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GUÐNÝ MAGNÚSDÓTTIR

STUDIO UMBRA

Hafnarbraut 11

200 Kopavogur

Iceland

Email: gudnymm@simnet.is

ONE PERSON SHOWS

2006 Hafnarborg corridor, Hafnarfjordur, Iceland

2000 Museum of Art and Design, Helsinki, Finland

2000 Listasafn ASÍ, Reykjavik Iceland

1997 Gerðarsafn, Kópavogur City art Museum, Kópavogur Iceland

1995 Red Deer Art Museum, Alberta Canada

1994 Gallery Sævars Karls, Reykjavik Iceland

1993 Slúnkaríki, Ísafjörður Iceland

1992 Gallery Umbra, Reykjavik Iceland

1990 Kjarvalsstaðir, Reykjavik City Art Gallery, Iceland

1987 Gallery Hallgerdur, Reykjavik Iceland

1985 Listmunahusid, Reykjavik Iceland

1984 Kluvin Gallery, Helsinki Finland

1982 Artisaani, Helsinki Finland

1980 Gallery Djupid, Reykjavik Iceland

TWO/THREE PERSON SHOWS

2006 3X3, Kogga, Kristín G, Guðný, Design Museum Iceland

2003 TRIO II, Kogga, Kristin G, Guðný, IS Gallery,Oslo, Norweg

2003 TRIO III, Koga, Kristin G, Guðný, Stykkisholmur, Iceland

2002 TRIO I, Kogga, Kristin G, Guðný, Studio Umbra, Reykjavik, Iceland

1996 GESTUR / RÚNA / GUÐNÝ, Gallerí Úmbra, Reykjavík Ísland

Gestur Þorgrímsson - Sigrún Guðjónsdóttir - Guðný Magnúsdóttir

1994 EDDA / GUÐNÝ Galley Backalyckan, Jönköping Sweden

Edda Jónsdóttir - Guðný Magnúsdóttir

1993 PURITY OF FORM, Frank Bustamante Gallery, New York USA

Guðrún Kristjánsdóttir - Borghildur Óskarsdóttir - Guðný Magnúsdóttir

1992 EDDA / GUÐNÝ Island Gallery, Den Haag, The Netherlands

Edda Jónsdóttir - Guðný Magnúsdótir

1989 ICELANDIC MINEMALISM, SCULPTURAL RETROSPECTIVE,

Gallery Person & Lindell, Helsinki Finland

Ragna Róbertsdóttir - Kristján Guðmundsson - Guðný Magnúsdóttir

1984 GRAPHIC & CERAMIC, Gallery Langbrok, Reykjavik Iceland

Edda Jónsdóttir - Guðný Magnúsdóttir

1979 GESTUR / RÚNA / GUÐNÝ, The Library, Akranes Iceland

Gestur Þorgrímsson - Sigrún Guðjónsdóttir - Guðný Magnúsdóttir

1979 GESTUR / RÚNA / GUÐNÝ, Epal, Reykjavik Iceland

Gestur Þorgrímsson - Sigrún Guðjónsdóttir - Guðný Magnúsdóttir

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2019 Kaolin in Galleri Ófeigur, Reykjkavik, Iceland

