Sigurdur Guðmundsson, Biography
Born 1942 in Reykjavík, Iceland.
EDUCATION & WORK
1998–
Advisor, Rijksakademie, Amsterdam
1980–1981
Work at PS-1 in New York, USA
1978–1986
Teacher at the Academie voor Kunst en Industrie, Enschede, The Netherlands
1970–1971
Ateliers ’63, Haarlem, The Netherlands
1963–1964
Academie ’63, Haarlem, The Netherlands
1960–1963
Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts, Reykjavik, Iceland
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2021
▹ Sigurdur Gudmundsson, The Universe is a Poem, Icelandic Art Center, Reykjavík, Iceland
2020
▹ Sigurdur Gudmundsson, Sculptural Poems, Galleri Andersson/Sandström, Stockholm
▹ Journey of Being, Galerie Hunt Kastner, Prague
2019
▹ Intimacy and Sculpture, Ásmundarsafn, Reykjavik, Iceland
2017
▹ Sigurdur Gudmundsson, Arion, Reykjavik, Iceland
2016
▹ Sigurdur Gudmundsson, Gallery i8, Reykjavik, Iceland
2015
▹ Untitled Meanings, Levant Art Gallery, Shanghai, P.R. of China
2014
▹ Dancing Horizon, Stedelijk Museum / Kabinetten, Amsterdam
2013
▹ Come back Muse, Galerie van Gelder, Amsterdam
2012
▹ Untitled Music, CEAC / Chinese European Art Center, Xiamen, P.R.China
▹ Situations, Museum Søderjylland, Tønder, Denmark
▹ Petite retro, Galerie Martine et Thibault de La Châtre, Paris, France
2011
▹ Sigurdur Gudmundsson: Situations, Moderna Museet, Malmö, Sweden
▹ Sigurdur Gudmundsson: Situations and Other Photo Works 1970 – 1982, Galleri Bo Bjerggaard, Copenhagen, Denmark
2010
▹ Sigurdur Gudmundsson: Situations and other photo works from 1970 – 1982, i8 Gallery, Reykjavik, Iceland
2009
▹ Charles and the Mutes, Galerie van Gelder, Amsterdam
2008
▹ Mutes, Reykjavík Art Museum, Reykjavík, Iceland, cat.
▹ Martensen & Persson Gallery, Båstad, Sweden
2003
▹ Sigurdur Gudmundsson, Galleri Stefan Andersson, Umeå, Sweden
▹ Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead, England
2002
▹ Literaturhaus Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
▹ All the names, Galerie Van Gelder, Amsterdam, cat.
2001
▹ Statements, Secrets, Sculptures, Galerie van Gelder
▹ Like it is, Galerie Anhava, Helsinki, Finland
▹ Gallerie Nemo, Eckernförde, Germany
▹ Första Galleriet, Helsingborg, Sweden
▹ Galerie Anhava, Helsinki, Finland
2000
▹ 64¨N – 20¨V, with Kristján Guðmundsson and Hreinn Friðfinnsson, Galerie Nordenhake, Stockholm, Sweden
▹ National Gallery, Reykjavík, Iceland
1999
▹ The Chinese-European Art Center, Xiamen, China
▹ Vestrabottens Konstmuseum, Sweden
1998
▹ Galeri Ingólfsstraeti 8, Reykjavík, Iceland
▹ Granite works, Galleri Stefan Andersson, Umeå, Sweden
1997
▹ Galerie van Gelder, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
▹ nieuwe tekeningen, Another Place, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1997–1998
▹ Nutoen, Frans Halsmuseum, Haarlem, The Netherlands
1996
▹ Galleri Riis, Oslo, Norway
▹ Overbeck Gesellschaft, Verein von Kunstfreunden EV, Lübeck, Germany
▹ Stichting Ultima Thule, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1995
▹ Pilot, skulpturen und Zeichnungen, NEMO, Kunst in Nordeuropa, Eckernförde, Germany
▹ 26 werken, Galerie van Gelder, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
▹ Galerie Anhava, Helsinki, Finland
1994
▹ Galerie Nordenhake, Stockholm, Sweden
▹ Galleri Astley, Skinnskattenberg, Sweden
▹ Galleri Sólon Íslandus, Reykjavík, Iceland
1993
▹ Galleri Stefan Andersson, Umeå, Sweden
1992
▹ Sigurdur Gudmundsson – Retrospektiv, Malmö Konsthall, Malmö, Sweden
▹ The Great Poem, Malmö Konsthall, Malmö, Sweden
▹ Images from a Journey, Pori Art Museum, Pori, Finland
▹ Journey of the Days, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, Norway
▹ Innerliche Immigration, Rijnoeverhuys, Arnhem, The Netherlands
▹ Nocturne, Kunsthalle zu Kiel, Kiel, Germany
▹ Bror Hjorts Hus, Uppsala, Sweden
▹ Galerie Nemo, Eckernförde, Germany
1991
▹ Galerie Nordenhake, Stockholm, Sweden
▹ Natúra Rómantika, National Gallery of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
