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24/04/2013
Beta Gagga- Sense of Touch an exhibition at the IPA
The exhibition Sense of Touch with work by Elisabet Stefansdottir (her artist's name is Beta Gagga) will be opened at the IPA gallery Thursday 25th of April at 4 pm. The exhibition displays images where people are being touched. Touching is a very physical thing and a very important factor in people's communication. Often a pat on the back or a friendly gesture can say more than thousand words or work like a miracle. Nourish your body with sensitivity and you will nourish the soul. The exhibition is open Thursdays - Sundays 2-6 pm and runs until 5th of May. Free admission.
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Beta Gagga- Sense of Touch an exhibition at the IPA
The exhibition Sense of Touch with work by Elisabet Stefansdottir (her artist's name is Beta Gagga) will be opened at the IPA gallery Thursday 25th of April at 4 pm. The exhibition displays images where people are being touched. Touching is a very physical thing and a very important factor in people's communication. Often a pat on the back or a friendly gesture can say more than thousand words or work like a miracle. Nourish your body with sensitivity and you will nourish the soul. The exhibition is open Thursdays - Sundays 2-6 pm and runs until 5th of May. Free admission.
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2/04/2013
Anne Thorseth & Þóra Sigurðardóttir exhibition Sequences Off Venue
Anne Thorseth and Þóra Sigurðardóttir will open their exhibition at Icelandic Printmakers Association’s locals Tuesday 2nd of April at 5 pm. Anne Thorseth and Thóra Sigurðardóttir show work on paper including drawings, drypoint, and digital prints. Anne Thorseth and Thóra Sigurðardóttir have worked previously. Their collaborative exhibition project, My Place/Your Place, was sparked by the wide-openness of the Icelandic landscape and by certain elements of the Danish farming culture, in particular a collection of old earthenware pottery that was locally manufactured in Denmark for household use through the early twentieth century. Since 2005 materials from the My Place/Your Place project have been displayed in various places in Iceland and Denmark. The exhibition is part of Sequences off venue and runs until 14th of April and is open daily 2-5 pm. Anne Thorseth got a grand from Statens Kunstraad and Statens Værksteder for the exhibition. For further information choose current exhibitions in the left hand bar on this website or visit the Sequences website here www.sequences.is/
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Anne Thorseth & Þóra Sigurðardóttir exhibition Sequences Off Venue
Anne Thorseth and Þóra Sigurðardóttir will open their exhibition at Icelandic Printmakers Association’s locals Tuesday 2nd of April at 5 pm. Anne Thorseth and Thóra Sigurðardóttir show work on paper including drawings, drypoint, and digital prints. Anne Thorseth and Thóra Sigurðardóttir have worked previously. Their collaborative exhibition project, My Place/Your Place, was sparked by the wide-openness of the Icelandic landscape and by certain elements of the Danish farming culture, in particular a collection of old earthenware pottery that was locally manufactured in Denmark for household use through the early twentieth century. Since 2005 materials from the My Place/Your Place project have been displayed in various places in Iceland and Denmark. The exhibition is part of Sequences off venue and runs until 14th of April and is open daily 2-5 pm. Anne Thorseth got a grand from Statens Kunstraad and Statens Værksteder for the exhibition. For further information choose current exhibitions in the left hand bar on this website or visit the Sequences website here www.sequences.is/
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11/03/2013
Silk screen course 2nd - 7th of April
The IPA will hold a course in silk screening at the studio 2nd - 7th of April. The tutor will be Alda Rose Cartwrighet and the fee is 22.000 ISK. For further information please register on a islenskgrafik@gmail.com
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Silk screen course 2nd - 7th of April
The IPA will hold a course in silk screening at the studio 2nd - 7th of April. The tutor will be Alda Rose Cartwrighet and the fee is 22.000 ISK. For further information please register on a islenskgrafik@gmail.com
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11/03/2013
The Swineherd - Sólveig Hólmarsdóttir
Sólveig Hólmarsdóttir will open her exhibition the Swineherd Saturday 16th of February at 4-6 pm. On display are new ceramics. The exhibition runs until 3rd of March and is open Thursdays - Sundays 2-6 pm. For further information look at the artist's webiste www.solveigholm.net/
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The Swineherd - Sólveig Hólmarsdóttir
Sólveig Hólmarsdóttir will open her exhibition the Swineherd Saturday 16th of February at 4-6 pm. On display are new ceramics. The exhibition runs until 3rd of March and is open Thursdays - Sundays 2-6 pm. For further information look at the artist's webiste www.solveigholm.net/
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4/02/2013
The Printmaking Artist of the Year Printmaking friends 2013
The Annual Print Edition 2013 for the Print-makers friends is made by Elva Hreiðarsdóttir who also shows selection of her work in the IPA Gallery. In the new Print Edition she draws on a special plate and uses the sun to etch the lines. The method is non toxic and the colours she uses are water based as well. In her work called 'Huliðsrúnir' (Hidden Runes) which is produced by the artists in limited edition, Elva is inspired by Icelandic nature and seeks lines and forms in the landscape that form kind of runes one sees in the Icelandic lava, cracked rocks and stones and puts them in new context in her work. Elva has a BFA in Printmaking from the Icelandic Academy of the Arts (2000) and a teachers degree from the Icelandic Teachers University(1989) and worked in that field for many years. Furthermore she has also completed further studies in printmaking and painting. She has had many solo shows and participated in numerous group exhibitions in Iceland and abroad. Elva is a full time artist and lives and works in Iceland and has a studio at Korpúlfsstaðir.
