HULDA RÓS GUÐNADÓTTIR

ResiDencies

2023

- International Studio and Curatorial Program (ISCP), New York.

2018-2019

- Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin.

2018

- Varmahlið, Hveragerdi, Iceland.

2013

- De-Construkt Projects New York.

2004-2006

-Kling and Bang, Reykjavik. 

art/ film RELATED ASSIGNMENTS AND INDEPENDENT PROJECTS

ONGOING

- dottrDOTTIR ltd, culture/art/film production company, manager and founder (since 2000),

- Film co-producer of documentary films The Cornershop, The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie and Keep Frozen. Since 2006

2024

-April 5 Iceland University of the Arts - Fine Art Department, Reykjavik, Iceland. ‘Friday Artist Talk’ open to the public.

- April Iceland University of the Arts, MA Fine Art studio visits and group criticism of final projects.

2023

- March International Studio and Curatorial Program, New York City. - ‘Artist at Work’ - artist talk with director Susan Hapgood.

- March Mothership @ Last Frontier, New York City. - Artist talk at Mothership Saloon event.

2022

- June University of Iceland, Univerité Paris-Sacly, University of the Faroe Islands. ‘Iceland and the Faroe Islands seen from within and without: cross-cultural perspectives’ - lecture at an international academic conference.

2020

- Feb/March 12 The School of Photography, Iceland. - Teaching course on critical art. University level.

- Feb/March The Reykjavik School of Visual Arts, Iceland - Teaching course in working with concept. High-school level.

2019

- Dec. 12 Humboldt University, North-Europe Institute, Berlin. Guest in David Kristinsson´s course ‘Nationale Identität, Isolation und nordischer Noir im isländischen Film’.

- Dec. 3 UIT – The Arctic University of Norway – Academy of Arts – Public lecture.

- Feb. Edda, Icelandic Academy Awards, member of Jury for shortlisting films for best documentary.

- Feb. - Iceland University of the Arts Outside discutant for MA graduation projects.

2018
- Oct. 21 - 'Der Essay film sichtbares Denken', symposium in collaboration with Denkerie and fsk cinema in Berlin. Director Heiner Mühlenbrock. Curator: Kathrin Becker.

- July - New York University Berlin campus. Studio visits MA students.

- Feb - Iceland University of the Arts. Studio visits MA students

2017

- Nov. DOK Leipzig - DOK Exchange, speaker.

- Sept. Respondant at workshop Crypto-Colony at Cycle Festival Reykjavik.

- March - Docudays Kiyv, Ukraine. Member of Jury for Docu/Life program of creative documentary.

- January - Symposium at Kunstkraftwerk, Leipzig.

2016
- February - Symposium at Iceland Academy of the Arts, Reykjavik.

- January - Symposium at Kunstkraftwerk, Leipzig.

2014-2016

- Project manager, co-curator and founder of Keep Frozen Projects, a program in Leipzig and Reykjavik consisting of symposium, solo exhibitions and presentations of artists. Theme artist view on art- practice-as-research.

2015
- Promofest, Madrid, Spain. Selection for 'Short of the year' competition with 'Material Puffin'

- November - Presentation of Keep Frozen Project at Trading Zones at Le18, Marrakesh, Morocco.

- September - Book launch at ProQm during Berlin Art Week.

- June 17'th - Presentation at Doma Art Festival, Sofia, Bulgaria.

- April - Grosses Treffen, participant invitation only. Nordic embassies, Berlin. Curator: Solvej Helweg Ovesen.

2013
- June - Waterfront Museum, Brooklyn, NYC. Artist talk and screening.

2012
- EDDA Icelandic Academy Awards, member of jury for selecting the shortlist of doc nominations.

2007 - 2012

- DIONYSIA international cross-genre residency in Iceland, manager and founder.

2011-2012

- dottirDOTTIR – Iceland/Greenland/Faroes pops up in Berlin, art director. Berlin Fashion Week 2012.

2011
- September - Nordisk Forum at Nordisk Panorama Forum. Special invitation of the Icelandic Film Center.

