ÞÓR VIGFÚSSON
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ÞÓR VIGFÚSSON
6 May - 4 Jun 2016 i8 GalleryArt, by its very nature and magic, can be at once simple and complex, fully on the surface while layered with depth and diverse connections. Whether it is constructed through...Read more -
HÖRÐUR ÁGÚSTSSON, CAMILLA LØW, SERGIO SISTER, ÞÓR VIGFÚSSON
19 Dec 2013 - 1 Feb 2014 i8 Galleryi8 Gallery is proud to present an exhibition of works by Hördur Ágústsson, Camilla Løw, Sérgio Sister and Thór Vigfússon – artists of four generations with similar sensibilities to form...Read more -
ÞÓR VIGFÚSSON
9 Sep - 16 Oct 2010 i8 GalleryThór Vigfússon (b. 1954) has for many years been investigating the interaction between art and its surroundings through works made of glass, plexi, mirrors, and formica. Commissioned for many recent...Read more -
Winter Show
Karin Sander, Þór Vigfússon, Ólafur Elíasson, Hreinn Friðfinnsson, Kristján Guðmundsson, Ragna Róbertsdóttir, Ragnar Kjartansson, Sigurður Guðmundsson, Lawrence Weiner and more 13 Dec 2008 - 10 Jan 2009 i8 GalleryNew works by Karin Sander, Þór Vigfússon, Kelly Jazvac, Ólafur Elíasson, Gabríela Friðriksdóttir, Hreinn Friðfinnsson, Finnbogi Pétursson, Ívar Valgarðsson, Guðrún Einarsdóttir, A.K Dolven, Kristján Guðmundsson, Hrafnkell Sigurðsson, Ragna Róbertsdóttir, Ragnar...Read more -
ÞÓR VIGFÚSSON
27 Oct - 23 Dec 2005 i8 GalleryÞór Vigfússon og Þóroddur Bjarnason – Conversation for i8 exhibition, October 2005 Þór and I are sitting in the cafeteria at the Sculptors´ Association in Reykjavík, where Þór had a...Read more
b. 1954 in Reykjavik
Lives and works in Reykjavík and Djúpivogur
EDUCATION
1977-78
Strichting De Vrije Academie, Den Haag, The Netherlands
1971-74
Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts, Reykjavík, Iceland
1970-71
Reykjavík Art School, Iceland
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2021
Skaftfell Art Center, Seyðisfjörður, Iceland
2017
Í litum, Gallery Gamma, Reykjavík, Iceland
2016
Moð, The Chinese European Art Center, Xiamen City, China
i8 Gallery, Reykjavik, Iceland
2011
Quint Gallery, San Diego, US
2010
i8 Gallery, Reykjavík, Iceland
Safnasafnid, Svalbardsströnd, Iceland
2005
i8 Gallery, Reykjavík, Iceland
2004
The Living Art Museum, Reykjavík, Iceland
2003
Listasafn Árnesinga, Hveragerdi, Iceland
1999
Gerðarsafn - Kopavogur Art Museum, Kópavogur, Iceland
1998
The Living Art Museum, Reykjavík, Iceland
1996
Gallery Corridor, Reykjavík, Iceland
Slunkaríki, Ísafjördur, Iceland
1995
The Living Art Museum, Reykjavík, Iceland
1993
The Living Art Museum, Reykjavík, Iceland
1992
The Living Art Museum, Reykjavík, Iceland
1986
The Living Art Museum, Reykjavík, Iceland
1984
Reykjavik Art Museum - Kjarvalsstadir, Reykjavík, Iceland
1983
Gallery Corridor, Reykjavík , Iceland
1982
The Living Art Museum, Reykjavík, Iceland
Korpúlfsstadir, Reykjavík, Iceland
1981
The Living Art Museum, Reykjavík, Iceland
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2020
Threads of Art, National Gallery of Iceland, Iceland
2017
Rolling Snowball/9, Djúpivogur, Iceland
2016
Rolling Snowball 7, Djúpivogur, Iceland
2015
Rolling Snowball 6, Djúpivogur, Iceland
2014