▹ Gallerí Nýhöfn, Reykjavik, Iceland
▹ Galerie de Expeditie, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1990
▹ Galleria Mikkola & Rislakki, Helsinki, Finland
▹ Galleri Lång, Malmö, Sweden
▹ Galerie Paul Andriesse, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
▹ Bergens Kommune, Bergen, Norway
▹ Verein für Originalradierung, Munich, Germany
1989
▹ Galerie Paul Andriesse, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
▹ Galleri Riis, Oslo, Norway
▹ Tegninger og skulpturer, Sönderjyllands Kunstmuseum, Tönder, Denmark
▹ Schilderijen, tekeningen en beeldhouwwerken, Galerie Faro, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
▹ Gallery Nemo, Eckernförde, Germany
▹ Målningar, skulpturer, Galleri Eklund, Umeå, Sweden
1988
▹ Paintings, drawings, sculpture, Gallery Hillman Holland, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
▹ Gemeentelijk Museum Jan Cunencentrum, Oss and LOKV, Utrecht, The Netherlands
1987
▹ Gallerí Svart á Hvítu, Vid Ódinstorg, Reykjavik, Iceland
▹ Norraena Húsid, Reykjavik, Iceland
▹ Nya arbeten, Galleri Nordenhake, Stockholm, Sweden
▹ Galerie De Expeditie, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (with Marlene Dumas)
▹ Presentatie van Monument voor een park, Gemeente Museum, Arnhem, The Netherlands
1986
▹ Galerie Paul Andriesse, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
▹ Galleri Riis, Oslo, Norway
▹ Galerí Slúnkaríki, Ísafirdi, Iceland
▹ Galerie NEMO, Eckernförde, Germany
1985
▹ Domicile, Kabinett für Aktuelle Kunst, Bremerhaven, Germany
▹ Galerie Paul Andriesse, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
▹ Sculptures et dessins, Galerie Bama, Paris, France
▹ Sigurdur Gudmundsson, sculptuur, Galerie Bellamy, Flushing, The Netherlands
1984
▹ Galerie Paul Andriesse, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
▹ Galleri Barbar, Stockholm, Sweden
1983
▹ Galerie NEMO, Eckernförde, Germany
1982
▹ Skulpturen, Fotowerken/Situaties, Museum Het Kruithuis, Den Bosch, The Netherlands; Galerie Helen van der Meij, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1981
▹ Galerie Helen van der Meij, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1980
▹ Situaties/Situations, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Librije, Zwolle, The Netherlands
1979
▹ Situaties (fotowerken), Galerie Helen van der Meij, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
▹ Situaties (fotowerken), De Moriaan, Den Bosch, The Netherlands
1978
▹ Galerie Helen van der Meij, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1977
▹ Gallerí Súm, Reykjavik, Iceland
▹ Situaties, fotowerken, Galerie Helen van der Meij, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1976
▹ Galerie Seriaal, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1975
▹ Galerie Seriaal, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1974
▹ In-Out Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1973
▹ In-Out Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1972
▹ Gallerí Súm, Reykjavik, Iceland
▹ Galerie 845, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
▹ In-Out Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1971
▹ Full House, Galerie Balderich, Mönchen-Gladbach, Germany
▹ Eight Poems, Galerie Fignal, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
▹ Untitled (Ice-Philosophy), Now Construction, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1969
▹ Gallerí Súm, Reykjavik, Iceland
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2019
▹ The 8th Beijing International Art Biennale, Beijing, China
2018
▹ The Rolling Snowball, Djúpivogur, Iceland
▹ Frá Íslandi / From Iceland, Stichting KEG, Schijndel, Netherlands, cat. + DVD
2017
▹ The Transported Man, Broad Art Museum, East Lansing, USA
▹ The multiple versus series versus a unique work, Galerie van Gelder, Amsterdam
2016
▹ Zie de mens – 100 jaar, 100 gezichten, Fundatie, Zwolle, Netherlands, cat.
