Past exhibitions

Pétur Kristjánsson – Tinkering ideas

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Opening June 17, 16:00-18:00, in the Skaftfell gallery On view until September 5, 2021. Open Tue-Sun from 13:00-17:00. Closed on Mondays. Guided tour and artist talk on June 19, 15:00-16:00 (in Icelandic), and on June 20, 15:00-16:00 (in English) Pétur Kristjánsson is more than an artist. A resident of Seyðisfjörður since the 1980s, he played an important role in establishing Skaftfell and the Dieter Roth Academy, and has until recently been the director of the Technical Museum of East Iceland. He has been a key figure in the town’s cultural life and has worked consistently on his art, while at […]

Anna Vaivare – Houses, Mountains and Landscapes of Seyðisfjörður

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Herðubreið gallery, May 29 – June 4, during Herðubreið’s opening hours. Opening May 29, 14:00 -16:00. Everyone is welcome! In conclusion of Anna Vaivare’s residency at Skaftfell the artist is sharing her latest series of drawings, featuring the houses, mountains and landscapes of Seyðisfjörður. Anna Vaivare is an artist from Latvia mostly working in illustration and other graphic forms of transmitting stories and experiences. She started her professional career as an architect after graduating from Riga Technical University Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning. Having created and published a number of short comics, and having illustrated five children’s books she then […]