Artists-in-Residence

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Artists’ books from Printing Matter

For the past two weeks Skaftfells first thematic residency, Printing Matter, for practising artists has taken place. The work process focused on printmaking and artists books with the intention to make a platform for exchange, discussion and collaboration between artists from various disciplines. The process is facilitated by Danish artist and graphic designer Åse Eg Jørgensen and Litten Nyström. Nine participants from various countries had the opportunity to work at the Technical Museum in a shared studio space and with access to the printing equipment. The process has now come to an end and the results will be on display […]

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Artists’ Talk #27

Current artists-in-residence, Helen Nisbet and Jennifer Schmidt, will present their work and practice Wednesday January 18 at 17.00 in the Skaftfell gallery. Helen is a curator and her stay is a part of the Transfer North network. Jennifer is a multi-media artist living whose interest is on questioning the role of visual iconography and repetitive actions within a given environment. The talk will be be in English and take approx 60 min. Bio Helen Nisbet is a curator from the Shetland Islands who lives and works in London. She is currently the Curatorial Fellow at Cubitt Gallery in London. Previous […]

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