- February - Supermarket, artist-run art fair, Stockholm, Sweden. Curated participation.

2009
- March - FAMU, Prague, Czech Republic. Directors talk about The Cornershop documentary.

2008
- December - Icelandic Film and TV Academy. Directors talk about The Cornershop documentary.

AWARDs

2019

- Gudmundu Award for outstanding Icelandic female artist. Jury made of the directors of the three major contemporary art museums in Iceland.

2016

- Skjaldborg – winner main audience award for best documentary.

2009

-DV cultural award for best Icelandic film in 2008 (Jury Award).

2008

- PENNINN Award for emerging artists in Iceland.

- Edda, Icelandic Academy Award for best documentary film.

- Silver Fox for best documentary at Reykjavik Short and Docs (Jury Award)

- Skjaldborg – winner main audience award for best documentary.

Competition winner

2017

- Art in public space, winner of competition for art in public space at Reykjavik port, Iceland. Sculpture installation with social engagement. Competition by Associated Icelandic Ports in collaboration with Association of Icelandic artists.

nomination/ shortlisted

2019

- Art in public space. Tromsø Municipality Norway, Koro Public Art Norway and Raumlabor Berlin. Shortlisted after open call to make proposal for and artistic intervention at Tromsø downtown seafront.

2017

- Cinedoc Tbilisi, Georgia. Nomination for best documentary.

- Millenium FF Brussels.Nomination for best documentary in ´World´s Workers´ category.

- Péchuers du Monde, film festival in France. Nomination for best documentary.

- DV cultural award, Iceland. Nomination in category film art.

- Edda, Icelandic Academy Awards, Nomination for best documentary film.

2016

- Shortlisted for art in public space project for Faroe Islands new hospital building. Competion by Landsverk Faroe Islands and Rosan Bosch architects studio.

- Lübeck Film Festival Official selection. Nomination for Best Nordic Documentary.

- Warsaw Film Festival Official selection. Nomination best Feature Documentary (A-level festival).

- Nordisk Panorama Official selection for competition best Nordic documentary with the Keep Frozen.

- Visions du Réel- Regard Neuf. Official selection for competition with the Keep Frozen documentary.

2013

- Madatac video festival, Spain. Nominated for Best artistic video.

2010
- Reindeerland Video Art festival, Iceland. Nominated for Best Icelandic video.

2009

- Expresión en Corto International Film Festival, Mexico. Nomination for Best short documentary.

2008

- Nordisk Panorama, Malmö, Sweden. Nomination for 'Nordic documentary Award'.

- Lübeck Film Festival, Nomination for Best Nordic Documentary.

journalistic work art / film

2020 Feb. - May

Art Criticism for Feuilleton of Morgunblaðið daily morning newspaper, Iceland, print

'Haldreipi ósamstæðunnar'. Solo exhibition Andreas Brunner Reykjavík Art Museum.

'Endurritun listasögunnar'. Retrospective Ásgerðar Búadóttur Reykjavík Art Museum

'Náttúrulega fæddur listamaður'. Retrospective Erling Klingenberg Kling og Bang Gallery.

'Allt er ljóst'. Solo exhibition Sirra Sigurðardóttir/Selma Hreggviðsdóttir Berg Contemporary Gallery.

'Farið í fjörurnar við Ásgrím'. Solo exhibition Icelandic Love Corporation National Gallery of Iceland.

- Artzine.is 'Hin náttúrulegu og manngerðu tilvistarstig svampa'. Solo exhibition Anna Rún Tryggvadóttir Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin.

2019

- September Artzine.is 'May You Live in Interesting Times' – Article about Venice biennale.

- June Artzine.is 'Megirðu Lifa á Áhugaverðum Tímum' – Article in Icelandic about Venice biennale.

2018

- September Artzine.is 'Jaðar ímyndunaraflsins'. Article about Savvy Contemporary exhibition Berlin.

- July Artzine.is 'Plánetugarðurinn í rækt eða órækt' Article about Manifesta 12, Palermo.

