Jón Sæmundur Auðarson

b. 1968

Solo Exhibitions

2002

My hole. Galleri Hlemmur, Reykjavík, Iceland.

Waterfall, commission for the Light in the Darkness festival, Reykjavík, Iceland.

2001

The Child on the Corner, for the “Artist on the Corner” series, Reykjavík, Iceland.
Séð og Heyrt. Skuggi Gallery, Reykjavík, Iceland.
Icelandic Girlfriends. The elevator, Barnes building, Glasgow School of Art, Scotland.

2000
Let the Children Come to Me. 22 Gallery, Reykjavík, Iceland.

1999
Ode. Living Art Museum, Reykjavík, Iceland.
Sometimes. Streets of Reykjavík, Iceland.

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Group Exhibitions

2002

Sandaragleði, Hellissandi, Iceland.

Grand Rokk Art Festival, Grand Rokk, Reykjavík, Iceland.

The Artist on the Corner. Retrospective during the Reykjavík Art Festival, Reykjavík City Hall, Iceland.
Right About Now. Part of a video programme travelling in 2002-03 from the Moderna Museet in Stockholm, Sweden to Bangkok, Thailand; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; and Shanghai, China.

2001
Diplomatic Immunity. Hunter College, New York City, USA. (cat.)
Sustainable Development. The Living Art Museum, Reykjavík, Iceland. (cat.)
MFA Degree Show. Tramway, Glasgow.
Sleep My Young Love. Gallery Reykjavík, Iceland.

2000
Interim Show. Newbery Gallery, Glasgow1999
The Academy of Reykjavík, Iceland.
BFA Degree Show. Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts. (cat.)

1997
Man Amongst Men. Mokka Kaffi, Reykjavík.
Art.is. The Harbour House, Reykjavík.
Peripheral Visionary. De Fabrik, Eindhoven, the Netherlands.



Happenings

1998

Is there life after art? Séance, The Living Art Museum, Reykjavík.


 

Committee Works

2002

Co-founder of “Vidhöfn” artists’ group in Reykjavík.

1998-99

Member of the board, The Living Art Museum, Reykjavík.
1999

Art critic for the Octopus, Icelandic National Television.
1995-99

Founder and manager of Gallery Glaucoma, a travelling gallery in Iceland.


 

Education

1999-2001 MFA Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland.
1995-1999 BFA Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts.