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Kristín Reynisdóttir
Aragata 11 102 Reykjavík Iceland
gsm + 354 6906093
Born 1961 in Reykjavik

e-mail/ ksr@mi.is / kristinreynisart@gmail.com

Education
1997-1998 Teaching methodology, University of Iceland.
1987-1989 Akademie der Bildenden kunste,Düsseldorf, Germany
1983-1987 The Icelandic School of Art and Craft, Reykjavik, Iceland
1999 -curs Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, Washington, USA

Grants
2014 -2003 -1999 6 months, The Icelandic Ministry of Culture.
2017, 2015 and 2016 Muggur residency and travel grant
2014 The Icelandic Visual Art Copyright Association/Myndstef
2004 5 month Artist in residense, Nordisk Kunstnarsenter nkd Dale Norway
2004 Travel grant from Myndstef, Iceland
2001/1996 Travel stipend from the State, artists, grant from The Icelandic Ministry of Culture
1999 Stipend, Pilchuck Glass School, Washington, USA
1999 Travel grant from the Teachers Association, Iceland
1996/1995 Travel grant, SLEIPNIR, Scandinavian Artists grant
Residencies

2013 Kriti Gallery and Artist Residency, Varanasi, India
2010 Kunstlerhaus Lukas, Ahrenshoop,Germany
2004 Nordisk Kunstnarsenter nkd Dale Norway

Membership
The Living Art Museum (a board member 1993-1995) NYLÓ

The Association of Sculptures Reykjavík MHR
The Association of Icelandic Visual Artists SÍM

Collections
Listasafn Íslands
Landsvirkjun
Coming exhibitions and project
2024 Tundra and tiff on the plainMelrakkaslétta Iceland

2024 Suðurlandstvíæringur  https://southicelandbiennale.info/ 

Art – Solo exhibitions

2023 Svigrúm/Leeway Grafíksalurin Hafnarhús Iceland

2021 Retransmission/Endurvarp/ Einkasafnið
2018 Refusal/Synjun Hallgrímskirkja Iceland
2014 Dimensions/Víddir http://tysgalleri.is/ Reykjavík Iceland
2010 Power ArtMemBranes Kunstlerhaus Lukas, Ahrenshoop,Germany
2008 Qualia ArtMemBranes Installation StartArt Reykjavík Iceland
2008 Corpora Krisuberjatréd Vesturgata 101 Rvk Iceland
2005 Surface/Yfirborð The ASI Artmuseum, Reykjavík, Iceland
2004 The swing project Dale Biennale, nkd, Norway
2004 We and the others Gallery Sævars Karls, Reykjavík, Iceland
2004 I we and the others Gallery+, Akureyri, Iceland
2002 Folds The Women History Museum, Iceland
2000 Art festival, Á Seydi Seydisfjörður, Iceland
1996 Rhythm Town Hall Café, Reykjavik, Iceland
1996 Colors Oulu Culture Center, Oulu, Finland
1996 Body parts One Women Restaurant, Reykjavík, Iceland
1995 Words Gallery 20 11 66, Oslo, Norway
1991 Travel Ljósheimar, Skagafjördur, Iceland
1990 Contact The Living Art Museum, Reykjavik, Iceland
1987 Strings Hafnargallerí, Reykjavik, Iceland

Art – Group exhibitions

2022 Balance lll. Common Ground, (Up)rooding, Arka gallery Vilnius Lithuania.

https://echogonewrong.com/photo-reportage-from-the-exhibition-uprooting-at-the-arka-gallery/

2022 Balance ll. No mans land, Common Ground,  Coca galleri Thorun Poland 

https://contemporarylynx.co.uk/a-look-into-the-torun-centre-of-contemporary-arts-new-exhibition-no-mans-land

