Áslaug Íris Katrín Friðjónsdóttir

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Áslaug Íris Katrín Friðjónsdóttir

Áslaug Íris Katrín Friðjónsdóttir (b. 1981) holds an MFA from the School of Visual Arts in New York (2009) and a BA in Fine Arts from the Iceland University of the Arts (2006). Her work is distinguished by a rich sense of materiality, exploring abstract imagery through diverse materials and methods. She experiments with textures, such as drawing on petrified surfaces and integrating stone with other components, resulting in a distinctive sculptural painting style.

Áslaug has held numerous solo exhibitions and participated in group shows in museums and galleries across Europe, the United States, and Iceland. Notable exhibitions include "Looking Inward, Looking Outward: 140 Years of the National Gallery of Iceland" at the National Gallery of Iceland, "Stellingar | Linear Narratives" at Berg Contemporary, and "Skúlptúr Skúlptúr" at Gerðarsafn. Her solo exhibitions include "Open" at Þula, "Bergmál" at Listval Gallery, "Heritage" at Þula, and "Skil | Skjól" at Neskirkja.

She participated in CHART art fair in Copenhagen in 2024, Market art fair in Stockholm in 2023, and group exhibitions at the Icelandic Embassy in both Copenhagen and Stockholm. Áslaug’s works are held in both private and public art collections.

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Solo & two person exhibitions

2023 - Open, Þula, Reykjavik IS.

2023 - Harmony, Icelandic Embassy in Copenhavn. Listval. DK

2023 - Market Art Fair, Þula. Stockholm SE

2022/23 - Separation | Shelter, Neskirkja. Reykjavik IS, Curator: Vala Pálsdóttir

2022 - Echo, Listval. Reykjavik IS

2022 - Heritage, Þula. Reykjavik IS

2021 -WithinOver, Gallery Port. Reykjavik IS

2021 - Decoding, Ásmundarsalur. Reykjavik IS, Curator: Julie Gasiglia

2020 - Stone Script, Norr11. Listval. Reykjavik IS

2018 - Mirroring, Svavarssafn. Hofn in Hornafjordur IS, Curator: Hanna Dís Whitehead

2017 - Building, Sculpture, Drawing, A.M. Conceptspace. Reykjavik IS

2015 - Image // Object, Reykjavik Art Museum. Kunstslager, Reykjavik IS

2015 - Surface, Hverfisgallerí. Reykjavik IS

Selected group exhibitions
2025 - Þverskurður / Cross Section, Þula, Reykjavík IS
2024/25 - Innsýn, útsýn - Listasafn Íslands í 140 ár / Looking Inward, Looking Outward: 140 Years of the National Gallery of Iceland, The National Gallery of Iceland, IS

2023 - A Meeting with Eldfell, Vestmannaeyjar Culture House, Vestman Islands IS, Curators: Vala Pálsdóttir and Ilana Halperin

2023 -Colleagues, Gallery Port. Reykjavik IS

2023 - Market, The residence of the Icelandic ambassador in Stockholm. Þula. SE

2022 - Are you from around here?, KFUM&K house. Vestman Islands IS, Curator: Vala Pálsdóttir

2022 - 22 - Vol.1, Þula. Reykjavik IS

2021 - 30x30, Gallery Port. Reykjavik IS

2021 - stance I linear narratives, Berg Contemporary. Reykjavik IS, Curators: Kristína Aðalsteinsdóttir and Steinar Örn Erluson

2021 - Funky Terrazzo, Hafnartorg for Design March. Reykjavik IS

2018 - Sculpture – Sculpture, Gerðarsafn Museum. Reykjavik IS, Curator: Klara Þórhallsdóttir

2017 - Boutique / Bodega, Harbinger. Reykjavik IS, Curator: Steinunn Marta Önnudóttir

2017 - A17, Reykjanes Art Museum. Reykjanesbær IS, Curators: Aðalsteinn Ingólfsson and Bjarni Sigurbjörnsson

2014 - “I have never seen a figurative electricity”, Ásmundarsafn / Reykjavík Art Museum. Reykjavik IS, Curators: Klara Þórhallsdóttir and Kristín Dagmar Jóhannesdóttir

2012 - Space of the Painting, Akureyri Art Museum, Akureyri IS, Curator: Einar Garibaldi

2009 - A New Currency, 55 Delancey Street, New York, USA, Curator: Dan Cameron

2009 - Work Out, OTOM Gym, Brooklyn, New York, USA., Curator: Ryan Sullivan

2009 - Exhaust Exhaust, The Compound Warehouse, Philadelphia, PA USA, Curator: Melanie Kress

2009 - Cardsharper, The Visual Arts Gallery, Chelsea, New York USA, Curator: Lauren Ross

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