Hrafnhildur Halldórsdóttir

11 Woodlands Drive flat 2/L

Glasgow G4 9EQ

Scotland                                  tel. +44 (0)141 564 8955                         email. h.halldorsdottir@ntlworld.com

 

Education:

1998-2001                                              BA(Hons) Fine Art Glasgow School of Art

1997-1998                                              Fine Art Photography, K.U.B.A., Copenhagen, Denmark

1996                                        Fine Art course, Kunsthöjskolen, Holbæk, Denmark

1989-1992                               Hamrahlið College, Reykjavík, Iceland

 

Forthcoming:                           Looking over your shoulder, with Andrea Jespersen, Changing Room, Stirling Scotland.

 

Solo shows and collaborations:

 

2003                                        Look out for my Love, it´s in your neighbourhood, Gallerí Hlemmur, Reykjavík, Iceland.

2002                                        No, it´s not a case of being lonely we have here, I´ve been working on this palmtree for eightyseven years,
                                                project in the NIFCA project space, Suomenlinna, Helsinki, Finland. Part of the Network North Introductions series.

                                                I´ll think if you do the same Part two, collaboration with Helen Hemsley, Glasgow Project Room I´ll think if you do the same,

                                                collaboration with Helen Hemsley, The Digital Room, Photographic Centre, Copenhagen, Denmark.

1999                                        Decisions Travel, with Signe Höirup Wille-Jörgensen, Personal Art Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark

                                                Limited Edition CD launch and one-night exhibition.

 

Selected Group Shows:

 

2003                                        Multiples x 7, Project, Dublin, Organised by MULTIPLES, curated by Rebecca Gordon Nesbitt,

                                                www.language.ie

                                                CMYK/Greyscale, Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin

2002                                        CMYK/Greyscale, Tramway, Glasgow

                                                Peace, Love and Understanding, with Helen Hemsley, Photographic Centre, Copenhagen, Denmark.

2001                                        Relay, with Helen Hemsley, Free Gallery, Glasgow

                                                Members show, Transmission, Glasgow

                                                Plot, group show in conjunction with the annual open day in New Victoria Gardens, Pollokshields.

                                                Curated by Lapland.

                                                Degree Show 2001, Glasgow School of Art

2000                                        Sum of Parts, artists books and multiples, The Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh

                                                Members show, Transmission, Glasgow.

                                                ReBound, Collins Gallery, Glasgow

                                                Reflex, StreetLevel Photoworks, Glasgow

1999                                        jesus, mary and joseph...lapland X-mas show, Byres Rd, Glasgow and Stills Gallery, Edinburgh

 

Residencies:

 

Network North/NIFCA (Nordic Institute for Contemporary Art) residency, Suomenlinna, Helsinki, Finland, april/may 2002

 

Publications:

 

Moving Dust, Glasgow 2003, editors: Rhona Warwick and Kai Hilton

Art Monthly, October 2002, review of CMYK/Greyscale, by Craig Richardson

CMYK/Greyscale Catalogue, published by NIFCA, 2002. Text on HH by Sanne Kofod Olsen.

Decisions Travel, limited edition CD, with Signe Höirup Wille-Jörgensen.

 

Awards and Commisions:

 

Creative Development Grant, Scottish Arts Council, june 2003

The British Council Travel Grant, june 2003

Glasgow City Council Visual Arts Grant, april 2002

Extended Essay distinction, Dept. Of Historical and Critical Studies, Glasgow School of Art, 2001

Back Cover and Band photographs for Speaker Bite Me, Four Days in September, Helicopter Records, 2001. www.speakerbiteme.dk

Ongoing collaboration with Jomi Massage (singer/songwriter and artist Signe Höirup Wille-Jörgensen based in Cph, DK) including:

Limited Edition catalogue and songbook for Visible Songs, Teater Styhr og Kjær, Cph, DK, 2000

Artwork for the Jomi Massage website: www.jomimassage.dk

Cover and artwork for 7” e.p.´s Jomi Massage/Visible Songs and Jomi Massage/More Visible Songs, Helicopter Records 2002

 

Miscellaneous:

 

Screening of video; Single/2000 on VIVA/DR2 (Danish Broadcasting Corporation, channel 2) February 2002.