FREYJA EILÍF
f. 26.10.1986
Reykjavík
Iceland
freyjaeilif@gmail.com
tel: +354 692 51 14
EDUCATION:
2014 BA in Visual Arts Iceland Art Academy
2011 Drawing & Illustration Reykjavík Art Collage
2009 Preporatory studies in art & design Reykjavík Art Collage
2007 Science path MR, Reykjavík Collage
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2021 (Upcoming) Port Gallery Reykjavík, Iceland
2021 (Upcoming) Kaktus Akureyri, Iceland
2020 Millihlustargátt / Auditory Intergate Wind & Weather Reykjavík, Iceland
2020 The Cinema House of Ęxïstęnzîā HilbertRaum Berlin, Germany
2019 Geimgervingar SÍM húsið Reykjavík, Iceland
2019 Sýningarleiðsla Ekkisens Art Space Reykjavík, Iceland
2019 Flesh of Software Tada Art Space Copenhagen, Denmark
2018 Trommukjöt Kompan, Alþýðuhúsið Siglufjörður, Iceland
2018 Orbs grow ethereal limbs KarlKunger9 Berlin, Germany
2018 Virtual Space Gallerí Úthverfa / Outvert Art Space Ísaförður, Iceland
2017 Land of Abundance FRISE Art Centre Hamburg, Germany
2017 Family Dinner Keith Berlin, Germany
2016 Prumpurass í andlitið Gallerí Gestur Reykjavík, Iceland
2015 Play with me Fram & aftur Reykjavík, Iceland
2015 Erðanú andskotans drullupiss Kistan Reykjavík, Iceland
2015 Colour and Learn…, City Library Reykjavík, Iceland
2015 Hola / Hole Gallerí Hjarta Reykjavík, Iceland
2014 Deathbed visions Better Weather Window Gallery Reykjavík, Iceland
2014 Wax Works Ekkisens Art Space Reykjavík, Iceland
2013 Gerðu meira með listinni, Hótel Kaffistofa
2013 Erðanú andskotans drullupiss, Klobbinn, Project Space
2013 Listafræði fyrir listamenn, Kunstschlager
2012 Myndlistarsýning, Kaffistofan
2010 NUIAN, Crymo Gallerí
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2021 (Upcoming) Hafnarborg Hafnarfjörður, Iceland
2019 …Og hvað svo?/…And then what? The Living Art Museum Reykjavík, Iceland
2019 Ekkisensweoh OPAF Art Fair San Pedro, California
2018 Rúmelsi NÝLÓ / Living Art Museum Reykjavík, Iceland
2018 Synthetic Shorelines Durden&Ray Los Angeles, USA
2018 Sugar Wounds no.1 & no.3 Ármúli 7 Reykjavík, Iceland
2018 Ekkisens Supermarket Art Fair Stockholm, Sweden
2018 Computer spirit Ekkisens Art Space Reykjavík, Iceland
2018 Computer spirit Kurant Visningsrom Tromsö, Norway
2018 Hugbúnaðarhljóðainnsetning Sauðaneskirkja Langenesbyggð
2017 Fædd í sláturhúsinu Sláturhúsið, menningarsetur Egilstaðir, Iceland
2017 Routes and roots RedBoard Hull, U.K.
2017 It’s gonna hurt II DZIALDOV Berlin, Germany (trio show)
2017 Ceci n’est pas un meuble Ásmundarsalur Reykjavík
2017 Back to the body (Aftur í líkamann) Algera Studio Reykjavík
2016 It’s gonna hurt Two Queens Leicester, UK (trio show)
2016 Stream in a Puddle Metropol gallery Tallinn Art Week, Estonia
2016 International Artists Space Agency Dzialdov gallery Berlin, Germany
2016 Young Arctic Artists Exhibition Gallery Napa Rovaniemi, Finland
2016 Plan B – Art Festival Borgarnes
2016 101 questions to women The Living Art Museum Collection
2015 HÁVAÐI II Ekkisens Art Space
2015 Gender Play / Kynleikar Ekkisens / RVK City Hall / Tjarnarbíó Cinema
2015 Ekkisens kynnir: Hústaka II, Reykjavík Ekkisens Art Squat II
2015 Ekkisens kynnir: HÚSTAKA I, Stöðvarfjörður Ekkisens Art Squat I
2015 Sequences off-venue Algera Studio
2015 MARA SÍM gallery
2014 Hrekkjavaka Algera Studio
2014 Opnunarsýning, Ekkisens Art Space
2014 SKARKALI, Bergstaðastræti 25B (Ekkisens)
2014 Bókverkablót, Landsbókasafn Íslands
2014 Veldi, Skaftfell – Art Center
2013 Klobbinn opnast, Opening exhibition of Klobbinn, project space
2013 Undir berum himni, Street Art Exhibition in RVK curated by GERLA
2013 List að læra, Artíma Gallerí
2013 HÁVAÐI, Hótel Kaffistofa
2012 Saga Listarinnar – Skrásetning, Kaffistofan Reykjavík, Iceland
2011 Homies where my heart is, Laufásvegur 14
2010 Fjölllistahátíðin Æringur, Stöðvarfjörður
2010 List er snilld, Laufásvegur 14
AWARDS & HONOURS:
2016
DV Culture Prize Nomination
Ekkisens Art Space nominated for artistic direction by the Annual DV Culture Prize in Iceland in the field of Visual Arts in Iceland.