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The Printmaking Artist of the Year Printmaking friends 2013
The Annual Print Edition 2013 for the Print-makers friends is made by Elva Hreiðarsdóttir who also shows selection of her work in the IPA Gallery. In the new Print Edition she draws on a special plate and uses the sun to etch the lines. The method is non toxic and the colours she uses are water based as well. In her work called 'Huliðsrúnir' (Hidden Runes) which is produced by the artists in limited edition, Elva is inspired by Icelandic nature and seeks lines and forms in the landscape that form kind of runes one sees in the Icelandic lava, cracked rocks and stones and puts them in new context in her work. Elva has a BFA in Printmaking from the Icelandic Academy of the Arts (2000) and a teachers degree from the Icelandic Teachers University(1989) and worked in that field for many years. Furthermore she has also completed further studies in printmaking and painting. She has had many solo shows and participated in numerous group exhibitions in Iceland and abroad. Elva is a full time artist and lives and works in Iceland and has a studio at Korpúlfsstaðir.
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28/01/2013
Mountains and few Adverbs - Rósa Sigrún Jónsdóttir
The exhibition Mountains and few Adverbs opened at the IPA gallery Saturday 26th of January. The exhibition displays work by the artist Rosa Sigrun Jonsdottir where she uses various mediums such as drawings, textile and photos showing her passion for hiking and outdoor activities. The artists states that mountains are like adverbs cannot be declined are unpredictable however stable. The exhibition runs until 3rd of February and is open Thursdays - Sundays 2-6 pm. See more about the artist on her website www.lysandi.is
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Mountains and few Adverbs - Rósa Sigrún Jónsdóttir
The exhibition Mountains and few Adverbs opened at the IPA gallery Saturday 26th of January. The exhibition displays work by the artist Rosa Sigrun Jonsdottir where she uses various mediums such as drawings, textile and photos showing her passion for hiking and outdoor activities. The artists states that mountains are like adverbs cannot be declined are unpredictable however stable. The exhibition runs until 3rd of February and is open Thursdays - Sundays 2-6 pm. See more about the artist on her website www.lysandi.is
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20/01/2013
Changes
After a good Christmas holiday it was decided to get on with changing the gallery space since it has been on the agenda for a while to move the archive gallery out of the exhibition space. It now has a perfect place in the studio and the gallery is totally dedicated to current exhibit. Next exhibition opens Saturday 26th of January everyone ought to come to visit to see the changes.
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Changes
After a good Christmas holiday it was decided to get on with changing the gallery space since it has been on the agenda for a while to move the archive gallery out of the exhibition space. It now has a perfect place in the studio and the gallery is totally dedicated to current exhibit. Next exhibition opens Saturday 26th of January everyone ought to come to visit to see the changes.
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19/12/2012
Season's Greetings
Seasonal greetings from the Icelandic Printmaking Association. The gallery and studio are closed during the holiday and a new exhibition will open in January 2013.
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Season's Greetings
Seasonal greetings from the Icelandic Printmaking Association. The gallery and studio are closed during the holiday and a new exhibition will open in January 2013.