▹ Xmas Xhibition, Stichting Rozengracht 59, Amsterdam
▹ When Friendship becomes Art, Galerie van Gelder, Amsterdam
▹ Mir ist das Leben lieber – Sammlung Reydan Weiss, Weserburg / Museum für moderne Kunst, Bremen, Germany
▹ Made in Amsterdam – 100 jaar in 100 kunstwerken, Amsterdam Museum, Amsterdam
▹ Lightpaint. The Photo and The Painting in our Times, Listasafn Islands / National Gallery of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
▹ Kiasma’s Collection Exhibition, Kiasma / Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki, Finland
▹ Clay and more, Hafnarborg, Hafnarfjörður, Iceland
▹ 4 Parts Devided: part 1 – Sigurdur Gudmundsson, i8 Gallery, Reykjavik, Iceland
2015
▹ Postcards are to be looked at, Galerie van Gelder, Amsterdam
▹ My first Summer in the Sierra – Works from the Centre National des Arts Plastiques, FRAC Ile-de-France / Le Plateau, Paris, France
2014
▹ Saga, Kunsthalle Recklinghausen, Recklinghausen, Germany
▹ Pushing Reality, Grundemark Nilsson Gallery, Berlin, Germany
▹ Dit en Dat en Dat / This and That and That, Galerie van Gelder, Amsterdam
▹ Absurde, vous avez dit absurde?, Galerie les filles du Calvaire, Paris, France
2013
▹ To The Sea. The Sea in Dutch Art since 1850, De Hallen, Haarlem, Netherlands, exhibition guide
▹ En Thulé froiduleuse, aspects de la scène artistique Islandaise contemporaine, Maison Nationale des Artistes, Nogent-sur-Marne, France
▹ Embracing Impermanence, Nýlistasafnid / The Living Art Museum, Reykjavik, Iceland
▹ CEAC group exhibition Rolling Snowball 4, Youshow Space, Quanzhou, P.R, of China
▹ B.A.B.E. / The Best Artists Books and Editors, Immanence, Espace d’Art Contemporain, Paris, France
2012
▹ Rolling Snowball 3 – Redtory Art & Design Factory, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P.R. of China
▹ Pink Caviar, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk, Denmark
▹ Paintings: Face to Face – works from the Collection of the Kuntsi Foundation and the Swanljung Collection, Kuntsi Museum of Modern Art, Vaasa, Finland
▹ Memories, The Icelandic Sculptors Society In Reykjavík, ASÍ Art Museum, Reykjavik, Iceland
▹ Fragments of Unspoken Thoughts, Galerija Jakopic, Ljubljana, Slovania
▹ Explorateurs; Oeuvres du Centre National des Arts Plastiques, Musée de l’Abbaye Sainte-Croix des Sables d’Olonne. Les Sable d’Olonne, France, cat.
▹ Die Sammlung. Spannung, Schwebe, Gleichgewicht, Kunsthalle zu Kiel, Kiel, Germany
▹ A for artists / E for Exhibitions / Part I and II – Galerie van Gelder, Amsterdam
▹ 30th São Paulo Biennial – The Imminence of Poetics, São Paulo, Brazil, cat.