2015
Tilberinn Award
Freyja Eilíf awarded as Tilberinn for contribution to the arts
2012
2. sæti sýning ársins á Endemi.is fyrir sýninguna Saga listarinnar
Skoðendakosningar veðmiðilsins Endemi
Second for the best exhibition of the year vote of Endemi Art Magazine for Saga listarinnar, an exhibition by Freyja Eilíf, Guðrún Heiður & Katrína Mogensen.
GRANTS:
2020 Myndlistarsjóður, project grant for Mánudá exhibition
2020 Artist’s Salaries, a five month grant
2019 Myndlistarsjóður, project grant for Holdgervi, exhibition project
2019 Muggur travel grant for a residency at Cité des Arts, Paris, France
2019 KÍM mobility grant for OPAF Art Fair, San Pedro, California
2019 Reykjavík Culture Council project grant for Ekkisens Art Space
2019 Muggur travel grant for an exhibition at Tada, Copenhagen, Denmark
2018 Muggur travel grant for Durden&Ray exhibition, Los Angeles, California
2018 Artist’s Salaries, a six month grant
2018 Kysten + Kurant, residency and exhibition in Tromsö, Norway
2018 KÍM mobility grant for Supermarket Art Fair, Stockholm
2018 Muggur travel grant for Supermarket Art Fair, Stockholm
2018 Reykjavík Culture Council project grant for Ekkisens Art Space
2017 FRISE Art centre, 1 month residency and exhibition, Hamburg, Germany
2017 Myndlistarsjóður, project grant for an exhibition at Dzialdov, Berlin
2017 Reykjavík Culture Council project grant for Ekkisens Art Space
2016 SÍM residency in Berlin
2016 Reykjavík Culture Council project grant for Ekkisens Art Space
2016 Muggur travel grant for exhibition Stream in a Puddle, Tallinn
2016 KÍM mobility grant for exhibition Stream in a Puddle, Tallinn
2016 Muggur travel grant for residency in U.K. and exhibition in Berlin
2016 KÍM mobility grant for exhibitin IASA in Dzialdov, Berlin
2016 Muggur travel grant, exhibition in Two Queens Gallery, Leicester, U.K.
2016 Myndstef travel grant, exhibition in Two Queens Gallery, Leicester, U.K.
2016 Myndstef project grant, Draumland, book release
2016 Myndlistarsjóður, a visual arts project grant for Draumland, book release
2016 Myndlistarsjóður, a visual arts project grant for Ekkisens Art Space
MEDIA & MAGAZINE COVERAGE:
2019 Angela Rawlings, Come into Exxistenz: Freyja Eilíf opens Museum of Perceptive Art, The Reykjavík Grapevine
2018 Eiríkur Norðdal Matrix hittir Trainspotting: My Bed á rafgeymasýru Starafugl.is
2018 Tara Njála The Esoteric world of Freyja Eilíf & Ekkisens The Reykjavík Grapevine
2017 Kofi Smiles Hull 2017 City of Culture BBC Television, Hull, U.K.
2017 Amy Moffat Freyja Eilíf Junko, London, U.K.
2016 John Rogers Space Exploration The Reykjavík Grapevine
2016 STARA Art Magazine Freyja Eilíf, SÍM residency in Berlin
2015 SUPER #4 International emerging artist zine, On site/SUPER/ekkisens
2015 Kolbrún Löve & Helga Kjerúlf Ekkisens Art Space Neptún Magazine
2015 Friðrik Indriðason Pönkið lifir í listinni Kjarninn
2015 Anton Helgi Jónsson Brundur og rofnar samfarir [um verkið PÍKA], Kvennablaðið
2015 Valur Grettisson Fleiri verk eyðilögð á Kynleikum DV
2015 Valur Grettisson Grunur leikur á að umdeildasta verkið hafi verið skemmt DV
2015 Kristján Guðjónsson Listamenn taka yfir hús í miðbænum DV
2015 Gunnþóra Gunnarsdóttir Þetta er nafnið sem mamma mín gaf mér Fréttablaðið
2015 Mannlegi þátturinn, RÚV [útvarpsviðtal]
2014 Guðrún Heiður Ísaksdóttir Sýnir á dánarbeði, Starafugl.is
2014 Adda Soffía Ingvarsdóttir Vinnur verk út frá mismunandi dauðasýnum, Fréttablaðið
2014 Kristján Guðjónsson, Nýr vettvangur fyrir nýútskrifaða myndlistarmenn, DV
2014 Ragnhildur Jóhanns, Freyja Eilíf Logadóttir og Gallerí Ekkisens, Pjatt.is
2014 Sigríður Nanna Gunnarsdóttir, Breytir íbúð langömmu sinnar í listagallerí, hugras.is
2014 Davíð Már Stefánsson, Grasrótin Ekkisens, Morgunblaðið, 4. október
2013 Hildur Jörundsdóttir, List að læra, Artíma [sýningarskrá]
2012 Valur Gunnarsson, Listasagan í 63 typpum, DV 25. október
2012 Víðsjá, Saga listarinnar, 23. október, RÚV [útvarpsviðtal]
2011 Crymo Gallerí, Treystið okkur! Við erum myndlistamenn Book about Crymo Gallery
PUBLISHED BOOKS:
2016 Prumpurass í andlitið, Comic book about culture (100 copies)
2014 Litaðu og lærðu um íslenska nútímalist, Colour and learn about contemporary art colouring book (300 copies)
2013 Erðanú andskotans drullupiss, A comic book about art and culture (100 copies)
2013 Listafræði fyrir listamenn, hvetjandi plaköt fyrir listamenn, innbundin sem dagatal (20 copies)
2013 Neó-Testament fyrir listsjúka og aðstandendur þeirra, bókverk (60 copies)
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