Alda Sigurðardóttir
Born in Reykjavík, january 3rd 1960
Address: Ártún 3, 800 Selfoss, tel: (354) 482-3925, e-mail: aldasig@simnet.is
Studies:
• University of Iceland, BSc. in nursing 1984
• Cours Fleury Delaporte, Paris, fashion design 1985
• Various art courses 1977-1989
• Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts, Multimedia department, 1989-1993
• Nordplus guest student at Helsinki Art Akademi, fall 1991
• Seminar on Art, Summeruniversity course at the University of Iceland, fall 1997
• Besides working on art Alda has worked as a nurse, done free lance costume and stage design for theater and TV, graphic design and layout and tought in high school, among other things

Solo exhibitions:
May 1994, in Portið, Hafnarfjörður
• February - mars 1996, The Living Art Museum in Reykjavík
• April 1996, the hall at the Reykjavík City Theater
• May 1996, Gallery Gulp, a travelling box gallery
•August 1996, Gallery Barmur, a travelling gallery carried on someone's chest

April 1998, Slunkaríki, Ísafjörður, Iceland
July 1998, Árnessýsla's Art Museum, Selfoss, Iceland
April 1999, Villa Minimo, Hanover
June 2000, Á Seyði, Art Festival in Seyðisfjörður
February 2004, The little Garden, Denmark
Nov 2004, Kunstraum Wohnraum, Akureyri, Iceland
August 2005, Galleri Nordlys, Copenhagen

Main group exhibitions:
• May 1993, MHÍ, Reykjavík (Graduation)
• June 1993, "SEXTÁN DAGAR", The Living Art Museum, Reykjavík. (Performance)
• July 1994, "P" in Borgarkringlan car park, Reykjavík
• December 1994, Female Artists Art Biennial, Art Addiction gallery in Stockholm (Honourable mention)
• June 1995, GULLKISTAN at Laugarvatn, organized and took part in an exhibition of 104 visual artists in a schooltown 90 km. from Reykjavík
• September - october 1996, HAPAX, at the Titanic gallery in Turku, Finland
• November - december 1996, New work, Kjarvalsstaðir, Reykjavík City Museum
• November 1996, The last exhibition in Gallerí Greip, Reykjavík
• November 1996, Art against drugs Geysishúsið Reykjavík
• November - december 1996, TUKT, at a deserted jailhouse in Reykjavík
• April - may 1997, PORTMYNDIR, in alleys by Laugavegur, the main shopping street in Reykjavík
• June 1997, Open Art Exhibition at The Living Art Museum, Reykjavík
• August 1997, Contemporary Icelandic Art, Ólafsvík, Iceland ("When I grow up I'm going to be a House with Lights and People in it")
• April 1998, 20th Anniversary Exhibition at The Living Art Museum, Reykjavík
• August 1998, NU, four icelandic artists in Gallery North, Copenhagen, Denmark
• July 1999, LAND, 29 female artists in Árnessýsla's Art Museum, Selfoss, Iceland. Protest agains the building of new powerplants on the Icelandic highlands northeast of Vatnajökull
• January 2000, SAMRÆÐUR VIÐ SAFNEIGN / Dialogues with a Collection, 5 artists and an art historian worked together on an exhibition based on the art collection of the Living Art Museum.
August 2000, Nordic Art Exchange, Kalmar, Sweden.
Jund 2001 - June 2002, FELLINGAR Curator and took part in.
• August 2001, CAMP Lejre in Denmark.
• August 2002, CAMP Hornafjordur, in Iceland.
• Nov. 2003 - Feb. 2004, KOLONIALEN, Nordbryggen in Copenhagen.
• December 2003, 25th anniversary exhibition in The Living Art Museum.
• June 2005, Landslagsverk / A Landscape piece on GULLKISTAN art festival in Laugarvatn. Curator and one of 127 participating artist.
• July 2005, Atelier & Gallery AREA 53, But the Exciting Aspect is to Organize Matter FEMALE POSITIONS TOWARD SCULPTURE - 55 international female positions toward sculpture Vienna AREA 53

Work in public pocession; The city of Reykjavík (1996) and the LAM
Recipient of national artist's wages in 1997 and 2000
Member of The Living Art Museum
Member of The Association of Icelandic Artists
Running GUK+ since 1999 in cooperation with three other artists.

Alda Sigurðardóttir - Artwork in public spaces

Please visit the Exhibition place GUK+
Started in may 1999

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© Alda Sigurðardóttir 2005