2016 Keramík, Listasafn Árnesinga, Iceland

2015 Here and now, Kjarvalsstaðir Reykjavik, Iceland

2006 European Ceramic Context, Bornholm, Danmark

2006 Icelandic Ceramic 1981-2006, Hafnarborg, Hafnafj., Iceland

2004 KERAMIIKKA 2004, European Ceramic, Fiskars, Finland

2003 NORDIC COOL, National Museum of Women in the Art, Washington, DC, USA

2003 MEISTARI JAKOB, Nordic House, Reykjavik , Iceland

2003 BLUE, Scandinavian keramik, Skælskör, Danmark

2003 NORDISKT KERAMIK, Tobaksgården Assens, Danmark

2000 NORDISKA KERAMIKTRIENNALEN, Berlin, Germany

1999 NORDISKA KERAMIKTRIENNALEN, Höganes, Sverige

1998 NORDISKA KERAMIKTRIENNALEN, Stockholm, Götaborg, Sverige

1998 CANADIAN CLAY AND GLASS GALLERY, Waterloo, Ont. Canada

1998 SAVESTA SYNTENYT, International Ceramics, Fiskars, Finland

1997 NORRÆNAR NORNIR, Nordic House, Reykjavík Iceland

1996 IAC - SAGA PREFECTURALARI MUSEUM, Saga Japan

1996 TOTAL MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART, Seoul Korea

1996 CERAMIC ART IN THE END OF 1900, Hafnarborg, Hafnarfirði Iceland

1996 NORDISKE KÆLLINGER, Borreby Gallery, Skækskör, Danmark

1995 EDMUNTON ARTS FESTIVAL, Alberta Canada

1995 CANADIAN ART GALLERY, Calgary Canada

1995 ICELANDIC CERAMIC ART, Kjarvalsstadir, Reykjavik Iceland

1994 CUPS, Hafnarborg, Hafnarfjördur Iceland

1992 FORM ICELAND, Scandinavian Tour through 1993, -Bryggens Museum, Berger, Norway, -Rhösska Museum, Göteborg Sweden, -Kunstindustri Museum, Kopenhagen, Danmark, -Taiteteollinen Museo, Helsinki Finland, -Norðurlandahúsið, Thorahavn, Faero Islands, -Norræna Húsið, Reykjavík Iceland

1992 NORTH, Edmunton Canada & Lillehammer Norway

1990 NORD FORM, Malmö, Sweden

1990 NORDIC CERAMIC, Gallery F15, Oslo Norway

1990 FLOWER & CLAY, Epal, Reykjavik Iceland

1988 NORDIC CRAFT, Frydendal Norway

1988 SCANDINAVIAN CRAFT TODAY, The American Craft Museum, New York, -Cleveland, -Mobile, USA

1987 SCANDINAVIAN CRAFT TODAY, The Seibu Museum of Art, Tokyo, The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, Japan

1987 BREAK, ASI Art Museum, Reykjavik Iceland

1987 ICEBREAKE, Gallery Plasierna, Hasselby Slot, Stokholm Sweden

1985 HERE AND NOW, Kjarvalsstadir, Reykjavik Womens Arts Festival, Iceland

1985 DANISH CRAFTSPEOPLE AND GESTS, The Craft Museum, Copenhagen Denmark

1985 THE 1984 PURCHASE, Helsinki City Art Museum, Helsinki Finland

1985 EXPO PALMSTIERNA, Sveaborg, Helsinki Finland

1984 LANGBROK, Bogasalur, Reykjavik Iceland

1984 LANGBROK, Red House Gallery, Akureyri Iceland

1984 LIVE IN CLAY, ASI Art Museum, Reykjavik Iceland

1983 POT VIAPORI SUMMERSHOW, Sveaborg, Helsinki Finland

1983 KUKKA JA KERAMIKKA, The Finnish Design Center, Helsinki Finland

1982 LANGBROK, Gallery Textilgruppen, Stokholm Sweden

1982 POT VIAPORI SUMMERSHOW, Helsinki Finland

1982 LANGBROK, Listmunahusid, Reykjavik Iceland

1982 GALLERY BRONDA, Helsinki Finland

1982 MINIATURE, Gallery Langbrok, Reykjavik Iceland

1979 FIM AUTUMN SHOW, Kjarvalsstadir, Reykjavik Iceland

1979 LIVE IN CLAY, FIM Gallery, Reykjavik Iceland

1978 STUDIO SHOW, Laugarasvegur, Reykjavik Iceland

1976 BIENNALE INTERNATIONALE DE CERAMIQUE D'ART, Vallauris, France

1976 STUDIO SHOW, Laugarasvegur, Reykjavik Iceland

1976 ART-CRAFTS, Reykjavik Arts Festival, Iceland

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

Design Museum Iceland, Gardabær, Iceland

Listasafn ASÍ, Reykjavik, Iceland

Gerðarsafn, Kópavogur Art City

National Gallery of Iceland, Reykjavik Iceland

Reykjavik City Art Museum, Iceland

The Icelandic University Art Gallery, Reykjavik Iceland

Arita Ceramic Museum, Arita Japan

Total Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul Korea

Helsinki City Art Museum, Finland

Museum of Applied Arts, Helsinki Finland

Kalmar City arts Collection, Kalmar Sweden

Jönköping City Arts Collection, Jönköping Sweden

Arts-Council, Jönköping Sweden

The North Museum of Applied Arts, Throndheim Norway

Town of Olafsfjördur, Iceland

ART STUDIES

The Icelandic Collage of Arts and Crafts, 1970-1974

The Reykjavik School of Art, Drawing courses 1979

Ataneum, The Finnish University of Applied Arts, Helsinki Finland, Courses 1981-1984