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13/12/2012
Margret Jónsdottir painter - Shit, icons and damn damn
Margret Jonsdottir painter displays work at the IPA gallery from the series Shit and Nordic Icons as well as introducing Magga's House in France a residency for artists. Exhibition runs until 23rd of December and is open 2-6 pm Thursdays - Sundays. Free entrance.
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Margret Jónsdottir painter - Shit, icons and damn damn
Margret Jonsdottir painter displays work at the IPA gallery from the series Shit and Nordic Icons as well as introducing Magga's House in France a residency for artists. Exhibition runs until 23rd of December and is open 2-6 pm Thursdays - Sundays. Free entrance.
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14/11/2012
Everyone can do prints - workshop
A printmaking workshop will be held in collaboration with Reykjavik Art Museum on Sunday 18th of October at 2pm at Kjarvalsstaðir. Different kinds of printmaking methods will be introduced and made accessible for children and their parents. The workshop is in conjunction with Ragnheiður Jónsdóttir's exhibition at Kjarvalsstaðir which will be opened Saturday 17th of November but Ragnheiður is a member of the Icelandic Printmaking Association. Free for children under 18 years.
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Everyone can do prints - workshop
A printmaking workshop will be held in collaboration with Reykjavik Art Museum on Sunday 18th of October at 2pm at Kjarvalsstaðir. Different kinds of printmaking methods will be introduced and made accessible for children and their parents. The workshop is in conjunction with Ragnheiður Jónsdóttir's exhibition at Kjarvalsstaðir which will be opened Saturday 17th of November but Ragnheiður is a member of the Icelandic Printmaking Association. Free for children under 18 years.
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6/10/2012
Áslaug Jóna Sigurbjörnsdóttir - exhibition
An exhibition, Hver er sinnar gæfu smiður ( Icelandic proverb could be translated as "each is the builder of their own fortune") work by Aslaug Jona Sigurbjörnsdóttir will be opened at the IPA gallery Saturday 6th of October at 4 - 6 pm. On display are collages printed onto canvas. Aslaug Jona was born 13th of August 1954 and graduated from the Iceland College of Art and Crafts in 1984-87 being major in printmaking. Aslaug Jona has participated in many group shows but this is her first private exhibition. The exhibition runs until 21st of October and is open Thursdays - Sundays 2-6 pm.
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Áslaug Jóna Sigurbjörnsdóttir - exhibition
An exhibition, Hver er sinnar gæfu smiður ( Icelandic proverb could be translated as "each is the builder of their own fortune") work by Aslaug Jona Sigurbjörnsdóttir will be opened at the IPA gallery Saturday 6th of October at 4 - 6 pm. On display are collages printed onto canvas. Aslaug Jona was born 13th of August 1954 and graduated from the Iceland College of Art and Crafts in 1984-87 being major in printmaking. Aslaug Jona has participated in many group shows but this is her first private exhibition. The exhibition runs until 21st of October and is open Thursdays - Sundays 2-6 pm.
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12/09/2012
Light Units - Ásdís Kalman
The exhibition Light Units work by Ásdís Kalman will be opened Saturday 15th of September at 3 pm at the IPA gallery. The work reflect the artist's memory of lights and how she experiences it. This is Ásdís' eight private exhibition but her previous ones have been displayed at ASÍ Art Museum, the Nordic House and The Mosfell Art Museum. She has also participated in various group exhibition both in Iceland and abroad. Ásdís Kalman studied at the Iceland College of Art and Crafts and finished her further studies in Art Education at the Iceland Academy of the Arts in 2000. The exhibition is open Wednesday - Sunday 2-6 pm and runs until Sunday 30th of September.
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Next page Light Units - Ásdís Kalman
The exhibition Light Units work by Ásdís Kalman will be opened Saturday 15th of September at 3 pm at the IPA gallery. The work reflect the artist's memory of lights and how she experiences it. This is Ásdís' eight private exhibition but her previous ones have been displayed at ASÍ Art Museum, the Nordic House and The Mosfell Art Museum. She has also participated in various group exhibition both in Iceland and abroad. Ásdís Kalman studied at the Iceland College of Art and Crafts and finished her further studies in Art Education at the Iceland Academy of the Arts in 2000. The exhibition is open Wednesday - Sunday 2-6 pm and runs until Sunday 30th of September.
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