- March Artzine.is 'Visual Arts Experiement wins the Berlinale'

- Feb. Morgunblaðið, daily morning paper, Iceland, print. Film critic of Berlinale Silver Bear winner 2018, other winning films and the festival politics. Icelandic.

- Feb. Frettabladid daily afternoon paper Iceland, online section. Film critic of Berlinale winner of the Silver Bear 2018 Touch Me Not and main actor Tómas Lemarquis. Icelandic

- Alvarpið, culture podcast Iceland. Contribution about European film market and women directors at Berlinale film festival 2018. Icelandic.

- National Broadcasting Service Iceland (RUV), culture section national radio. Radioshow 'Lestin'. Contribution about the work of the Otolith Group and WIFT meeting at Berlinale film festival 2018. Icelandic. (not available on the internet).

- artzine online magazine. 'The diverse positions of curator Solvej Helweg Ovesen'. Interview with the Berlin based curator.

- Jan.  artzine, online magazine. 'Verðlaunalistamaðurinn Guðný Guðmundsdóttir' Interview with the Berlin based artist. Icelandic.

2017

- Sept. artzine, online magazine 'Þriggja ára ferðalag að hefjast'.  Article about Cycle art and music festival Iceland. Icelandic.

- Jan. artzine online magazine 'What is outside the circle of friends'. Interview with Sveinn Fannar Johannsson, then in residency at Künstlerhaus Bethanien.

2016

- Nov., artzine, online magazine. 'Tekist á við frelsið' Interview with Berlin based artist Erla Haraldsdóttir.

Texts in monographs/ collection of essays 

2019

Gudnadottir, Hulda. „Becoming Sheep“ in Feral Attraction: The Museum of Ghost Ruminants. Sweden: 284 Publishing.

2015

Gudnadottir, Hulda and Berit Schuck. „The Story“ in Keep Frozen. Art-practice-as-research. The Artist´s View. New York: De-Construkt.

2008

Gudnadottir, Hulda. „Befitting, befogging, beguiling and bethinking“ in The Provincialists. Faroe Islands: The Faroe Islands Art Museum.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
 

2022

- Jun-Sept - Residence of the Icelandic Ambassador to Germany, Berlin-Grünewald.

- May/June - Scharaun, Berlin.

2021
- Sept/Okt - Gallery Gudmundsdottir, Berlin.

- Feb-May  - Reykjavik Art Museum, Reykjavik, Iceland Curator: Birta Gudjonsdottir.

2019
- Jan/Feb  - Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin, Germany in collaboration with Cycle Art Festival. Curator: Jonatan Habib Engqvist.

2018
- May/Jun  - Berlinische Galerie, Berlin, Germany. 12 x 12 program. Curator: Anne Bitterwolf.

2016
- February  - ASÍ art museum, Reykjavík, Iceland. Director: Kristin Gudnadottir.

- January  - Kunstkraftwerk, Leipzig, Germany. Art director: Candace Goodrich.

2014
- May - Thoka gallery at Reykjavik Art Festival, curator: Aldís Snorradóttir.

2013
- June - De-Construkt projects, Brooklyn, NYC. Director: Laura Arena.

2011
- January - Reykjavik Art Museum, Reykjavik, Iceland, Part of Gallery D, exhibition series, 10-channel-video installation. Curated by Yean Fee Quay.

2010
- May - Claus Lehmann Atalier Linienstrasse, Berlin. Part of Neue Klasse Deutshland series.

- Jan/Feb - PROGRAM – initiative for art and architecture collaborations, Berlin, Germany. 10-channel-video installation. Curated/Produced by Fotini Lazaridou-Hatzigoga and co-director Carson Chan.

Publications

2020

- Kjartansdottir, Katla and Kristinn Schram. „Mobilising the Arctic: Polar Bears and Puffins in Transnational Interplay“ in Mobility and Transnational Iceland: Current Transformations and Global Entanglements. Peer reviewed academic book publication. Reykjavik: University of Iceland Press.

- Gudmundsdottir, Gudny. „The Shipyard Painting Series“ in Swimming Pool – Troubled Waters. Exhibition catalogue. Berlin: Künstlerhaus Bethanien.