2011
▹ Video Hall, Art Rotterdam, Rotterdam
▹ Text, Kuckei + Kuckei, Berlin, Germany
▹ Sprelacart, Galerie E105, Berlin, Germany
▹ Shangshang International Contemporary Art Space, Xiamen, P.R. of China
▹ Perspectives – On the Borders of Art and Philosophy, Reykjavik Art Museum, Iceland
▹ Perspectives – On the Borders of Art and Philosophy, Reykjavík Art Museum, Reykjavik, Iceland
▹ Faster and Slower Lines – From the Collection of Pétur Arason and Ragna Róbertsdóttir, Reykjavík Art Museum, Reykjavik, Iceland
▹ A New Art Emerges, Listasafn Reykjavikur / Reykjavik Art Museum, Reykjavik, Iceland
2010
▹ The Red Snowball, CEAC / Chinese European Art Center, Xiamen, P.R. of China
▹ The new Sorrows of Young Werther, CEAC / Chinese European Art Center, Xiamen, P.R. of China
▹ More Than Life! – Pori Taidemuseo / Pori Art Museum, Pori, Finland
▹ More Than Life! – Pori Taidemuseo / Pori Art Museum, Pori
▹ Following people and drinking milk, Hafnarborg, Hafnarfjördur, Iceland
▹ Dialogue 2010, Dutch Culture Centre, Shanghai, P.R. of China – initiated by CEAC / Chinese European Art Center, Xiamen
▹ Abstract, almost abstract II, Galerie van Gelder, Amsterdam
2009
▹ Several Friends – Listasafn Islands – National Gallery of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
▹ Nordic Painting – Rackstad Museet, Arvika, Sweden
▹ Latte in Watte – Galleri Riis, Oslo, Norway
2008
▹ The Winter Show, i8 Gallery, Reykjavik, Iceland
▹ Lika för lika – Gävle Konstcentrum, Gävle, Sweden
▹ Four of a kind, Gavle Art Museum, Gavle, Sweden
▹ Ceramics and Sound, Neues Kunstforum, Cologne, Germany
2007
▹ My Chinese Friends, Galleri Susanne Ottesen, Copenhagen, Denmark
2006
▹ Unsere Kunst – Eure Kunst, Stadtgalerie, Kiel, Germany
▹ Minder Koud / Less Cold – Galerie van Gelder, Amsterdam
▹ Medium Fotografie, Galerie Stampa, Basel, Switzerland
▹ L’esprit du Nord au Besset, Galerie Le Besset, St Jeure d’Andaure/St Agrève, France
▹ Jaap Kroneman, Kristjan Gudmundsson, Szabolcs KissPal, Galerie van Gelder, Amsterdam
▹ Het Binnenste Buiten, CBK Concordia, Enschede, Netherlands
2005
▹ Winterkou / Winterly cold, Galerie van Gelder, Amsterdam
▹ Fractures of Life, Kiasma/Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki, Finland
▹ Contemporary Nordic Sculpture 1980- 2005, The Wanas Foundation, Knislinge, Sweden
2004
▹ What is, is now, Galerie van Gelder, Amsterdam
▹ Twan Jannsen, Sigurdur Gudmundsson, Jill Magid, Lily van der Stokker, Galerie van Gelder, Amsterdam
▹ Social Minimalism, Galerie van Gelder, Amsterdam
▹ Environment and Nature, National Gallery of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
▹ Eblouissement / Guy Bourdin Jeu de Paume, Paris, France
▹ De Kleine Biënnale, Fort bij Vechten, Bunnik, cat.
▹ Art from private collections, Bergen Kunstmuseum, Bergen
2003
▹ Good buy, Västeras Konstmuseum, Västeras, Sweden
▹ Floating time 2003 – Lethe, rivier der vergetelheid, Museum voor Hedendaagse Kunst, ‘s-Hertogenbosch
2002
▹ Slip, Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, cat.*
▹ Slib, Frans Halsmuseum, Haarlem, cat.
▹ European Sculpture Biennale, Turin, Italy, cat.
▹ Bloody Relatives, Söndrejllands Kunstmuseum, TØnder, Denmark
2001
▹ Umedalen Skulptur, Galleri Stefan Andersson, Umea, Sweden
▹ HXBXD. Unlocked No (1), Rabobank Kunstcollectie Eindhoven / Utrecht, cat.
▹ Göteborgs Internationel Konstbiennal, Erfarenhet Upplösning, Gothenburg, Sweden, cat.
▹ Eigenschatten, Museumsberg, Flensburg; Kunsthallen Brandts Klaedefabrik, Odense, cat.
▹ Biënnale Leuven; De Keeshond Hapt, Leuven, Belgium, cat.
▹ Umedalen Skulptur 2000, Umeå, Sweden, cat.
▹ Mens in Beeld, Stedelijk Museum Zwolle, Zwolle, cat.
▹ Árátta, Listasafn Kópavogs, Reykjavík, Iceland, cat.