Akureyri Art Museum, Akureyri, Iceland
Rolling Snowball 5, Djúpivogur, Iceland
2013
Hördur Ágústsson, Camilla Low, Sergio Sister and Thór Vigfússon, i8 Gallery, Reykjavík, Iceland
2012
Fedgar/Mædgin, with Helgi Thórsson, Sláturhúsid, Egilsstadir, Iceland
Sýning á einlitum verkum / Exhibition of Monochromes, Artíma Gallerí, Reykjavík, Iceland (curated by Marteinn T. Tausen)
2011
Perspectives – On the Borders of Art and Philosophy, Reykjavik Art Museum – Hafnarhús, Reykjavik, Iceland
2008
Carnegie Art Award, Touring Exhibition: Helsinki, Oslo, Copenhagen, Reykjavík, Stockholm, London, Gothenburg and Carros/France
Icelandic Art, Quint Contemporary Art, San Diego, USA
2006
Tærleikar, with Rúrí and Elina Brotherus, Gerdarsafn - Kopavogur Art Museum, Kópavogur, Iceland
The Living Art Museum with Kees Visser and Ívar Valgardsson, Reykjavík, Iceland
2004
Galerie Van Gelder, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2002
Félagar, Reykjavík Art Museum - Kjarvalsstadir, Iceland
2000
In the Mirror of Space and Time, Reykjavík Art Festival, Iceland
1999
Safnasafnid, Svalbardsströnd, Iceland
H20, Oslo, Norway
1998
The Coastline, Reykjavík, Iceland
1997
Sculptors, the Association of Reykjavík Sculptors, Iceland
Wood Sculpting symposium, Kemijarvi, Finland
1996
Nordic Wood sculpting Symposium, Lusto, Finland
Post Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
1995
Art Summer, Art Festival, Akureyri, Iceland
The Living Art Museum, Reykjavík, Iceland
1994
The Living Art Museum, Reykjavík, Iceland
1990
The Living Art Museum, Reykjavík, Iceland
1989
The Reykjavík Sculptors, Korpúlfsstadir, Iceland
The Living Art Museum, Reykjavík, Iceland
1988
Reykjavík Arts Festival, Reykjavik Art Museum - Kjarvalsstadir, Reykjavík, Iceland
1987
Icelandic Abstract, Reykjavik Art Museum - Kjarvalsstadir, Reykjavík, Iceland
Kex, Stockholm/Sweden and Oslo/Norway
Streif, Sveaborg, Finland and Kunsthallen, Odense, Denmark
1986
The Living Art Museum, Reykjavík, Iceland
Noumea, New Caldonia, France
The 7th International Impact Art Festival, Japan
1985
Experimental Art, Budapest, Hungary
The Reykjavík Sculptors, Reykjavik Art Museum - Kjarvalsstaðir, Reykjavík, Iceland
1984
Kulturhaus Palazzo, Liestal, Switzerland
1983
Nordisk Skulptur, Drammen, Norway
Gullströndin andar, Reykjavík, Iceland
1982
World Art Atlas, Belgium
1981
3rd Istanbul Art Festival, Instanbul, Turkey
Are You Experienced?, Belgium
Vetrarmynd, Reykjavik Art Museum -Kjarvalsstadir, Reykjavík, Iceland
1980
Experimental Environment II, Korpúlfsstadir, Iceland
Reykjavík Arts Festival, Iceland
1979
Reykjavik Art Museum - Kjarvalsstadir, Reykjavík, Iceland
1977
The Nordic House, Reykjavík, Iceland
1976
Gallerí SÚM, Reykjavík, Iceland
1975
SÚM 75, Reykjavík, Iceland
1974
Four in Gallerí SÚM, Reykjavík, Iceland
H20, Travelling exhibition in Scandinavia
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
The Living Art Museum, Reykjavík
The National Gallery of Iceland
Reykjavík Art Museum
Kópavogur Art Museum - Gerdarsafn
Safnasafnid, Folk Art Museum, Svalbardsströnd
Háskólinn í Reykjavík
Sjóvá-Almennar, Reykjavík
Reykjavík Energy Headquarters
Kópavogur College
Borgarnes College
Flensborg College, Hafnarfjörður