A warm welcome to Elly Glossop, Skaftfell’s artist in residence in October!Elly Glossop is a British artist who lives and works in Copenhagen. Her ceramic works are constructed around a particular theme or concept which relate to, or are often…
We are thrilled to announce the recipients of the Nordic Baltic Funded residency supported by Nordic Culture Point who will be joining us August-October 2025. Kristina Stallvik is an artist, curator, and small publisher. Working within the field of queer…
The West Wall of the Skaftfell bistro now features Linus Lohmann´s works until the middle of October. Linus Lohmann’s exhibition on the West Wall comprises four screenprints created using experimental processes and one ink drawing on polished aluminum. The screenprints…
On Oct 30 a new agreement was signed by Þórunn Eymundardóttir, chairperson of the Skaftfell Group, Auður Jörundsdóttir, chairman of the Skaftfell board. The Skaftfell Group is a grassroot association founded in 1997. The group founded Skaftfell Art Center, a…
This place has the smoogy look as the opening scene of Fargo. Kumiko thought the money was real and went for a hunt. James Bond drove with his car over Vatnajökull and close to Eyjafjallajökull, R2-D2 with Chewbacca and some…
This Tuesday, Oct 16 at 16.30, Skaftfell will host its thirtieth Artist Talk. In this session six international artist will present their work and practice for 15 minutes each. The event will take place in the Skaftfell gallery, in English. Light…
The Skaftfell board is pleased to announce Gavin Morrison as the new Director of Skaftfell, Center for Visual Art in East Iceland. Morrison’s tenure will start in early November taking over from Tinna Guðmundsdóttir, who has been Skaftfell’s Director since…
From Monday Oct 8 Skaftfell will go on autumn break. The Bistro will be closed until Oct 19 and the gallery program will also take a pause. The next exhibition opening is on 3rd Nov, presenting White Sun, a new installation by…
Skaftfell, in collaboration with Bókasafn Seyðisfjarðar, is excited to announce the Creative Writing course, designed and led by journalist, writer and editor Nanna Vibe Spejlborg Juelsbo. Nanna has been running Seyðisfjörður Radio Station since 2016 and is the new manager…
During September Skaftfell has organized guided tours for families on Saturdays at 15.00. The tour offers insight into the work of Nína Tryggvadóttir (1913-1968) and Gunnlaugur Scheving (1904-1972) on display in the exhibition All Kinds of Landscapes. The tour will…