1999
▹ 00, Galerie van Gelder, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
▹ Söndrejyllands Kunstmuseum, Tönder, Denmark
▹ Me, Myself & I. Zelfbeelden 300 jaar na Rembrandt, Haags Historisch Museum, Den Haag, The Netherlands
1998
▹ The Alma Löv Museum of Experimental & Unexp. Art, Smedsby, Sweden
▹ Losse werken, rake klappen, Galerie van Gelder, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
▹ Ordet, Statens kulturråd, Stockholm, Sweden
▹ EKWC, Capilla Santa María, Lufo, Spain
1997
▹ De verbouwing, de verhuizing & de verandering, Galerie van Gelder, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
▹ The Garden of Delight, Wilma Henckelman, Vlaardingen, The Netherlands
▹ Brandend Zand, Museum Beelden aan Zee, Scheveningen, The Netherlands
▹ prentkunst, ZiekenfondsRaad, Amstelveen, The Netherlands
▹ KLEI, Witte Zaal, Gent, Belgium
1997–1998
▹ Triptych, Museum Van Bommel Van Dam, Venlo, The Netherlands
▹ een fictieve geschiedenis van internet, Arti Et Amicitiæ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1996
▹ Comp i Box, Galerie Anhava, Helsinki, Finland
▹ k-tissue-66, Malmö Konsthall, Malmö, Sweden
1995
▹ Galerie Gang/De Tuin, Beuningen, The Netherlands
▹ 17 ár, The Living Art Museum, Reykjavik, Iceland
▹ Gouveneurstuin, Assen, The Netherlands
1994
▹ Nordisk Önske Museum, Göteborgs Konstmuseum, Gothenburg, Sweden
▹ Het Grote Gedicht, Indrukken van de Nederlandse Beeldhouwkunst na 1945, Grote Kerk, The Hague, The Netherlands
▹ Beelden van bedrijven, Museum Beelden aan Zee, Scheveningen, The Netherlands
▹ Lüneburger Kunstverein, Lüneburg, Germany
1993
▹ Den Andra Given/The Second Deal, Rooseum, Malmö, Sweden
1992
▹ Tegel 92, Bohuläns museum, Konsthallen Uddevalla, Sweden
▹ Scandinavian Art Exhibition, Barbican Art Gallery, London, UK
▹ Het Beeld van de Eeuw, Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
▹ Det Kulturella Landskapet, Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Rome, Italy
▹ Gemeentelijke Kunstaankopen 1991, Museum Fodor, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
▹ Rijksoogst, Sculpturen uit de collectie van de Rijksdienst Beeldende Kunst, Gemeentemuseum Arnhem, The Netherlands
▹ Denken & Beelden, drie filosofen en negen kunstenaars, Gemeentemuseum Arnhem, The Netherlands
1991
▹ Little things mean a lot, Momentary Modern, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
▹ The Private Eye, Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
▹ Gemeentelijke Kunstaankopen 1990, Museum Fodor, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
▹ Landsmeer special, Exposorium Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
▹ Gallery Sukanit, Bangkok, Thailand
▹ Neuerwerbunge, Kunsthalle zu Kiel, Kiel, Germany
▹ Nordisk grafiktriennal, Norraena Húsid, Reykjavik Iceland
1990
▹ Galleri Riis, Oslo, NorwayAchilles, de kwetsbare plek, Kasteel Groeneveld, Baarn, The Netherlands
▹ Bildende Kunst aus Island, Württembergischen Landesbibliothek, Stuttgart, Germany
▹ Vele parels voor een lijn, Galerie van Gelder, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
▹ The Nordic ’60s, Upheaval and confrontation, National Gallery of Iceland, Reykjavik, Henie-Onstad Art Centre, Hövikodden, Norway, Kunsthallen Brandts klaederfabrik, Odense, Denmark, Kulturhuset, Stockholm, The Nordic Arts Center, Helsinki
▹ Multiple Choice, sculptuur in oplage van 24 Nederlandse kunstenaars, Galerie Fons Welters, Amsterdam
▹ Papier, hier, Galerie Paul Andriesse, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
▹ Esplanada, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
1989
▹ Landscapes from a high latitude, Icelandic art 1900-1989, travelling in England, UK
▹ Súm 1965-1972, The Reykjavik Municipal Art Museum, Reykjavík, Iceland
▹ FORUM – art fair, Hamburg, Germany