2015
- May - Keep Frozen. Art-practice-as-research. The Artist ́s View.
Book publication, 96 pages, 164 illustrations, 4 dust jackets. Essays by Bryndís Snæbjörnsdottir/Mark Wilson, Jonatan Habib Engqvist, Berit Schuck/Hulda Rós Gudnadottir, Sigrídur Melrós Ólafsdottir and Valur Antonsson. In English, designed by Anja Lutz. Distributor: Torpedo Press, Oslo. Publisher: De-Construkt, New York. Funded by by Nordic Culture Point and Iceland Visual Arts fund.

2011
- D19 Hops Hopsi by Hulda Rós Guðnadóttir / 2011. 20th Jan - 27th Feb 2011. Published by Reykjavik Art Museum on RAM Vimeo site. https://vimeo.com/album/1507784. Series of videos.

2010
- Hops Hopsi: Hulda Rós Guðnadóttir (editors) Fotini Lazaridou-Hatzigoga and Carson Chan. PROGRAM – initiative for art and architecture collaborations. ISBN 978-3-00-030922-9. Catalogue.

- The Cornershop. DVD publication. Distributor Kimi Records. Icelandic Film Center.

2008
- ‘Befitting, befogging, beguiling and bethinking’ in The Provincialists (essay p. 67). The Faroe Islands Art Museum. Faroe islands, Denmark. ISBN: 978-99918-987-4-2. Selection of essays.

GRANTS AND RECOGNITION

2024

-The Icelandic Visual Arts Fund, for production of monograph by Distanz Verlag.

2023

-Nordic Culture Fund, for production of monograph by Distanz Verlag and one-day seminar in Berlin.

- Icelandic Film Center, development grant II for S-I-L-I-C-A film project.

- Icelandic Art Center, travel grant.

2022

- The Visual artists Salaries Iceland. The Icelandic Ministry of Culture. 3 months.

- Icelandic Visual Art Fund, for residency participation in ISCP NYC.

- Icelandic Visual Art Copyright Association for residency participation in ISCP NYC.

2021

- Akademie der Künste INITIAL Neustart Kultur research grant. 4 months.

- The Visual artists Salaries Iceland. The Icelandic Ministry of Culture. 6 months.

2020

- Icelandic Film Center, development grant for SILICA film project.

- Icelandic Visual Art Fund, covid grant for script writing for SILICA film project.

- Nordic Culture Fund for solo exhibition and seminar at Reykjavik Art Museum (allocated to the museum).

- Reykjavik city culture council, preparation for solo exhibition at Reykjavik Art Museum.

- The Visual artists Salaries Iceland. The Icelandic Ministry of Culture. 6 months.

2019

- Icelandic Film Center, script writing grant for SILICA hybrid feature length film.

- Icelandic Visual Art Fund for exhibition making in 2019.

2018

- The Visual artists Salaries Iceland. The Icelandic Ministry of Culture. 18 months. Highest honour.

- Center of Icelandic Art, residency grant for residency stay at Künstlerhaus Bethanien in 2018.

2017

- Reykjavik city culture council, for residency stay at Künstlerhaus Bethanien in 2018.

- 'Fullveldisssjodur' grant for solo exhibition at Verksmidjan á Hjalteyri, Iceland in 2018.

- OPSTART Nordic Culture Fund, for preparation meeting in Copenhagen in 2018.

- Ministry of Foreign Affairs Iceland for residency stay at Künstlerhaus Bethanien in 2018

-  Icelandic Visual Art Fund for residency stay at Künstlerhaus Bethanien in 2018

2016

-  The Association of Icelandic Visual Artists. Muggur, residency/travel grant

- Icelandic Visual Art Copyright Association travel grant

2015

- The Visual artists Salaries Iceland. The Icelandic Ministry of Culture. 6 months.

- Icelandic Visual Arts Fund for Keep Frozen exhibition in Leipzig and Reykjavik in 2016.

- Nordic Culture Point for Keep Frozen Projects.

- Nordic Culture Fund for Keep Frozen Projects.

