Elva Hreiðarsdóttir
Artist
About
Elva Hreiðarsdóttir was born in Ólafsvík in 1964 and grew up there. She studied teaching at the Teacher University of Iceland, and graduated in 1989. Elva taught art for a few years before she went to the Iceland Academy of the Arts and graduated from the graphics department in 2000. In addition, Elva has attended a number of art courses in Iceland and abroad, mainly in painting and solar printing. Elva has held numerous solo exhibitions and participated in group exhibitions both in Iceland and abroad.
She draws her subject matter from nature in general and often mixes materials from it into her visuals, whether she makes graphic plates or paintings. Elva lives in Reykjavík and has a studio in Gufunes Reykjavík. She teaches at the Reykjvik School of Visual Arts as well as working part of the year in Snæfellsnes.
Artist & Teacher from Iceland
Printmaker/ grafik.
I am inspired by nature and it feeds my work. It is not always the landscape, broad mountains, rivers or vegetation, but the lines and shapes that appear in its crumbling cliffs, broken basalt columns and weathered rocks.
The journey through these landscapes is an important part of my creative process: I take photographs and sketches of new ideas, and bring these back to my studio to continue working on. I make printing plates by sketching, gluing, cutting and varnishing. After this I make the print, and the result is often unexpected.
The lines and forms in rocks remind me of how nature is constantly creating and recreating itself. I put certain natural elements into new contexts, which are not necessarily recognizable. I seek tranquillity out in nature, and I try to express it in my work.
Elva's Studio
CV
Elva Hreiðarsdóttir
Born 1964
Studio Korpúlfsstaðir, Reykjavík, Iceland
Mobile +354 692 4440
EDUCATION
2021- M.Art.Ed. Icelandic University of Arts
2021 Master Class in painting, by Bjarni Sigurbjörnsson
2019 Painted at Inés Hildi St. Paul de Vence, France
2017 Bifröst University, Power of women
2014 Korpúlfsstaðir Reykjavik, Watercolour painting by Martin Gjul
2013-2014 Kópavogur School of Art and Crafts, Watercolour painting.
2011 Fine Arts Work Center, Provincetown, USA, Printmaking by Dan Welden.
2011 Truro Center for the Arts, Castel Hill, USA, Master Class, Printmaking by Dan Welden.
2009-2011 Workshops by Bjarni Sigurbjörnsson (Master Class), Soffía Sæmundsdóttir,
Arngunnur Ýr Gylfadóttir, Nicole Pietratroni.
2008-2009 Kópavogur School of Art and Crafts, Master Class, by Bjarni Sigurbjörnsson.
2000 Iceland Academy of the Arts, B.A
1997-1999 Iceland College of Arts and Crafts
1996-1997 Reykjavík School of Arts and Crafts
1990-1996 Various seminar in Arts and Crafts
1985-1989 University of Education, B.Ed, specialized in Arts and Crafts.
1981-1985 College, Multidisciplinary School in Breiðholt, Reykjavík SOLO
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2020 Viðvík, Hellissandi
2019 Art Museum Reykjaness, Reykjanesbæ
2019 Tampa International Airport, Tampa, Florida, USA
2018 Art Museum Reykjaness, Reykjanesbæ
2017 Átthagastofa Snæfellsbæjar, Snæfellsbæ
2017 Hvítahús, Krossavík, Hellissandi
2017 Doxa Home Lab and Gallery, Florida, USA
2016 Skot, Skúmaskot Art Gallery, Reykjavík, Iceland
2015 Hvítahús, Artist Residency, Krossavík, Hellissandi, Iceland
2015 Mobryggja, Modalen, Norway
2014 Efla, Engineer Lab, Reykjavík, Iceland
2014 Icelandic Printmakers Association, Art Gallery, Reykjavík, Iceland
2014 Hún and hún, Art Gallery, Reykjavík, Iceland
2013 Icelandic Printmakers Association, Art Gallery, Reykjavík, Iceland
2012 Oppdal Kulturhus, Oppdal, Norway
2012 Kirsuberjatréð, Show Room, Reykjavík, Iceland
2011 Icelandic Printmakers Association, Art Gallery, Reykjavík, Iceland
2010 Jónas Viðar gallerí, Akureyri, Iceland
2010 Gallery Fiskur, Reykjavík, Iceland
2009 Selasetur Íslands, Hvammstanga, Iceland
2008 Gunnarsstofnun, Skriðuklaustri, Iceland
2008 GalleriaZero, Barcelona ,Spain
2008 Gallerí Thors, Art Gallery, Hafnarfjörður, Iceland
2006 Grafíksafn Íslands, Art Gallery, Reykjavík, Iceland
2004 Dugguvogur 10, Workshop exhibition, Reykjavík, Iceland