▹ Über Unterwanderung/On subversion, galerie Sophia Ungers, Cologne, Germany
▹ Vijf monumenten voor Walcheren 40/45, De Vleeshal, Middelburg, The Netherlands
▹ Zomermanifestatie, kunstlijn ’89, Beeldenroute, Overijssel, The Netherlandsv
▹ Institut Néerlandais, Paris, Istituto Universitario Olandese di Storia dell’ Arte, Florence, Italy
▹ Galerie NEMO, Eckernförde, Germany
1988
▹ Roots & Turns, Photography in The The Netherlands, 20th century; characteristics, developments and infrastructure, Blaffer Gallery – University of Houston, Houston, U.S.A., Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, Haags Gemeente Museum, The Hague
▹ Prentenkabinet, Leiden, The Netherlands
▹ 5 Nordiska Temperament/5 Nordic Temperaments, Rooseum, Malmö, Sweden
▹ Faszination der See in der bildenden Kunst der Gegenwart, Deutsches Marine Institut, Bonn, Germany
▹ Artists’ Prints, Aspects of contemporary Dutch Art, travelling in Austria and Portugal, Museum Van Bommel – Van Dam, Venlo, The The Netherlands, organized by Rijksdienst ? Beeldende Kunst, The Hague (1988-1991)
▹ The Living Art Museum 10 years, The Living Art Museum, National Gallery of Iceland
▹ Amsterdam koopt kunst, Gemeentelijke kunstaankopen, Museum Fodor, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
▹ Aldar spegill, Islansk myndlist í eigu safnsins, 1900-1987, National Gallery of Iceland
▹ ‘s Nachts varen de boten, kunst verbeeldt de zee, Maritiem Museum Prins Hendrik, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
▹ Something old, something new, something borrowed, Galerie Paul Andriesse, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
▹ Kunstzaken, 23 Nederlandse bedrijfscollecties in woord en beeld, Beurs van Berlage, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
▹ Op het eerste gezicht, de collectie Cleveringa, Noordbrabants Museum, Den Bosch, Stedelijk Museum Het Prinsenhof, Delft, The Netherlands
1987
▹ Sjávarlandslag, Norraena Husid, Reykjavik, Iceland
▹ 25 skulptörer i Wanås slottspark, Wanås slottspark, Knislinge, Sweden
▹ Een keuze/A choice, KunstRAI, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
▹ Malmö Konsthall, Malmö, Sweden
▹ Een beeld van sculptuur, Sigurdur Gudmundsson, David van der Kop en Hans van der Pennen, Haags Centrum voor Aktuele Kunst, The Hague
▹ Galerie Paul Andriesse, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
▹ Locus Solus, Galerie Nordenhake, Stockholm, Sweden
▹ Fort a/d Drecht, Uithoorn, The Netherlands
▹ A priori Sculptuur, Academie voor Bouwkunst, Amsterdam, organized by Stichting Makkom, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
▹ Stipendia ’85-’86, Pakhuis Emma, firma Y-Tech
▹ A priori Tekenen, Stichting Makkom, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
▹ Een stille oceaan, Kunstenaars in het spoor van Robinson Crusoë, Prinsenhof, Delft, Gemeente Museum Arnhem, Zonnehof, Amersfoort, organized by Rijksdienst Beeldende Kunst, The Hague
▹ Recente grafiek, Galerie de Expeditie, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
▹ Nachtvuur, Stichting de Appel, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1986
▹ Nordanad, 15 samtida, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, Malmö Konsthall, Malmö
▹ Tekeningen, Galerie Paul Andriesse, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
▹ Portraits de scène a l’île phoques, Casa Frollo, Venice, organized by Espace Nord, Liege, Belgium
▹ Beelden in glas/Glassculpture, Fort Asperen, Acquoy, The Netherlands
▹ Verover het beeld, over beelden en hun bronnen, Gemeentelijk Museum Jan Cunen Centrum, Oss; Stedelijk Museum, Alkmaar, The Netherlands
1985
▹ Borealis 2, Henie-Onstad Art Centre, Hövikodden, Norway
▹ Tekeningen, Galerie Paul Andriesse, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