- Icelandic Visual Art Copyright Association project grant for Keep Frozen book publication.

- Goethe travel grant for lecture trip to Marrakesh, Morocco.

- Icelandic Art Center, travel grant for lecture trip to Sofia, Bulgaria.

2013
- Icelandic Film Center production grant for Keep Frozen the film.

- Nordic Culture Point publication award for Keep Frozen the book.

- Icelandic Visual Arts Fund publication award for Keep Frozen the book.

- Icelandic Art Center travel grant.

- Muggur, residency/travel grant from The Association of Icelandic Visual Artists.

2012
- Nordic Culture Point Mobility Grant.

- Nordic Culture Fund, project grant for dottirDOTTIR pop-up in Berlin.

2011
- Script writing grant. Icelandic Film Center.

- Sept - Nordisk Forum at Nordisk Panorama Forum. Special invitation of the Icelandic Film Center.

- Summer Nova – Northern Video Art Network.

- February - Supermarket Art Fair. Participant.

2010
- The Visual artists’ Stipend Fund. The Icelandic Government.

2009
- Stiftung Kunstfonds, Bonn, Germany. Exhibition grant for "Hops Hopsi" at PROGRAM, Berlin.

- The Visual artists Salaries Iceland. The Icelandic Ministry of Culture.

- Icelandic Visual Art Copyright Association project grant.

- Muggur, residency grant from The Association of Icelandic Visual Artists.

2008
- The Visual artists’ Stipend Fund. The Icelandic Government.

press

2021

- Oct 2/3 TAZ, Berlin. Culture Section. 'Die Virtuosität der Handgriffe’ by Julia Gwendolyn Schneider.

- April 18th National Broadcasting Service, Iceland. Culture section. 'Þykk sýning á viðeigandi stað' by Ólöf Gerdur Sigfúsdóttir. Icelandic.

- March 27th Flash Art. Exhibition review by Andreas Schlaegel.

- March 23rd Business Iceland. Live conversation with Cassandra Edlefsen Lasch.

- March 17th Frettabladid – Iceland afternoon print paper culture section. 'Kemur best að setja egg sín í margar körfur' by Kolbrú Bergthórsdóttir. Icelandic.

- March 10th Art Agenda. Exhibition review by Kimberly Bradley.

- Feb. 15th Monocle, radio show 'Iceland´s Art Scene' hosted by Robert Bound.

- Feb. 12th National Broadcasting Service, Iceland. Culture section video. 'Vinnan er kjarninn í fagurfræði hafnanna' by Bergsteinn Sigurdsson. Icelandic.

- Feb. 8th E-Flux Announcements

- Feb. 4th Morgunbladid – Icelandic monrning print paper culture section 'Að vera ekki bara í einni búbblu'' by Einar Falur Ingólfsson.

2019

- Nov. 17 Fränkischer. Germany. Also in print version.

- Oct. 18th Ocean Dwellers exhibition in Tagesspiegel, Berlin.

- Oct. 17th Morgunblaðið – Icelandic morning print paper culture section. 'Rúrí og Hulda Rós sýna í Felleshus í Berlín'. News.

- Oct. 16th Ocean Dwellers exhibition in Rbb Culture radio, Berlin, Germany

- Oct 15th Icelandic Art Center. Press Release 'Group show / Ocean Dwellers'

-  Aug. 15th BE Magazine no. 26. Two spread article written by Hajo Schiff with pictures of artworks. Published by Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin.

-  Jul. 6th Artzine online art magazine. ''Hulda Rós Guðnadóttir wins the 2019 Gudmunda S. Kristinsdottir Award' by Rúri Sigríðardóttir.

-  Jan. 9th Morgunbladid – Icelandic morning print paper culture section. Interview.

2018

- Dec. 2nd artzine online art magazine 'All Is Full of Love: A Preview of the Solo Exhibition of Hulda Rós Gudnadóttir at Künstlerhaus Bethanien'. Journalist: Craniv Boyd.

- Sept.15 Berlin Art Link.

