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HEIMIR BJÖRGÚLFSSON

• Born 1975 in Reykjavík, Iceland
• Lives and works in Los Angeles

EDUCATION

• 2003 MFA, Sandberg Institute, Amsterdam
• 2001 BFA, Gerrit Rietveld Academy of Fine Arts, Amsterdam
• 1998 Sonology, Royal Conservatory, Den Haag, Netherlands

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

• 2009
  Stories of Events, or Arctic Tropic Trash Soundtracks, CTRL, Houston, TX
  
• 2008
  Silfur er að tala / Silver is to speak, gallerí BOX, Akureyri, Iceland
• 2007
  ARRAY; habits harmful of great, CTRL (project space), Houston, TX
  Allure Gone Buffalo, d.e.n. contemporary, Los Angeles, CA
• 2006
  yst glitrar, Sudsudvestur, Keflavík, Iceland
  bird shark felt of feather, ZINGERpresents, Tilburg, Netherlands
  Rhythms Perfect & Peculiar Melodies, De Branderij, Antwerp, Belgium
  
• 2005
  Alca torda vs. rest, Kling & Bang Gallerí, Reykjavík, Iceland
  
• 2004
  Heimir Björgúlfsson/Jonas Ohlsson, Slunkaríki, Isafjördur, Iceland
  All birds shiver, (semi-permanent installation) W139, Amsterdam, Netherlands
  Disco Musical Stories, (in collaboration with Helgi Thorsson) Buro Leeuwarden - Fries Museum, Leeuwarden, Netherlands
  A Goose Story, Boekie Woekie, Amsterdam, Netherlands
• 2003
  Gott er all sem vel endar (sheep in disguise), The Living Art Museum, Reykjavík, Iceland
  West of Eden, Playstation, Galerie Fons Welters, Amsterdam, Netherlands
  All is wonderful, Artis, Den Bosch, Netherlands
  
• 2002
  Allt sem glitrar er ekki illt / All that glitters isn't evil, Gallerí Hlemmur, Reykjavík, Iceland
  

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

• 2010
  Biennale for International Light Art, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (upcoming)
• 2009
  The First Six Years, Western Project, Los Angeles, CA
  Summertime 09, Rebecca Ibel Gallery, Columbus, OH
• 2008
  Sculpture Part II, Western Project, Los Angeles, CA
  SIX from LA, Seiler + Mosseri-Marlio Galerie, Zurich, Switzerland
  Sculpture Part I, Western Project, Los Angeles, CA
  Collage, More or Less, Williams Tower Gallery, Houston, TX
  
• 2007
  Those Quaint moments of Distress, Montanaberlin, Berlin, Germany
  Range, d.e.n. contemporary, Los Angeles, CA
  Bird Watching, Vishal, Haarlem, Netherlands
  
• 2006
  Aus dem Norden, Lothringer 13, Munchen, Germany
  De Volkskrant Beeldende Kunst Prijs, Gemeente Museum, Den Haag, Netherlands
  Urban Explorers, Centrum Beeldende Kunst, Dordrecht, Netherlands
  
• 2005
  Doorloop, Walter Bos-Complex, Apeldoorn, Netherlands
  Nordlicht - Myth and Melancholy, Cologne Artspace Temporary, Cologne, Germany
  Speakeasy, UPspace, Los Angeles, CA
  The stars are so big, the earth is so small... stay as you are, Studio Manuela Klerkx, Milan, Italy
  
• 2004
  play pause, De Fabriek, Eindhoven, Netherlands
  Rare Birds, STORE, London, UK
  Present Tense, Playstation, Galerie Fons Welters, Amsterdam, Netherlands
  The stars are so big, the earth is so small... stay as you are, Schipper & Krome, Berlin
  ten strijde!, Glaspaleis, Heerlen, Netherlands
  A Temporary Monument for David McComb, STUK, Leuven, Belgium
  Sons & Dottirs, TENT.Centrum Beeldende Kunst, Rotterdam, Netherlands
  
• 2003
  Waddenkunstprijs, Museum Hannemahuis/Galerie de Vis, Harlingen, Netherlands (cat.)
  Absolut Empty, Buro Empty, Amsterdam, Netherlands
  Side Effect, Latch Gallery, Los Angeles
  
• 2002
  Gallerí Hlemmur, Gerdarsafn - Kópavogur Art Museum, Kópavogur, Iceland
  de biennale van de een minuten, Centraal Museum, Utrecht, ,Netherlands (cat.)
  pioneri con tutti, Art Manifestation, Hoofddorp, ,Netherlands (cat.)
  Organism, De Branderij, Antwerp, Belgium
  A Haunted House of Art, Stichting Outline, Amsterdam, Netherlands
  Viewfinder, Lokaal01, Antwerp, Belgium
  
