Birgir Snæbjörn Birgisson / b. 1966, lives & works in Reykjavik, Iceland

Education: Ecoles des Arts Decoratifs, Strasbourg, France, 1991-1993, Multimedia / The Icelandic College of Art and Crafts, 1986-1989, Graphic art / Akureyri College of Art, Iceland, 1985-1986

Exhibitions: Gallery Boreas, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA, "Portraits On The Edge", June - July 2006 / St John´s church, Notting Hill, London, England, "Blond Professions", May-June 2006 / Kopavogur Art Museum, Kopavogur, Iceland, "Touching", Jan. 2OO5 / Gallery Hlemmur, Reykjavik, Iceland, "Hopscotch and other games, 1998-2OOO", May-June 2OO1 / Kopavogur Art Museum, Kopavogur, Iceland, "Blonde Nurses", Jan. 2OO1 / Gallery Bosom (travelling gallery), Iceland, Feb. 1998 / Gallery 2O m2, Reykjavik, Iceland, "Four Monitors", Feb. 1998 / Gallery Corridor, Reykjavik, Iceland, Dec. 1997 / The Living Art Museum, Reykjavik, Iceland, "Two Dimensions–Two Visions", May-June 1997 / Gallery Greip, Reykjavik, Iceland, "Paintings without figures", Oct.-Nov. 1995 / Vid Hamarinn, Gallery, Hafnarfjordur, Iceland, April 1995 / Listhusid Thing, Gallery, Akureyri, Iceland, Oct. 1994 / Window Gallery, Akureyri, Iceland, July 1994 / Gallery Greip, Reykjavik, Iceland, Feb.-March 1994 / Djupid Gallery, Reykjavik, Iceland, Sept.-Oct. 199O

Group Exhibitions: Kunsthalle, Kunstverein, Bremerhaven, Germany, "Tiere auf Grasshockern" Sept. 2006 / Gallery Boreas, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA, "Portraits on the edge II", August 2006 Hoffmannsgallery, Reykjavik Iceland, “Kennd vid tilfinningar”, summer 2006 / Living Art Museum, Reykjavik Iceland, "Cold Climates", March 2OO6 / Black Bile, 3 Colts Gallery, London, England, April, 2OO5 / National Gallery, Reykjavik, Iceland, "New Icelandic Art", Nov. 2OO4 – Jan. 2OO5 / Seven Seven Gallery, London England, "then ...part 7, Silent Reading", Oct.-Nov. 2OO4 / APT Gallery, London, England, "Cold Climates", April 2OO4 / Phoenix Gallery, Brighton, England, "then ...part 6, Developments", Feb. 2OO4 / Gallery Corridor, Reykjavik, Iceland, (also curator), "One day", Jan.-March 2OO4 / ASI Art Museum, Reykjavik, Iceland, "then ...part 5, Recent Encounters", Jan-Feb. 2OO3 / Reykjavik Art Museum, Kjarvalsstadir, Reykjavik, Iceland, "then ...part 4, Remembered Structures", Jan.-Feb. 2OO3 / Los Angeles, USA, Miniature, touring show, jan. 2OO3 / Tokyo, Japan, Miniature, touring show, feb. 2OO3 / Century Gallery, London, England, 14x14, Dec. 2OO2 / Kopavogur Art Museum, Kopavogur, Iceland, "Gallery Hlemmur", July-Aug. 2OO2 / Akureyri Art Museum, Akureyri, Iceland, "Akureyri in art II", July-Aug. 2OO2 / Proje4L, Istanbul, Turkey, "Stop for a moment painting as narrative", Apr. 2OO2 / Century Gallery, London, England, "then ...part 3", Apr. 2OO2 / Seven Seven Gallery, London, England, Island, (GIANT 2), Des. 2OO1 / Seven Seven Gallery, London, England, "then ...on line drawing", Oct. 2OO1 / Thorshavn Art Museum, Faroe Islands, "The Golden Brush", Aug. 2OO1 / The Joint Scandinavian Embassies, Berlin, Germany, "The Golden Brush", July-Aug. 2OO1 / Valasalurinn, Gallery, Vestmann Islands, Iceland, Apr. 2OO1 / Deutsche Bank, London, "Cross-Currents", March-May. 2OO1 / Reykjavik Art Museum, Kjarvalsstadir, Reykjavik, Iceland, "The Golden Brush", Jan.-March 2OO1 / Akureyri Art Museum, Akureyri, Iceland, "Periscope", Apr.-May. 2OOO / Gallery Corridor, Reykjavik, Iceland, "Golden Brush", Jan.-March 1999 / Listaskálinn, Gallery, Hveragerdi, Iceland, "Young Artists", Apr.-May 1998 / Listhusid Thing, Gallery, Akureyri, Iceland, Feb. 1998 / Reykjavik Art Museum, Kjarvalsstadir, Reykjavik. Icel., “Close to the Body”, Jan.-Mar. 1998 / Vestsjaellands Kunstmuseum, Soro, Denmark, "Close to the Body", Sept.-Oct. 1997 / Bow Arts London, England, Sept. 1997 / Alvar Aalto Museum, Jyvaskyla, Finland, "Close to the Body", March-May 1997 / Henie Onstad Museum, Oslo, Norway, "Close to the Body", Jan.-March 1997 / Norrkoping Art Museum, Norrkoping, Sweden, "Close to the Body", Nov.-Dec. 1996 / Gallery Greip, Reykjavik, Iceland, "Final Show", Nov. 1996 / Hafnarborg, Gallery, Hafnarfjordur, Iceland, "Icelandic Portrait", June-July 1996 / Akureyri Art Museum, Akureyri, Iceland, "Love", June 1996 / Gallery Greip, Reykjavik, Iceland, Jan. 1996 / Vid Hamarinn, Gallery, Hafnarfjordur, Iceland, "Take her home", Nov. 1995 / Reykjavik Art Museum, Kjarvalsstadir, Reykjavik. Iceland, "Some kind of everyday / romanticism", Oct.-Dec. 1995 / Vid Hamarinn, Gallery, Hafnarfjordur, Iceland, March 1995 / Deiglan, Gallery, Akureyri, Iceland, "Saloon", Oct.-Nov. 1994 / Gallery Faubourg, Strasbourg, France, "Ca marche?", Dec. 1992 / Djupid, Gallery, Reykjavik, Iceland, Jan. 1991

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The subject matter is the human effort to hide the fear, blood and guts behind an elevated image of purity, the constant search for the ideal, our need to reach the perfect, on the inside, as well as on the outside.

Arnar Matthiasson