2021 Balance l. Common Ground Where is my home,  Korpúlfstaðir Island
2021 Breathing Space/ Andrými Gletta Borgarfjörður Eystri Iceland
2020 Swing/ Róla. On,Common Ground Akademy of the senses, Art festival Korpúlfstaðir Iceland
2018 Nestofa
Seltjarnanes Iceland
2018 Kaleidoscope BHNW Safnasafnið Eyjafirði Iceland
2017 Behind the Norh Wind. (BHNW) Bonhoga Ballery Shetland
2017 Shapeshifting/Hverfing. Herring Factory Hjallteyri Iceland
2017 /Umhverfing Heilbrigðistofnun Sauðárkróks Iceland
2016 Tura ya Moya Katuaq Greenland
2016 Rip Mouth/Rífa Kjaft Herring Factory Hjallteyri Iceland
2014 Red Snow / Rauður Snjór Grönlands Kulterhus Katuaq Greenland
2015 North Atlantic House Kopenhagen Denmark
2016 Nordic House Iceland and Faroe Iclands
2014 A posteriori House, Ásmundarsafn.Listasafnreykjavíkur.is
2013 The Open Air, Reykjvík Iceland
2012 Independent People”. National Gallery of Iceland.
2011 Travel Vest, travel exhibition 2010 – 2011 Norway. Kunstmuseene i Bergen, Faroe Islands. And Reykjavík, Northtichouse, North Atlantic House Chopenhavn Denmark. Shetland Museum & Archives.
2009 Laugavegurinn Memory of water.SartArt Reykjavík Artfestival
2008 Hoffmanns Gallery Reykjavik Academy Iceland
2006 -7 Alien Structure in Urban landscabe.Korpulfstadir,Iceland.Westwerk,HamburgGermany.Skolska28 Prague Czech
2005 MHR Hafnarborg,Hafnafjördur Iceland
2005 Redy Symposium, Andalsnes, Romsdal, Norway
2005 The Chest of Gold 2005 Gullkistan Laugarvatn, Iceland
2005 Photoexhibition Reykjavíkur Akademian, Iceland
2004 Northen Fiber V” Kjarvalstadir, Reykjavik, Iceland
2002 Making Nature, Gallery Belvedere, Wienna, Austria
2001 Nikolaj, Copenhagen, Denmark and Edsvik, Sweden
2001 The view over Hekla Kjarvalsstadir, Reykjavik, Iceland
2001 Bright Nights, Hvammstangi, Iceland
2001-2003 Ferdafuda – Circulating exhibition” In Ísafjördur, Akureyri, Seydisfjördur, Vestmannaeyjar and Reykjavík, Iceland
2000 LandArt Raudavatn, Iceland. Reykjavík Culture City Europe
1999 Land, The Art Museum, Selfoss, Iceland
1999 Haf , Tromsö Kunstforening, Tromsö, Norway
1998 The Coastline, Reykjavik, Iceland
1998 The Living Art Museum 20 year” Reykjavik, Iceland
1997 Ants grow by the river” Overgang “KIN” Norway
1997 The Alley in Laugavegur “Portmyndir”, Rvk, Iceland
1997 Adopting Christianity, “Kristnitaka Skálholt” Iceland
1997 Eymundsson, Reykjavík, Iceland
1996 Taivalkoski Workshop, Finland
1995 The Chest of Gold Art festival, Laugarvatn, Iceland
1995 Moxtrot “KIN” Roåker, Norway
1994 A Rendezvous of Art and Religion, Portid, Hafnarfjördur, Iceland
1993 The Reykjavik Association for Sculpture, Hotel Ork, Hveragerdi, Iceland
1993 Hafnarborg, The Center of Art and Culture in Hafnarfjördur, Iceland
1992 Progetto Civitella D’Agliano, Italy
1989 Rundgand Düsseldorf, Germany
1989 Licht und Klanginstallationen im Bunker Düsseldorf, Germany
1988 Rundgand, Düsseldorf, Germany
1986 N’Art Borgarskáli, Reykjavík, Iceland
1986 Gerduberg, Reykjavík, Iceland

Teaching art
1999 –  2021 MÍR https://myndlistaskolinn.is/ The Reykjavík School of Visual Art
2006 – 2024  FB https://www.fb.is/about-fb/ Fjölbrautaskólinn í Breiðholti
2018 – 2021  Head of the department of art and crafts. FB