2003 Gallery Fiskur, Reykjavík, Iceland
2003 Pakkhúsið, Museum, Ólafsvík, Iceland
2002 Ófeigur Art Gallery, Reykjavík, Iceland
2000 Búnaðarbankinn v/Hlemm, window gallery, Reykjavík, Iceland
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2020 Icelandic Graphic, Reykjavík
2020 50 years Anniversary Show Icelandic graphic, The Nordic House, Reykjavík
2020 4 Global Print 2020, Portugal
2019 Museum and Fine Arts, FSU, Florida, USA
2019 4 Global Print 2019, Portugal
2019 No. 3 Environment, Snæfellsnesi
2018 9 International Printmaking Biennal Douro, Portugal
2018 Hvítahús, Krossavík v/Hellissand
2018 Kabelfabriken, Helsingfors, Finland
2017 Douro Printmaking Biennal, Alijó, Portugal
2017 Nordens ljus Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden
2016 Reykjanes Art Museum, Reykjanes, Iceland
2016 Manhattan Graphics, New York, USA
2016 Artist house, Borgarnes, Iceland
2016 Hjálmaklettur, Borgarnes, Iceland
2015 Neskirkja, Reykjavík, Iceland
2015 Korpúlfsstaðir, Reykjavík, Iceland
2014 45th, Anniversary of IPA in Iceland, Artotek Reykjavik Iceland
2014 IPA and Boston Printmakers The Printmakers Association, Reykjavik, Iceland
2014 Korpúlfsstaðir, Reykjavík, Iceland
2013 The Icelandic Printmakers Association, Reykjavík, Iceland
2013 Grafik Galleriet, Næstved, Danmark
2012 Lithografiudagar, Munchen, Germany
2012 The Icelandic Printmakers Association, Reykjavík, Iceland
2011 Reykjanes Art Museum, Reykjanes, Iceland
2010 Grafiska Sellskapet, Stockholm, Sweden
2010 Korpúlfsstaðir, Reykjavík, Iceland
2009 Korpúlfsstaðir, Reykjavík, Iceland
2009 Nordic house, Reykjavik, Iceland
2009 Gallerí Thors, Art Gallery, Hafnarfjörður, Iceland
2009 8TH LESSEDRA WORLD ART PRINT ANNUAL-Mini Print, Bulgaria
2008 Iða Art Gallery, Iðuhúsið, Reykjavík, Iceland
2008 The Icelandic Printmakers Association Gallery, Iceland
2008 7TH LESSEDRA WORLD ART PRINT ANNUAL-Mini Print, Bulgaria
2008 Korpúlfsstaðir, Reykjavík, Iceland
2008 International Mini Print Exibition, Naestved, Danmark
2007 Korpúlfsstaðir, Reykjavík, Iceland
2006 Grafíksafn Íslands, Reykjavík, Iceland
2006 Forum for Kunst, Heidelberg, Germany
2005 The Icelandic Printmakers Association Gallery, Iceland
2004 Íslensk grafík, Art gallery –GÍF, Reykjavík, Iceland
2004 Workshop Exhibition, Reykjavík, Iceland
2003 Óðinshús, Art Gallery, Eyrarbakki, Iceland
2000 Iceland Academy of the Arts, Reykjavík, Iceland
2000 Íslensk Grafík, Art Gallery, Reykjavík, Iceland
1999 San Fransisco University, USA.
PARTICIPANT IN
2012 The Idea of North: Portfolio Exchange - A portfolio given to each participated artist and remaining sets went to the following collections: • Collection of the Icelandic Printmakers’ Association, Reykjavik, Iceland • Art in Embassies Program, Collection of the US Embassy, Reykjavik, Iceland • Southern Graphics Council International Print Archive, Oxford, Mississippi, USA • The Leifur Eiríksson Foundation, Richmond, Virginia, USA
2009 Reykjavik Arts festival, Iceland
2005 Faaborg Kunstfestival, Denmark
EXPERIENCE selected
2017-Present Teacher at The Reykjavik School of Visual Arts
2016 Teacher at Mosfellsbær School of Visual Art, Iceland
2014 Teacher at Mosfellsbær School of Visual Art, Iceland
2012 Teacher at Mosfellsbær School of Visual Art, Iceland
2006-2008 Teacher at Reykjavík School of Visual Art, Iceland
2004-2008 Art teacher at Foldaskóli, Reykjavík, Iceland
1993-1997 Art teacher Garðaskóli, Garðabæ, Iceland
1989-1993 Art teacher at Grunnskólinn í Borgarnesi, Iceland
MEMBER OF
The Icelandic Printmakers Association (Icelandic graphic)
The Associaton of Icelandic Visual Artists (SÍM)
KorpArt-visual artist at Korpúlfsstaðir, Reykjavík, Iceland
NAS-Nordiska Akvarell Sallskapet
OTHERS
2015-2016 Exhibition Committee at The Icelandic Printmakers Association
2003-2005 Printstudio Committee at The Icelandic Printmakers Association
2005-2007 Exhibition Committee at The Icelandic Printmakers Association
2008- 2011 Chairman at The Icelandic Printmakers Association
2013 Honourable printmaking artist at the Icelandic Printmakers Association,
2010 The artist of the year at Soffia sisters, Oddfellow