▹ Beelden in Rhoon, Kasteel van Rhoon, Rhoon, The Netherlands
▹ Original d’Amsterdam, La Caixa, Barcelona, Spain
▹ Investigations, Place Saint Lambert, Liege, Belgium
▹ Position Nord, 8 mal Radierung, Galerie NEMO, Eckernförde, Germany
▹ Wat Amsterdam betreft, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
▹ Biennale des Friedens, Kunstverein, Hamburg, Germany
1984
▹ Amsterdam koopt kunst, Amsterdam buys art, Gemeentelijke kunstaankopen 1983, Museum Fodor, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
▹ Beelden aan de Linge, Fort Asperen, Acquoy, The Netherlands
▹ 20 jaar verzamelen, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
▹ 10 Gestir, The Reykjavik Municipal Art Museum, Reykjavik, Iceland
▹ De Nederlandse Identiteit in de Kunst na 1945, Rijksmuseum Vincent Van Gogh, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
▹ Murs blancs pour chambre noire, Maison de la Culture et de la Communication de Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France
▹ Iceland: The Art Revealed, Bookworks, performances and graphic art, Franklyn Furnace, New York, USA
▹ Zien en gezien worden: Fotografische zelfbespiegelingen in Nederland, ca. 1840-heden, Nijmeegs Museum Commanderie van Sint-Jan, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
1983
▹ Gesignaleerd – Neue Kunst aus der Niederlanden, Kunsthalle zu Kiel, Kiel, Germany
▹ Fotografie binnen een beeldend concept, De Kijkschuur, Acquoy, The The Netherlands
▹ Vier aus Holland, Galerie Lörhl, Mönchen-Gladbach, Germany
▹ Facetten van de beeldhouwkunst, Stedelijk Museum, Schiedam, The Netherlands
▹ Ars ’83, The Art Museum of Ateneum, Helsinki, Finland
▹ Fotografie binnen een beeldend concept, De Kijkschuur, Acquoy, The Netherlands
1982
▹ Landschap/ Natuurbeleving, De Nederlandse Kunststichting, Amsterdam, travelling in The The Netherlands
▹ The frozen Image, Scandinavian photography, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, travelling in the USA and Scandinavia
▹ ’60 – ’80, Attitudes/Concepts/Images, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, The Netherlands
▹ Contemporary Art from the The Netherlands, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, travelling in the USA
▹ Amsterdam 60/80, Twintig jaar beeldende kunst, Museum Fodor, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
▹ Kijken naar kunst, collectie Cleveringa, de Zonnehof, Amersfoort, The Netherlands
▹ Sleeping Beauty – Art Now, Scandinavia today, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, travelling in the USA and Canada (1982-1983)
1981
▹ Kunstenaarsboeken uit de collectie van Reekum Museum, Gemeentelijk van Reekum Museum, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands
▹ Kunstenaars op reis, reizen als kunst, Nederlandse Kunststichting, Amsterdam, travelling in The Netherlands
▹ Andere fotografie, Nederlandse Kunststichting, Amsterdam, travelling in The Netherlands
1980
▹ Aktuelle Kunst aus den Niederlanden, Landespavillion, Stuttgart, Germany
▹ Beograd ’80, Exposition internationale des Arts plastiques, Musée d’art moderne de Belgrade, Belgrade
▹ Natur – Kunst, Louisiana, Humlebaek, Denmark
▹ Pier + Ocean, Hayward Gallery, London, Rijksmuseum Kröller-Müller, Otterlo, The Netherlands
▹ Fem Nordbor, En manifestation eller et mötte, Trollhättan Starkodderhallen, Boräs Konstmuseum, Götheborgs Konstmuseum, Sweden
1979
▹ Fotografie in Nederland, 1940-1975, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
▹ The Sydney Biennale 1979, European Dialogue, Art Gallery of South Wales, Sydney, Australia
▹ Unga hollandäre, Tre aspekter på verkligheten, Liljevalchs Konsthall, Stockholm, Sweden
▹ Photographie als Kunst 1879 – 1979/Kunst als Photographie 1949 – 1979, Museum des XX. Jahrhundert Vienna, travelling in Austria
