Kristinn E. Hrafnsson Icelandic, b. 1960
Kristinn E. Hrafnsson was born in 1960 in Ólafsfjörður, Iceland. He studied at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and graduate finished his graduate studies at Akademie der Bildenden Kunste in Munich, Germany in 1990. Kristinn lives and works in Reykjavik.
In Kristinn´s works one can detect a philosophical thread and a pondering of time, space, movement, relativity and language. His art deals with people, and man´s understanding of his surroundings and how nature influences his outlook and relationships. The relationship between the artwork and its surroundings has always been an important aspect of his work, but throughout his career Kristinn has created numerous site specific works, outdoors and indoors, both in collaboration with architects and as solo projects. Kristinn´s works have been exhibited widely in Iceland and Europe, and his works belong to all of Iceland´s major museums, both private and public.
MENNTUN / EDUCATION
1986–1990 Akademie der bildenden Künste, München, Þýskalandi / Munich, Germany
1983–1986 Myndlista– og handíðaskóli Íslands / The Icelandic School of Art and Crafts
1982–1983 Myndlistaskólinn á Akureyri / The Akureyri School of Visual Arts, Iceland
EINKASÝNINGAR / SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023 Áðan bráðum / All Is Night, Þula, Reykjavík, Iceland
2020 DÆGURSVEIFLA / DIURNAL CYCLE, Hverfisgallerí, Reykjavík, Iceland.
2020 Smiðsbúðin, Reykjavík, Iceland.
2019 Hvað nú? / What now?, Pálshús, Ólafsfjörður, Iceland.
2018 ÞVÍLÍKIR TÍMAR / THESE TIMES, Hverfisgallerí, Reykjavik, Iceland
2014 Vendipunktur, Hverfisgallerí, Reykajvík / Turning Point, Hverfisgallerí, Reykjavik, Iceland
2012 Misvísun, Listasafnið á Akureyri, / Variation, The Akureyri Art Museum, Iceland
2011 Gangurinn, Reykjavík / The Corridor, Reykjavik, Iceland
2011 Vinnustofusýning, Grandagarður 27, Reykjavík / Studio Exhibition, Grandagarður 27, Reykjavik, Iceland
2008 Sjóndeildarhringir, Gerðarsafn, Kópavogi (ásamt Svövu Björnsdóttur og Bjarna Sigurbjörnssyni) / Horizons, Kopavogur Art Museum (Gerðarsafn), Kópavogur, Iceland (together with Svava Björnsdóttir And Bjarni Sigurbjörnsson)
2007 Norður, Listasafn Ísafjarðar, / North, Ísafjörður Art Museum, Iceland
2007 Norður, Gallery i8, Reykjavík / North, Gallery i8, Reykjavik, Iceland
2005 Stöðug óvissa, Safn, Reykjavík / Incessant Doubt, Museum, Reykjavik, Iceland
2001 Síðasta stund og nokkur önnur verk, Gallery Slunkaríki, Ísafirði / Last Moment And Some Other Works, Gallery Slunkaríki, Ísafjörður, Iceland
1998 Héðan í frá, Listasafn ASÍ, Reykjavík / From Now On, ASÍ Art Museum, Reykjavik, Iceland
1997 20m2 Gallery, Reykjavík / 20m2 Gallery, Reykjavik, Iceland
1996 Fjarvera viðfangsefnisins, Gallery i8, Reykjavík / Absence of the Matter, Gallery i8, Reykjavík, Iceland
1996 Gallery Slunkaríki, Ísafirði (ásamt Þóri Vigfússyni) / Gallery Slunkariki, Ísafjörður, Iceland (together with Þór Vigfússon)
1996 7 Vatnsborð, Borgarleikhúsið, Reykjavík / 7 Water Levels, Reykjavík City Theatre, Iceland
1994 Hér getur allt gerst, Listasafn Reykjavíkur, / Anything Can Happen Here, Reykjavik Art Museum, Iceland
1992 Tilvitnanir, Gerðuberg, Reykjavík / Citations, Gerðuberg Cultural Centre, Reykjavik, Iceland
1992 Motus Terrae, Otso Gallerí, Espoo, Finnlandi / Finland
1990 Staðir, Listasafn Reykjavíkur / Places, Reykjavik Art Museum, Iceland
SAMSÝNINGAR / GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2019 Creation of Childhood, Akureyri Art Museum, Iceland.
