Course of Study

Grant and awards

Solo exhibitions

Some joint exhibitions

Additional information

Works in official possession

Examples of Kristjanas works

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Grants and awards

Graduation award, the Royal Academy of Art in Stockholm, 1980.
Grants from the Artist Committee of Stockholm 1980 and 1984.
Cultural grant from the town of Huddinge, 1980.
Principal grant of the Swedish national union of craftsmen in the building industry,
1983.
Grant from the Swedish-Norwegian cooperation fund,1986.
Grants from the town of Akureyri, Iceland, 1994 and 2000.
Grants from the community center fund of Iceland, 2000
 

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Solo exhibitions

University student center, Reykjavik, 1980.
Gallery Mejan, Academy of Art, Stockholm, 1981.
Vårby library, Vårby, Sweden.
Överbygård, Sollentuna, Sweden.
Walla Walla ,Washington state, USA, 1985.
"Konstfrämjandet", Stocholm, 1986.
Svolver, Lofoten, Norway,1986.
State employees center, Bergendal, Stockholm, 1986.
Hafnarborg, Hafnarfjördur, Iceland, 1986.
Gamli Lundur, Akureyri, Iceland, 1987.
Parish Center, Akureyri, Iceland, 1991.
Stöðlakot, Reykjavik,1999.
Hafnarborg, Hafnarfjördur, Iceland, 2000
 

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Some joint exhibitions

The autumn exhibition, Society of Icelandic artists, Kjarvalsstaðir, Reykjavik,1974.
Exhibition of the Icelandic sculptors society, Keflavik, Iceland, 1975.
Women's visual art show, Kópavogur, Iceland 1975.
Liljewalch spring exhibition, Stockholm, 1979.
Anti-nuclear power exhibition, Kiruna, Sweden, 1980.
Anti-nuclear power exhibition, Konstfack, Stockholm, 1980.
Anti-nuclear power exhibition, City museum, Stockholm, 1980.
Artist Peace Union, the Cultural house, Stockholm, 1982.
Folksam insurance company, Stockholm,1982.
Icelandic- Minnesota women's art show, USA, 1990.
Wasi Kaigaten, International spring show, Tokyo, 1994.
Fax-art international exhibition, Heidelberg, Germany, 1994.
Visual art show, Heklusalurinn, Akureyri, 1995.
Exhibition, 50x50,Deiglan, Akureyri, 1997.
Autumnal visual art show of the Icelandic Visual art society, Ásmundarsalur, Reykjavik, 1997 and 1999.
Exhibition, Food, Art- summer, Akureyri, 1999.
International exhibition, the “Art-room”, Åhus, Sweden.
Visual art show “Ocean”, Norska húsið, Stykkishólmur, Iceland, 2002.
Graphic art summer, East-Iceland, (Skriðuklaustur and  Stöðvarfjörður) 2004
Icelandic Graphic, Reykjavik, Iceland dec. 2004, and  dec. 2005.
 

Additional information

Author of a ceramic plate for the town of Hafnarfjördur on the occasion of the
1100th anniversary of the settlement of Iceland, 1974.
Two decorative works in mural technique at Öldugata 16, Hafnarfjördur, 1975.
Member of the group “Bildaktion”, 1980-82, and of the Peace movement of
Swedish artists, Konstnärer för fred, since 1982.
Representative, National meeting of the Society of Swedish artists (KRO),1983.
Member of the editorship of the Swedish art magazine (Konstnären 1985).
Teacher of visual art for 6 years, "ABF" and "Vuxenskolan", in Huddinge and Stockholm.
Teacher of visual art, Tómstundaskóli Reykjavíkur (Hobby school of Reykjavik), and Náms-
flokkar  Kópavogs (Study groups of Kópavogur), Kópavogur, Iceland, 1986-87.
Assignment by Stockholms Council, two paintings, (springtime 1988),have been
on display at "Ulvsunda slott", Bromma.
Appointed “artist of Akureyri” 1990.
First prize in competion for an enblem of Grýtubakka community, Iceland, 1993.
Member of the Swedish Society of Artists (KRO ) since 1979.
Member of the society of Icelandic visual artists (FÍM ), since 1991.
Member of the Society of Icelandic graphic artists, since 2003.

  Presentations in Books:

   -WHO’S  WHO In International Art 1996/1997 og 1999/2000.
International biographical art dictionary. Switzerland.
- Visual Artists in Stockholm ("KONSTNÄRER I STOCKHOLM"), Gunnel og Kjell Swärd, "Pedagogförlaget" AB Sweden,1984,
- The dubios suburb,  ("Den ifrågasatta förorten") Elísabeth Lilja.1999. Book cover- and inside picture.

 

   Presentations in Swedish magazines:


-"Byggnadsarbetaren" no. 19, June 29. 1983. Center page with  pictures.
-"Byggnadsarbetaren"  7/1986, backpage, “Kristjanas reuninon”. Pictures and text.
- "Arbetsmiljö" 5/1986. “ Processing of Whales and fish" , Center piece with pictures.
- "Personal" no. 8 1988. and  no. 7 1991: Picture
- "Personal" no. 16 1988,  no.15 1989 and no 8 1990: Front page.
-  Mecanical workshop, pamphlet, . Front page picture ed.. Folksam insurance company 1992.
- "KONSTtidningen" no. 3, June 1994, Vol. 5.
- Meet the future with an open mind (Introduce a planning of Stockholm) "Möt framtiden med öppna ögon ( inför en strategi för Stockholmsregionen )"- two pictures December 1996.
- "Regionplanering" Stockholm, October 1997 and 1. mars 1998.Front- and  inside pictures.
- Future planning of Stockholm. "Stockholmsregionens framtid (skiss till en långsiktig strategi)", pamphlet, front page picture 1997. 
 

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Studio:
Birkibergi 40.
221 Hafnarfjörður 

E-mail Kristjana@Arndal.com     
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Phone: 696 4740

Examples of Kristjanas works