Maria Kjartans

Maria Kjartans

Reykjavik, Iceland

About Maria Kjartans

Icelandic born artist Maria Kjartans graduated with her MFA from Glasgow school of Art in 2007. Since then she has been living and working in London, Paris and now most recently Reykjavik, exhibiting her photography and video art around the world. Mari­a was rewarded Signature Art Award in London and the IdeasTap / Magnum Photographic awards for her photography projects and most recently nominated for best Icelandic short film in Iceland Short & Docs festival 2012. Alongside doing visual art Maria works as an art director at Vinnslan (vinnslan.is), wich is a collective of Icelandic artists who create and curate interdisciplinary art projects. Contact: maria@ampop.is www.mariakjartans.com

Education:

2005 - 2007 M.F.A. Glasgow school of Art, Glasgow, UK
2002 - 2005 B.A. The Icelandic academy of the Arts, Reykjavik, Iceland
2000 - 2001 Art school of Reykjavik, Reykjavik, Iceland
1995 - 2000 Studio Hugskot, assistant photographer, Reykjavik

Events:

2012 IdeasTap / Magnum awards, London
2011 IdeasTap / Magnum awards, London
2011 Signature Art Awards, London
2007 The Scottish press awards, Glasgow

Exhibitions:

Solo exhibitions:
2015 Spiritual Landscapes, Stefnumot, Keflavik
2013 Spiritual Landscapes, Edinborgarhúsið, Ísafjörður
2013 Spiritual Landscapes, DegreeArt Gallery, London
2011 Clearly Remote, CAM: Casoria contemporary art museum, Paris
2009 Lonely Place dwellers, Miraggio club , London
2009 Shared Future, Empire Gallery, London

Group exhibitions:
2015 ISÓ2015/FISL, Old shrimp factory, Isafjordur
2014 Landform, the Norwegian House and Tang and Riis gallery, Stockholm
2014 Poetry exhibition, The court house, Luxembourg
2014 Lfat festival off, Off venue, Le Touquet Paris plage
2014 Gaktu í bæinn, 101 Reykjavik, Cultural night, Reykjavik
2014 Steypa, Old Herring factory, Djupavik
2014 Betur sjá augu en auga, Reykjavik Museum of Photography, Reykjavik
2012 IdeasTap-Magnum Photographic awards, Magnum Print room, London
2012 HönnunarMars, Kaenuvogur Listhús, Reykjavik
2012 Magmart festival, Execution room, Napoli
2011 ÖÖ-Was it a Dream #3, Helios cinema, Tallinn
2011 IdeasTap-Magnum Photographic awards, Old Truman Brevery, London
2011 Signature Art Award, Execution room, London
2011 2nd Roma Pavilion-Media archive, Venice Biennale, Venice
2010-2011 Fata Morgana, Meno Parkas Gallery, Kaunas, Lithuania
2010 ÖÖ-Was it a Dream, Nordic Avant-Garde, Stockholm
2010 Art Takes (AAF), Battersea Park, London
2010 Pedder Photography Exhibition, Bigger Picture Gallery, London
2010 20x20, Madame Lilllies Gallery, London
2010 The Pursuit of Happiness, Arsenal Gallery, Poznan
2009 Cellule de Crise, La Generale, Paris
2009 Cold Horizons, Museum de Nervi, Genoa, Nervi, Italy
2008 Berlin New Live festival, Berlin, New York
2008 Nordic moods, Arken Museum of Modern Art, Copenhagen
2007-2008 Where the Baltic Sea and people meet, Travelling exhibition