Snæbjörnsdóttir/Wilson 1999 – 2007
bryndis@btinternet.com
markmelrose@btinternet.com
www.snaebjornsdottirwilson.com
Solo exhibitions and events
2007 - |
“Flu(y)ga”, Konstmuseum Gothenburg, 28th April to 4th June 2007 |
2007 - |
“Hvide björn”, Nordic House, Faroe Islands, 14th March to 30th April 2007 |
2006 - |
“Great White Bear”, Horniman Museum, London 21st October 2006 to 25th March 2007 |
2006 - |
“Hvide björn”, Nordatlantens Brygge, Copenhagen 15th September 2006 - 18th February 2007 |
2006 - |
“Askja”, Institute of Natural Sciences, Reykjavík Art Festival, 2nd June - 15th Aug 2006 |
2006 - |
“(a) fly - between nature & culture”, National Museum of Iceland & Reykjavík City Library, Reykjavík Art Festival 14th May to 11th June 2006 |
2006 - |
“Ursa Major” Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery, 30th March - 14th May 2006 |
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2005 - |
“animal”, Lowood Gallery, England. |
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2004 - |
“nanoq” University Museum of Natural History, Oxford |
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2004 - |
“nanoq: flat out and bluesome” Spike Island, Bristol |
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2004 - |
“White Out” a conference organised by the artists and Spike Island with talks by Ivars Silis, Dr. Steve Baker, Dr. Garry Marvin and Michelle Henning |
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2004 - |
“Big Mouth” Tramway, Glasgow, Scotland |
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2003 - |
“There are some things you have to know”- 300m3, Göteborg, Sweden |
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2003 - |
“vogguvisur/lullabies” - Hafnarhusid, Reykjavík City Museum. Iceland |
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2002 - |
“Living Landscape: European Topographies” - curated by An Tuireann, Skye and West Cork Arts Centre – group exhibition |
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1999 - |
“home” - Slunkariki, Isafjordur, Iceland |
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1999 - |
“Littoral” - Maritime Museum, Exeter – solo residency/group
exhibition Publications |
Group exhibitions and events:
| 2007 - |
Icelandic SealCenter, Iceland. 26st June to 31st August 2007 |
| 2006/07 - |
Lowood Collection 2007, Lowood Gallery, England (to March 2007) |
| 2006 - |
Sequences, International real time festival, video screening, Simm House, Hafnarstræti, Reykjavík |
| 2005 - |
animal, Lowood Gallery, England |
| 2002 - |
Living Landscape: European Topographies, curated by An Tuireann, Skye and West Cork Arts Centre - group exhibition |
Publications:
| 2006 - |
(a)fly – 84 page book accompanying the project with same name at Reykjavík Art Festival 2006. Essays by Dr. Karl Benediktsson, Dr. Mika Hannula and Ron Broglio |
| 2006 - |
nanoq flat out and bluesome, A Cultural Life of Polar Bears, Publication, Black Dog Publishing |
| 2004 - |
Big Mouth – 84 page book, featuring research and documentation of three recent project by Snæbjörnsdóttir/Wilson, with essays by Juan Cruz, Dr. Nikos Papastergiadis, Dr.Francis McKee and the artists, published by Tramway, Glasgow and CIA |
| 2004 - |
Freefall – Arts Council England publication. Essay on the artists, entitled Temporary Migration by Nikos Papastergiadis |
| 2004 - |
Big Issue, no 581 nanoq flat out and bluesome |
| 2004 - |
Artist’s Newsletter (May issue) nanoq flat out and bluesome |
| 2004 - |
Saga Magazine, Frozen in Time, Nigel Blundell |
| 2003 - |
NatSCAN (Natural Sciences Collections Association) issue #1. Article: nanoq: flat out and bluseome |
| 2003 - |
vogguvisur/lullabies, exhibition publication for Hafnarhusid, Reykjavik City Museum. Iceland. Essay by Juan Cruz |
| 1999 - |
home - Artists’ book published for Slunkariki, Isafjördur Iceland. Edition 200 |
Residencies:
| 2002 - |
Arts Council England - International Fellowship, Melbourne, Australia |
| 2002 - |
Straumur Hafnarfirdi, Iceland |
| 2001 - |
Residency NIFCA Qaqortoq, Greenland |
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1999 - |
Site/Space/location/Place, Littoral, Maritime Museum, Exeter, England |
Awards:
| 2007 - |
Art Council of England |
| 2007 - |
Arnulfska foundation, Sweden |
| 2006 - |
Art Council of England, Research award |
| 2006 - |
Cumbria Institute of the Arts research award ((a)fly in my soup) |
| 2006 - |
British Council award |
| 2005 - |
City of Reykjavík. Research award |
2005 - |
Cumbria Institute of the Arts research award |
| 2004 - |
Cumbria Institute of the Arts research award |
| 2003 - |
Henry Moore Institute, award |
2003 - |
ACE national touring, major award |
2003 - |
Arts and Business award |
2002 - |
Arts Council England International Fellowship Award at VCA, Melbourne, Australia & Ruskin School of Drawing, Oxford |
2002 - |
SAC, assistant grant for nanoq – flat out and bluesome |
2001 - |
British Council award |
2001 - |
North West Arts, small assistance grant |
| 2000 - |
Nordic Institute for Contemporary Arts Residency award |
Forthcoming Events and Exhibitions:
2007 - |
Storey Gallery, Lancaster Research August-September 2007 |
2007 - |
Current TV. Film on nanoq project and Snæbjörnsdóttir/Wilson proposed release Summer 07 |
2007/08 - |
Film on art collaboration and animals, producer Chris Pair, Atlanta, US Featuring Steve Baker & Edwina Ashton, Olli and Suzy, Snæbjörnsdóttir/Wilson. Project director Ron Broglio |