ÞÓR VIGFÚSSON

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