▹ Denkbeeld, Felison, Velzen, ‘t Hoogt, Utrecht, The Netherlands
▹ Beelden van de eigen…werkelijkheid, Gemeentelijke Van Reekum Gallerij, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands
▹ Mit Natur zu tun/To do with nature, Pulchri Studio, The Hague, travelling in Sweden, Belgium, Germany, Denmark, Portugal (1979, 1980, 1981, 1982)
1978
▹ Beethoven, Music for the Millions, Festival, Arnhems Gemeentemuseum, Arnhem, The Netherlands
▹ Nordic Pavillion, Biennale di Venezia 1978, Venice; Moderna Museet, Stockholm; 1979: Arhus Art Museum, Denmark; The Nordic Arts Center, Helsinki; Gallery F15, Moss, Norway
▹ Eleven Contemporary Icelandic Artists, Malmö Konsthall, Malmö, Sweden
▹ Personal worlds, Reality as Metaphor, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam; Kruithuis, Den Bosch (NL); I.C.C., Antwerp; Belgrade, Studio Teatr Galeria, Warsaw; The Living Art Museum, Reykjavik
▹ Lucht, Stedelijk Museum Schiedam, The Netherlands
▹ Norraen list í feneyjum, The Reykjavik Municipal Art Museum, Reykjavik, Iceland
1977
▹ Ça va? Ça va, 4 constats islandais, Musée d’Art Nationale Moderne, Centre Georges ompidou, Paris, France
▹ De kunstzinnige bemoeienis met de gebouwde omgeving, Museum Fodor, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1976
▹ International Events ’72 – ’76, Biennale di Venezia, Venice, Italy
1975
▹ Galerie Waalkens, Finsterwolde, The Netherlands (with H. Fridfinnsson and K. Gudmundsson)
▹ Súm ’75, Gallerí Súm, Reykjavik, Iceland
▹ Meer dan een foto, fotografie als beeldend middel, Nederlandse Kunststichting, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
▹ Sigurdur Gudmundsson, Kristján Gudmundsson, Hreinn Fridfinnsson, Kunstmuseum Luzern, Luzern, Switzerland
1974
▹ Sigurdur Gudmundsson, Hreinn Fridfinnsson, Universiteitsbibliotheek, Leuven, Belgium
▹ Frans Halsmuseum, Haarlem, The Netherlands
▹ H2O, Islandsk Kunst, St. Nikolajkirke, Copenhagen, Denmark
▹ Cinquième Biennale Internationale de l’Affiche, Office Central des Expositions Artistiques 3, Warsaw, Poland
▹ Hreinn Fridfinnsson, Sigurdur Gudmundsson, Kristján Gudmundsson, ‘t Hoogt, Utrecht, The Netherlands
▹ In-Out Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1973
▹ Huitième Biennale de Paris, Manifestation internationale des jeunes artistes, Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Musée National d’Art Moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France
▹ Omaha Flow System, Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, USA
▹ 1. desember, Gallerí Súm, Reykjavik, Iceland
1972
▹ Communications, Gallery Inhibodress, Sydney, Australia
▹ Montreux Espace Situation, Gallery Impact, Lausanne, Switzerland
▹ West European Art, Gallery Home, Brno, Czechoslovakia
▹ Súm à Listahátíd, Gallerí Súm, Reykjavik, Iceland
▹ 30×30, Gallerí Súm, Reykjavik, Iceland
▹ In-Out Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
▹ Festival of W:O:R:K:S:, Alberta, USA
1971
▹ Súm IV, Museum Fodor, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
▹ Hornakonsert, Galerie Fignal, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1970
▹ Nordisk Ungdomsbiennale, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, Norway
1969
▹ Súm II, Gallerí Súm, Reykjavik, Iceland
▹ Súm III, Gallerí Súm, Reykjavik, Iceland
▹ Útisýning á höggmyndum Skólavörduholti, Open Air Exhibition, Reykjavik, Iceland
GRANTS & AWARDS
1989 Hendrik-Steffens-Preis, Stiftung F.V.S. zu Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
1987-1988 DAAD grant, Berlin, Germany
1985 Prince Eugen medal, Sweden
CO-FOUNDER OF:
1978 The Living Art Museum, Reykjavik, Iceland
1972 In-Out Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1969 Gallerí Súm, Reykjavik, Iceland
1998– Advisor, Rijksakademie, Amsterdam