Katrín Inga Jónsdóttir Hjördísardóttir

Artist Katrín Inga Jónsdóttir Hjördísardóttir works with various methods and mediums including writing, painting, performance, sound, drawing, and sculpture. She is unafraid to explore clishés, curving out a space of feminine ästhetics in our patriarchal society. She addresses love and sexuality in a therapeutic manner believing art and love can play an instrumental role in savaging the socio-/ political emergency the world is facing today. "Katrín Inga has built up a remarkable resume of exhibitions and performance projects, working in several countries. While often focusing on women and gender issues, she presents a wider critical discussion that involves art history and theory. Her exhibitions and performances are at once serious and wryly humorous. She has a way of presenting complicated ideas in such a way people leave her shows with their head full of thoughts but a smile on their face." (Jón Proppé, Art Historian 2018)

Katrín Inga has presented solo projects and performances, most notably at Living Art Museum, Reykjavik (2013) and her work and performances have been presented in group exhibitions at platforms including High Line Art, New York, USA (2017); Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein, Vadaus, Licthenstein, (2015); XVII Biennial of Young Artists, MEDITERRANEA17, Milan, Italy (2015); HJÓLIÐ, Reykjavik, Iceland (2019). Katrín Inga is the recipient of awards including a Fulbright Scholarship (2012); the Dungal Art Fund award (2012); the Gudmunda Andresdottir Scholarship (2013); the Icelandic Art Salary from the government of Iceland (2015/2017); and the Svavar Guðnasson & Ástu Eirkiskdóttir foundation art price for the promotion of young Icelandic artists (2017). Katrín Inga graduated with a MFA from the School of Visual Arts, New York (2014); a BA degree in Art History and Art Theory from the University of Iceland (2012); and a BA in Fine Art from the Iceland Academy of the Arts (2008). Katrín Inga is a board member of the Reykjavik Association of Sculptors (2018-) and she was featured in the “Isle of Art” a book about icelandic Art (2019); Katrín Inga was part of ENDEMI editors team (2012-2015); she was co-founder of performance events Beyond Human Impulses (2016-2018); and co-founder of Artíma gallery (2011-2014). Katrín Inga has collaborated with various artists most recently with the performance group “It’s The Media Not You!” in various art projects (2015- 2019). Katrín Inga was invited to present a performative lecture at University of the Arts (2015/2018) and School of Visual Arts, New York (2017/2019).

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