Ólöf Nordal
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education
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MFA Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut.
MFA Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. 1986 Gerrit Rietvelt Academie, Amsterdam
Diploma The Icelandic College of Art and Craft, Reykjavik
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solo exhibitions (selected)
----------------------------------------------------------------2009 Three Lambs and a Calf. Gallery Start Art, Reykjavik
2008 The President´s Flagpole. Hrafnseyri, Iceland
2006 Cock´s Egg IV. Tiere auf Grasshockern. Kunsthalle
Bremerhaven
2006 Cocks´s Egg III. Gallery Corridor, Reykjavik
2005 Iceland Specimen Collection. Gallery i8. Reykjavik
2005 Coming Soon. With Kelly Parr. Bad Taste Gallery. Reykjavík
2005 Cock´s Egg II. ASI Art Museum, Reykjavik, Iceland
2004 Cock´s Egg I. Safnasafnið, Svalbardseyri
2003 Foalds. National University Library of Iceland, Reykjavik
2002 Gold. Gallery Hlemmur, Reykjavik
2001 Burp. The Living Art Museum, Reykjavik
1999 nordAl. Kopavogur Art Gallery, Kopavogur
1998 Corpus dulcis. Gallery i8, Reykjavik
1996 White Ravens. The Living Art Museum, Reykjavik
1994 Selfportait. Gerduberg Culture Center, Reykjavik
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2008 Kata Lógos Theon. Akyreyri Art Museum, Akureyri
2008 From Another Shore: Recent Icelandic Art. Scandinavian
House, New York, New York
2008 Bi, Bi Iceland. Akureyri Art Museum, Akureyri
2008 New Fiber. Reading Public Museum, Reading, Pensilvania
2007 HOT HOUSE: expanding the field of fiber. Cranbrook Museum,
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
2007 Fat. The Icelandic Seal Center, Hvammstangi
2007 Alas-nature. The National Gallery of Iceland, Reykjavík
2006 Landscape and folklore. The National Gallery of Iceland,
Reykjavik
2005 Monsters. Akureyri Art Museum. Akureyri
2004 Paralelle 64. Espace d´art Contemporain Gustave Fayet,
Sérignan
2004 Polis. Galerie Sztuki Wspoczesnej, Wroclaw
2004 Arts Contemporani de Islandia - Des dels confins de la
terra. La Capella, Barcelona.
2003 Icelandic Photography – Retrospective. Moscow House of
Photography, Moscow
2003 New times in Icelandic Photography. Kjarvalsstadir
Reykjavik
2003 Over the Bridge of Optimism. Reykjavik Art Gallery -
Hafnarhus,Reykjavik
2003 Ecce Femina. Reykjavik Art Gallery - Hafnarhus, Reykjavik
2003 This is what I want to see! Gerduberg Culture Center,
Reykjavik
2002 this.is not... Lorna, Vesturport, Reykjavik
2002 ÄTbART – ögats och bordets fjörder. The Nordic House,
Reykjavik
2002 Art Brussel. Gallery i8, Brussel
2002 This is what I want to see! Gerduberg Culture
Center,Reykjavik
2001 The Kitchen. Reykjavik Sculptors Society, Reykjavik
2001 Ferdafuda. Galleri Slunkariki, Isafjordur
2002 Light Nights. Kaupfélag Húnvetninga, Hvammstangi
2000 The Seven Virtues in Ancient and Modern Times.
Stekkjargjá,Þingvellir
2000 The Seven Virtues in Ancient and Modern Times. Akureyri
Art Museum, Akureyri
2000 Pictures on an Exhibition. Listasafn Reykjavikur –
Hafnarhus, Reykjavik
1999 The New Fin-de-Siécle Generation. The National
2000 Gallery of Iceland, Reykjavik
2000 Land. Árness Art Museum, Selfoss
1998 Where Currents Meet. Kjarvalsstadir, Reykjavik
1998 The Coastline. Reykjavik Art Festival, Reykjavik
1998 Under the Flesh. The Living Art Museum, Reykjavik
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honors
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Richard Serra Award. National Gallery of Iceland, Reykjavik. 2005
Sjova-Almennar Culture Award. Sjova-Almennar, Reykjavik. 1999
The Iceland Department of Culture: The Gudmunda Kristinsdóttir
Memorial Award. 1999
Penninn Art Award. Penninn. Reykjavik 1998
The Iceland Department of Culture: National Artists Fellowship, 2005, 2001, 2000,1998.
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work in public possession
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The National Gallery of Iceland
The Reykjavik Art Museum
Safn Art Collection
SPRON Art Collection
University of Icleland Art Collection
Cranbrook Academy of Art Museum
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permanent installations
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2007 Birds of the Sky. Church of Isafjordur, Isafjordur
2007 Briet Bjarnhedinsdottir Memorial. City of Reykjavik
2005 Cupstone. Town of Seltjarnarnes, Seltjarnarnes
2002 Would you know yet more? Althingi. Iceland Parliament,
Reykjavik
2001 Tungukots-Mori. Hvammstangi Hospital, Hvammstangi
1998 Great Auk. City of Reykjavik
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performances
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Cock´s Egg, Art/music performance is a collaboration with composer Thuridur Jonsdottir and mezzo-soprano Asgerdur Juniusdottir. Cock´s Egg has been performed among other places at:
2008 700IS. Experimental Video and Film Festival, Egilsstadir
2008 Die Lange Nacht der Oper. Volksbuhne, Berlin
2007 Reykjavik Arts Festival. Reykjavik Art Museum, Reykjavik
2006 Icelandic Visual Arts Awards. Akureyri Theater, Akureyri
2005 Cock´s Egg, Installation(premiere). ASI Art Museum,
Reykjavik.
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teaching
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2006 Visiting professor, The Icelandic Academy of the Arts
2001- The Icelandic Academy of the Arts
2006- Reykjavik Art School
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lectures
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Keflavik Curch, Keflavik
University of the Arts, Reykjavik,
Reykjavik Art Museum, Reykjavik
National Gallery of Iceland, Reykjavik
Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
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theatre production
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2008 mammamamma. Stage setting and costume design. Open Out
Production, Hafnafjordur Theater, Hafnafjordur