-  Juli 23rd Berliner Zeitung Feuilleton, page 23 'Schluss mit putzig. Künstler aus Island entdecken soziale und politische Konflikte als Sujets ihrer Arbeit.´ Journalist: Gunnar Lützow.

2017

-  Oct 28th artzine online art magazine 'Tíðir, reki, grip, frjósemi og skjól eru hugtök sem snerta vinningstilögu að nýju útilsitaverki á hafnarsvæðinu'. Article and interview about the winning art work in the competition of Associated Icelandic Ports.

2016

- Dec 2nd 20:10  Deutschlandradio Kultur, ´Feature am Freitag´. 'Hulda und die Hafenarbeiter von Reykjavik - Gentrifizierung auf Isländisch'. One hour radio show at , broadcasted nationwide in Germany by journalist Wiebke Keuneke. She show won  Goldenen Columbus Radiopreis 2017 of German radio journalist association.

- May 29th Cinematiciceland on facebook. Keep Frozen film review in French.

- May 25th Alvarpid, podcast Iceland. 'Thetta gæti gerst út í geimi'. Artist Ingibjörg Magnadóttir and radio show host Melkorka Huldudóttir discuss the documentary Keep Frozen.

- May 23rd artzine online art magazine. 'Keep Frozen eftir Huldu Rós Guðnadóttur í Bíó Paradís' in
Article about the film Keep Frozen on the occasion of puclic cinema screenings in Reykjavik.

- May 19th Grapevine, Iceland. 'Keep Frozen': Tote that Barge! Lift that Bale!' By Mark Asch

- May 17th National Broadcasting Service Iceland, culture radio show Vidsjá. 'Heimildamyndin Keep Frozen var valin besta mynd hátíðarinnar af áhrofendum á Skjaldborgarhátíðinni sem er nýafstaðin', Dagur Gunnarsson.

- March Icelandic art center blog. 'An interview with Hulda Rós Guðnadóttir on art' by Kristína Aðalsteinsdóttir.

- Jan. 28 Icelandic art center blog. 'Hulda Rós Gudnadóttir. Keep Frozen part three in Leipzig'. Press release.

- January To be updated Various newspapers and radio show in Iceland

- Berlin Art Link (online listing)

- Bpigs (online listing)

2015

- Sept. Association of Icelandic Artists website. News. Press release.  'Keep Frozen. Art-practice-as-research. The Artis´s view.'

2014

- March-May To be updated. Radio, TV, newspapers in Iceland about Keep Frozen part two installation.

2013

- Sept. 12th 'The Oracle' in Icelandic Art Center blog.

- Sept. 'The Oracle' in Dare magazine blog.

- Sept. 3rd 'He could eye a reindeer many kilometers away'. Endemi. Magazine on Visual Arts in Iceland.

- June 5th DNA Info New York 'Icelandic Artist Explores Uncertain Future of Red Hook Waterfront'  by Nikhita Venugopal.

2012

- June – July Various media coverage in Germany for the dottirDOTTIR project. Print and online.

-Süddeutsche Zeitung. 19/20 June

- Zitty Berlin July issue

- Der Zeit Magazine July issue

- Vogue 19.06

- KalinkaKalinka 18.06

- NextGuruNow 12.06

- V, Sugarhigh 16.07

- Der Tagesspiegel 05.07 etc.

2011

- Feb. 11th Morgunbladid, daily print newspaper Iceland.  ´Þegar hjól sirkussins fara að snúast á ný´ ****1/2, art review by Thora Thorisdóttir.

- Feb. 5th Kunstforum online. Image report by Tanja Thorjussen. Hops Hopsi exhibition at Reykjavik Art Museum.

2009

- Feb.  NEON magazine 'Island geht baden'  Interview by Annabel Dillig inside a longer article.

2006-2008

Various media coverage in Iceland for the DIONYSIA residency and The Cornershop documentary. Print, radio, TV.  Also art review on the solo-exhibiton at Sequences in the daily culture newspaper.

2007

- July/August Icelandic Art News (Center for Icelandic Art.) Image in an article about Sequences.

- Sequences Art Festival. Promotional image of the festival.