Icelandic Academy of the Arts, Art education diploma, 2006-2007

University of Bifröst, MA in Cultural Management, 2007-2011

STUDIOS & GALLERIES

Own studio, workshop and showroom, Studio Umbra Vinnustofa, since 2000

Own Studio from 1985 -2000, Grundarstig 10, Reykjavik Iceland

Ran own Gallery from 1992 - 1997, Gallery Úmbra, Reykjavík Iceland

Member of cooperative gallery, Kaolin, Reykjavik Iceland, from 2014

Member of cooperative gallery, Meistari Jakob, Reykjavik Iceland, since 2002-2004

Partner of Gallery Langbrok 1979-1986, Reykjavik Iceland

Pot Viapori, Ceramic Studio 1981-1984, Sveaborg, Helsinki Finland

Priijutti, Anna-Maria Osipow Studio 1981, Tuusula, Finland

Studio Gestur & Rúna 1974-1980, Reykjavik Iceland

OTHER ACTIVITIES

Assistant Commissar, press manager, Venice Biennale 2001 (Icelandic pavilion)

Commissar (curator) in Young Scandinavian Design (Form Island repr.) -touring exhibition

USA and Europa. 2000 - 2002

Committee Member of the National Gallery of Iceland, ( SÍM artists repr.) 1998-2001

SIM representative in the committee of “The State Artists Grant” 1996, 2010, 2012

Board Member of The Nordic Art Centre & The Nordic Art and Craft Committee NKKK 1988-1994

Board Member of SIM Visual Artists Salary Fund, 1988-1992

Board Member of FORM ISLAND, Designers Society, cashier, 1998- 2006

Chairman of The Association of Visual Artists in Iceland, SIM, 1986-1989

Chairman of The Society of Icelandic Ceramic Artists, 1985-1986

Editor of The SIM Newsletter, 1985-1988

Assistant, part time, Gallery I8, Reykjavik Iceland 1997- 2002

Teaching, ceramic, in The Reykjavik Art School, from 2002

Part time teaching The Icelandic Collage of Arts and Crafts, 1977-78, 1979-80

Part time lecturer and external examiner The Icelandic Collage of Arts and Craft, 1995-1998

Part time teaching in "re-educating program" for the University of Iceland 1996

Lecture fore the Handicraft centre in a program "Design, Tradition, Crafts" 1996

GRANTS AND HONORS

Cité internationale des arts, Paris, France, 2 months summer 1999

Kunstners Kollegium i Rome, Rome, Italy, 1998

The Sasacawa, Japan-Scandinavian Foundation, travel-grant 1996

Artists State Grant, 1983 6 months, 1989 6 months, 1995 6 months, 1998 1 year.

Guest Artist 1995, Alberta Collage of Arts, Red Deer, Alberta Canada

Guest studio 6 months 1985 The Nordic Art Centre, Sveaborg, Helsinki Finland

Finnish Cultural and Educational dep. scholarship 1981-1982

MEMBERSHIP

International Academy of Ceramics, IAC, from 1988-2004

The Icelandic Association of Visual Artist, SIM; from 1981

The Society of Icelandic Ceramic Artists, from 1981

Ornamo, The Art-Craftsmen Society Tayko, 1983-1986

WORKSHOPS, SEMINARS exc.

(Lectures, Workshops, Participation.....)

OICS Oslo 2003, Norway

Int. Academy of Ceramics, IAC Gen. Assembly, Waterloo, Toronto Canada 1998

Savesta Syntenyt, Ceramic Seminar, Fiskars, Finland 1998

Mestermöte i Kalmar, 5Nordic Ceramic artists Workshop, Kalmar Sweden 1997

Int. Academy of Ceramics, IAC General assembly Nagoya and Saga, Japan 1996

INCIDA, Rochester , New York USA 1996

Red Deer Collage of Art, Alberta, Canada, Artist in Residens 1995

Int. Ceramic Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada 1995 (lecture)

Nordic Art /Craft, Hanaholmen, Helsinki, Finland 1992 (lecture)

Oslo International Ceramic Conference, Oslo, Norway 1990

Scandinavia Craft Today, Mobile Alabama USA 1988 (lecture)

Ohio State Univ. Ceramic dep. Columbus USA 1988 (lecture)

Clay as Art, Helsinki Finland 1987 and 1983

International Design Conference, Helsinki Finland 1982