árnesinga / LÁ Art Museum, Hveragerði
Listasafn Háskóla Íslands / University of Iceland
Memberships
BKF – Billedkunstnernes Forbund
SÍM – The Association of Icelandic Visual Artists
The Living Art Museum
Collaborations
Hugsteypan
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