• 2001
  GARGO II, Bagagehal, Loods 6, Amsterdam, Netherlands
  Sustainable Development, The Living Art Museum, Reykjavík, Iceland
  TENT. Academy Awards, TENT.Centrum Beeldende Kunst, Rotterdam, Netherlands; Traveled to: Gallery Care Of, Milan and CAS, Osaka, Japan
  

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

• 2009
  Ventur, Conrad. Heimir Björgúlfsson, USELESS Magazine 9 "Evolve", page 36.
  Thoroddsen, Arnar Eggert. Persónulegar sögur, Morgunblaðið, June 22, page 32.
  Heimir Björgúlfsson, STORIES OF EVENTS or Arctic Tropic Trash Soundtracks, catalog and CD. Text interview with Ólafur Guðsteinn Kristjánsson, 40 colour pages. Signed and numbered ed. of 111, published in Los Angeles, CA and Houston, TX
• 2008
  Dambrot, Shana Nys, Sculpture Part Two, Artweek, vol. 39, Is. 8, p. 16.
  Thoroddsen, Arnar Eggert, Heimir úr helju, Morgunblaoio, Sept. 19, p. 36.
  Pagel, David, Rambunctious Group Energy, LA Times, August 29, p. E17.
• 2007
  Lamson, Brandon, Array, Arts Houston, Sept. 2007.
  Rhodes, Dusti, Array, Houston Press, Sept. 6, 2007.
  John O'Brien, Range, ArtScene, Vol 26. No 5 January, p23-24.
  You, Zhengyu. Heimir Björgúlfsson, Computer Arts Nr.8, page 58.
  Present, Percentage for Art in The Netherlands 2004-2006.
  Atelier Rikjsbouwmeester, episode publishers, Rotterdam. Page 408.
  
• 2006
  Heimir Björgúlfsson "Charisma catcher" Artnet.com.
  Marina de Vries "Raadselachtige fantasielandschappen", De Volkskrant, July 14, page 13.
  "Peculiar Melodies" Mister Motley nr.10, back cover.
  Hjálmar S. Brynjólfsson "Sérviskan er sjaldgaef", Morgunbladid, June 23, backcover, page 26.
  "Met Stip 2006", book. Text by Roel Arkesteijn, Lex ter Braak, Wim van Krimpen, Wim van Sinderen. Stichting Fonds BKVB, Amsterdam.
  "What are you doing? Teksten over videokunst" book. Text by Karel Boullart. Rob Vanderbeeken, Gent. Page 34-39.
  
• 2005
  Aggi Egga "An Icelandic resident of The Netherlands visits Los Angeles", Coagula Art Journal #76, page 24, 25, 36.
  Eva Heisler "Svörður atkvaedanna, setningar úr pappa", Lesbók Morgunbladid, Feb 5, page 4-5.
  Ragna Sigurdardóttir "Midlungstór svartfugl", Morgunbladid, Jan 14, page 49.
  
• 2004
  "Rare Birds", The Guardian, Oct 30, page 36.
  Sue Hubbard "Rare birds@STORE", The Independent, Nov 9, page 14.
  "a goose story" TEMA CELESTE, October issue, page 24.
  Heimir Björgúlfsson "A Goose Story" book. 24 colour pages. Signed edition of 20 + 3 AP's. Published in Amsterdam.
  "SPUR04 The cheap champagne issue" book. Material Verlag, Hamburg/Revolver, Frankfurt. Page 180-181.
  
• 2003
  Ragna Sigurdardóttir "Samvinna, samspil og samruni", Morgunbladid, August 21, page 24.
  "Kunst", Vlucht, Summer issue, page 20.
  Súsanna Svavarsdóttir "Gódmennskan getur verið afstaed" Lesbók Morgunbladid, August 9, page 16-17.
  "Waddenkunstprijs" catalog. Text by Paul Groot. Waddenvereniging, Harlingen. Page 10-11.
  
• 2002
  'De biennale van de een minuten' DVD catalog. Centraal Museum, Utrecht/Sandberg Institute, Amsterdam.
  Jón B.K. Ransú "Gullgerdarlist nútímans", Morgunbladid, June 16, page 37.
  "Pioneri con tutti" catalog. Text by Rob Perrée. Stichting Haarlemmermeer, Hoofddorp. Page 16-17.
  "Organism - Met een roze bivakmuts de straat op", Zone 03, March 20, page 14.
  Merlijn Schoonenboom "Couleur locale", De Volkskrant, March 13, page 10.
  Anne van Driel "Onderwaterleger valt badeend aan", De Volkskrant, Jan 10, page 17.
  "Thermochromic Island - Heimir Björgúlfsson/Olafur Eliasson" The WIRE Magazine, January issue.