2014 Sumarsýning, Hverfisgallerí, Reykjavík / Summer Show, Hverfisgallerí, Reykjavik, Iceland
2014 A Portrait of a Sculptor as a Sculpture, with a Sculpture by the Sculptor (exhibition with Hreinn Fridfinnsson), i8 Gallery, Reykjavik, Iceland
2013 Nordic Cool, Kenedy Center, Washington DC, USA
2013 Nokkrar skákir í íslenskri myndlist, Arion Banki, Reykjavík /Chess in Icelandic Art, Arion Banki, Reykjavik, Iceland
2012 Nordic Identity, Louisiana, Humlebæk, Danmörku / Denmark
2012 Út í bláinn, Gallerí Klúka, Norðurfirði á Ströndum (ásamt Árna Pál Jóhannssyni) / Into The Blue, Klúka Art Gallery, Norðurfjörður, Iceland (together with Árni Páll Jóhannsson)
2012 Núningur, Listasafn ASÍ, Reykjavík / Friction, ASÍ Art Museum, Reykjavik, Iceland
2011 Sjónarmið – Á mótum myndlistar og heimspeki, Listasafn Reykjavíkur / Perspectives – On the Borders of Art and Philosophy, Reykjavik Art Museum, Iceland
2011 Myndin af Þingvöllum, Listasafn Árnesinga, Hveragerði / The Image of Þingvellir, Arnesinga Art Museum, Hveragerði, Iceland
2011 Eitthvað í þá áttina, Listasafn Reykjanesbæjar / Something in That Direction, Reykjanes Art Museum, Reykjanesbær, Iceland
2011 Birgir Andrésson og vinir, Hafnarborg, Hafnarfirði / Birgir Andresson and Friends, The Hafnarfjörður Centre Of Culture And Fine Art (Hafnarborg), Iceland
2011 Án Áfangastaðar, Listasafn Reykjavíkur / Without Destination, Reykjavik Art Museum, Iceland
2010 Rek, Grandagarður 27, Reykjavík / Drift, Grandagarður 27, Reykjavik, Iceland
2009 Lífróður, Hafnarborg, Hafnarfirði / In Deep Water, The Hafnarfjörður Centre Of Culture And Fine Art (Hafnarborg), Hafnarfjörður, Iceland
2009 Lauga-vegurinn, Start-Art, Reykjavík / Lauga-vegurinn, Start-Art Gallery, Reykjavik, Iceland
2007 Ó–Náttúra, Listasafn Íslands, Reykjavík / Alas Nature!, National Gallery of Iceland, Reykjavik
2005 Ný Íslensk myndlist, Listasafn Íslands, Reykjavík / New Icelandic Art, National Gallery of Iceland, Reykjavik
2005 Bay Art Gallery, Cardiff, Wales
2005 Site–Ations Int. (Sence In Place), Cardiff, Wales
2004 Hagvirkni, Hönnunarsafn Íslands, Garðabæ / Hagvirkni, Museum of Design and Applied Art, Garðabær, Iceland
2004 Gestur á einkasýningu Birgis Andréssonar í Gallery i8, Reykjavík / Guest at Birgir Andrésson’s Solo Exhibition at Gallery i8, Reykjavik, Iceland
2002 Akureyri í myndlist, Listasafnið á Akureyri / Akureyri in Art, The Akureyri Art Museum, Iceland
2001 Flogið yfir Heklu, Listasafn Reykjavíkur / Over the Volcano, Reykjavik Art Museum, Iceland
2000 Mót – Hönnun á Íslandi, Listasafn Reykjavíkur / Mót – Icelandic Design, Reykjavik Art Museum, Iceland
2000 Í skuggsjá rúms og tíma, Listasafn ASÍ, Reykjavík / In the Mirror of Space and Time, ASÍ Art Museum, Reykjavik, Iceland
1999 Grafík í mynd, Listasafn Reykjavíkur / Prints, Reykjavik Art Museum, Iceland
1998 Sýning fyrir allt – Minningarsýning um Dieter Roth, Skaftfell Miðstöð Myndlistar á Austurlandi, Seyðisfirði / Exhibition For Everything – Homage To Dieter Roth, Skaftfell Center for Visual Art, Seyðisfjördur, Iceland
1998 Líkt og vængjablak, Þingeyri, V–Húnavatnssýslu / Líkt og vængjablak, Þingeyri, V–Húnavatnssýsla County, Iceland
1998 Strandlengjan, MHR á Listahátíð í Reykjavík / The Coastline, The Reykajvik Association of Sculptors in association with the Reykjavik Arts Festival, Iceland
1997 Crymogæa, Kultur Bahnhof Eller, Düsseldorf, Þýskalandi / Crymogæa, Kultur Bahnhof Eller, Düsseldorf, Germany
