Sigurður Árni Sigurðsson

Sigurður Árni Sigurðsson has been active as an artist since 1991, when he completed his studies at the Institut des Hautes Études en Art Plastiques in Paris, France. His works have been the subject of over forty solo exhibitions and have been a part of numerable group shows. They can be seen in the collections of all the leading art museums in Iceland, as well as in various public and private collections throughout Europe.

Some of Sigurður Árni’s most prominant work has been installed in public areas such as the Sultartanga Hydroelectric Power Plant in Iceland (“Sólalada”, 2000), the Hlíð Assisted Living Residence in Akureyri, Iceland (“Ljós í skugga”, 2006), the National Bank of Iceland in Reykjavik (“Samhengi”, 2004), and the town of Loupian in the south of France (“L’Eloge de la Nature”, 2011). Sigurður Árni represented Iceland at the 1999 Venice Biennale, and in 2000, when Reykjavik was a European Capital of Culture, one of his works was chosen as the culture year’s emblem. He has been a professor at the Iceland Academy of Art and the Montpellier School of Arts (ESBAMA), and was selected as the 2000-2001 artist laureate by the city of Akureyri in Iceland.

From https://hverfisgalleri.is/artist/sigurdur-arni-sigurdsson/cv/