1997 Myndhöggvarafélagið í Reykjavík (MHR) 25 ára, Nýlendugötu 14, Reykjavík / 25THAnniversary of the Reykjavik Association of Sculptors (MHR), Reykjavik, Iceland
1997 Kristinitaka, útisýning Myndhöggvarafélagsins í Reykjavík, Skálholti / Christianization, outdoor exhibition of The Reykjavik Association of Sculptors, Skálholt, Iceland
1997 Menn Með Mönnum (Sjálfsmyndir), Mokka Kaffi, Reykjavík / Self–Portraits, Café Mokka, Reykjavik, Iceland
1996 Íslensk Náttúrusýn, Listasafn Reykjavíkur / Nature’s Image, Reykjavik Art Museum, Iceland
1995 Listasumar á Akureyri, útisýning Myndhöggvarafélagsins, Akureyri / Akureyri Summer Arts Festival, outdoor exhibition of The Reykjavik Assosiation of Sculptors, Akureyri, Iceland
1995 Íslensk Samtímalist, Ernst safnið, Budapest, Ungverjalandi / Contemprary Icelandic Art, Ernst Museum, Budapest, Hungary
1995 17 Ár, Nýlistsafnið, Reykjavík / 17 Years, The Living Art Museum, Reykjavik, Iceland
1994 Salon´94, Gallerí Greip, Reykjavík / Salon´94, Gallery Greip, Reykjavik, Iceland
1994 Skúlptúr, skúlptúr, skúlptúr, Listasafn Reykjavíkur, Listahátíð í Reykjavík / Sculpture, Sculpture, Sculpture, Reykjavik Art Museum in association with the Reykjavik Arts Festival, Iceland
1994 Jóni Gunnari til heiðurs, Nýlistasafnið, Reykjavík / Homage to Jón Gunnar, The Living Art Museum, Reykjavik, Iceland
1993 777 Distance Communication, Toured to Amsterdam, Aarhus, Bratislava, Duisburg, Moskva, Portsmouth, Reykjavik
1993 Stofnsýning, Listasafnið á Akureyri / Inaugural Exhibition, The Akureyri Art Museum, Iceland
1993 Afmælissýning Myndhöggvarafélasins í Reykjavík, Hveragerði / The Reykjavik Association of Sculptors Anniversary Show, Hveragerði, Iceland
1993 Stofnsýning, Listasafn Dalamanna, Búðardal / Inaugural Exhibition, Dalir Art Museum, Búðardalur, Iceland
1992 Minningarsýning um Ragnar Kjartansson, Nýlistasafnið, Reykjavík / Ragnar Kjartansson Memorial Exhibition, The Living Art Museum, Reykjavik, Iceland
1992 Íslensk Nútíma Höggmyndalist, Kringlan, Listahátíð í Reykjavík / Modern Icelandic Sculpture, Kringlan Shopping Centre in assosiation with the Reykjavik Arts Festival, Iceland
1992 Trójuhesturinn, Akureyri / The Trojan Horse, Akureyri, Iceland
1991 Big Scale, Malmö, Svíþjóð / Sweden
1990 Útisýning á Listahátíð, Reykjavík / Outdoor Exhibition, Reykjavik Arts Festival, Iceland
VERK Í OPINBERRI EIGU / SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Listasafn Íslands / National Gallery Of Iceland
Listasafn Reykjavíkur / Reykjavik Art Museum
Listasafnið á Akureyri / Akureyri Art Museum
Nýlistasafnið / The Living Art Museum
Listasafn Dalamanna / Dalir Art Museum
Listasafn Flugleiða / Icelandair Art Collection
Reykjavíkurborg / City of Reykjavik
Garðabær / Garðabær Town
Ólafsfjarðarbær / Ólafsfjörður Town
Akureyrarbær / Akureyri Town
Háskólinn á Akureyri / The University Of Akureyri
Tryggingamiðstöðin / The TM Insurance Collection
Verslunarmiðstöðin Kringlan / Kringlan Shopping Centre
Orkuveita Reykjavíkur / Reykjavik Energy
Menntaskólinn í Kópavogi / Kópavogur Institute of Education
Háskólinn á Hólum / Hólar University College
Mosfellsbær / Mosfellsbær Town
STARFSLAUN OG STYRKIR / STIPENDS AND COMMISSIONS
Starfslaun myndlistarmanna / Visual Artists’ Salary Fund, Ministry of Culture 2013, 2011, 2006, 2001, 1992, 1991
Starfslaun Reykjavíkurborgar / Artist Grant by the City of Reykjavik 1994-1996
VIÐURKENNINGAR / AWARDS
1991 Menningarverðlaun DV / The DV Culture Awards for Visual Art
