Arngrímur Borgþórsson
Born in Hafnarfjörður, Iceland, 1979.
Lives and works in Malmö, Sweden.
He/him
Education
2013 MFA, Umeå Academy of Fine Arts, Umeå, Sweden
2006 BA, Fine Arts, Iceland Academy of the Arts
2002 Art diploma from Fjölbrautaskolinn i Breiðholti school, Iceland
Selected solo exhibitions
2023 “FY FAN VA BILLIGT!” Galleri Format, Malmö, Sweden.
2021 “I am anxious”. XM3-Rum for samtidskunst, Aalborg, Denmark.
2021 “It wasn’t me”. Galleri CC, Malmö, Sweden.
2019 "There and back again" (w/Maja Gade Christensen). Westtor, Leipzig, Germany.
2017 Knaggi collaboration: "#knaggi + TOO MUCH" w/Arvida Byström & Maja Malou Lyse, Jennifer Chan, Shana Moulton, Molly Soda, Georges Jacotey, Photographic Centre Peri, Turku , Finland.
2016 "Checkpoint Hyllie". Galleri CC, Malmö, Sweden
2015 "Transparency", Knaggi collaboration. Galleri Pictura, Lund, Sweden.
2015 "Distance", Knaggi collaboration. Oslo Prosjektrom. Oslo, Norway.
2015 "Would you still love me if I showed you my browser history?", Knaggi collaboration. Nordic Council of Ministers. Copenhagen, Denmark.
2014 “Malmö to Hagskaret”, Knaggi collaboration. Gallery 2. Stamsund, Norway.
2013 “Banana Monarchy”. SÍM Gallery. Reykjavik, Iceland.
2013 “Glacier Marker”. Vatnajökull National Park, Skaftafell, Iceland.
2012 “All the Presidents in the World”. Galleriet, Umeå, Sweden.
2012 “The Profile Engine”. Collaboration with Andreas Knag-Danielsen and Gabriel Bohm Calles. Galleriet, Umeå, Sweden.
2012 “Swedish Rhapsody”. Galleri Maskinen, Umeå, Sweden.
2006 “200 málverk” – “200 paintings”. Gallerí Skúli í Túni, Reykjavik, Iceland
2004 “Tíu dropar”, “Ten drops”. Collaboration with Karl Omarsson at Tíu dropar coffee shop, Reykjavik, Iceland
Selected group exhibitions
2023 “Växa”, Tiger strikes asteroid, Los Angeles, USA.
2023 “International Water”, Galleri CC, Malmö, Sweden.
2022 “Zefyr”, Kirsten Kjærs Museum, Fröstrup, Denmark.
2022 “Supermarket Art Fair”, Stockholm, Sweden.
2021 “Darker”, C4 projects, Copenhagen, Denmark.
2020 “Living in a sci-fi future, just without all the cool sci-fi stuff”, Kunstpakhuset. Ikast, Denmark.
2020 “Hamn”, Sydhavn Station. Copenhagen, Denmark.
2019 "Malmö Open Studios", Borrgatan 3. Malmö, Sweden.
2019 “Kortfilmsdagen”, Moderna Museet. Malmö, Sweden.
2019 "100", Galleri CC, Malmö, Sweden.
2019 "Substanzen", Westtor, Leipzig, Germany.
2018 "Addo + Borrgatan 3 = True" Digitaliseum. Malmö. Sweden.
2018 "Die Freie Variable" Schimmel Projects. Dresden, Germany.
2018 "Location Fuck Me" Den Nordiske Ambassade. Copenhagen. Sweden.
2017 "Tunnelsyn" Detroit Gallery. Stockholm, Sweden.
2017 "Switch" Hilbertraum. Berlin. Germany.
2015 "Höstsalongen 2015". Fotografiska Museet. Stockholm. Sweden.
2015 "Supermarket Art fair. Svarta huset. Stockholm. Sweden.
2015 "Salong Malmö". Galleriet. Malmö, Sweden.
2014 "Random" SÍM Gallery, Knaggi collaboration. Reykjavík, Iceland.
2014 "Ena eller andra sidan/Ene eller anden side". OK Corral, Copenhagen, Denmark.
2013 “24 SPACES - A Cacophony”. Malmö Nordic 2013. Malmö Konstall, Malmö, Sweden.
2013 “Farewell, my lovely”. Bildmuseet, Umeå, Sweden
2012 “Summer exhibition”. Umeå Academy of Fine Arts, Umeå, Sweden.
2010 “Translation is dialogue”. University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia.
2010 “Fljótandi flugur” “Floating flies”. Ljósanótt art festival, Keflavik, Iceland
2009 Collaboration, Næsti bar, Reykjavik, Iceland
2008 “Af sólhól minninganna” – “A home of memories”. Hornafjordur art museum, Hofn, Iceland
2007 “The tiny gallery”. Outdoors, New York, USA.
2006 “Open workshop”. Gallerí Skúli í Túni, Reykjavik, Iceland
2006 “16 bréfberar” – “16 mailmen”. Gallerí Skúli í Túni, Reykjavik, Iceland
2005 “Þú ert hér” - “You are here”. Garðabær, Iceland
2004 “Junk”, Myrargata, Reykjavik, Iceland
2004 “Órasjón”, “Irrational sight”. Gallery Slunkaríki, Isafjordur, Iceland
2003 “Ákveðin Ókyrrð” – “A certain turbulence”. Collaboration with students of Iceland Academy of the Arts, Brian Catling, Julian Maynard Smith and Willem de Ridder at Reykjavik art museum, Reykjavik, Iceland.
2002 “Það sem þú raunverulega sást” – “What you actually saw”. (Collaboration with Erla Haraldsdóttir and Joshua Trees), Gallerí Hlemmur, Reykjavik, Iceland.
Commissions and permanent work in public space
2015 "Would you still love me if I showed you my browser history?" (Knaggi), Nordic Council of Ministers, Copenhagen, Denmark.
2014 "Homesick" (Knaggi) Permanent installation in room 216 at Hotel Freysnes, Skaftafell, Iceland.
2013 "Glacier Marker" Vatnajökull glacier, Iceland.
2013 "Glacier Marker" Skaftafell, Iceland.
Residencies
2022 (August) Kirsten Kjærs Museum: Residency, North-Jutland, Denmark.
2021 (March) Kirsten Kjærs Museum: Residency, North-Jutland, Denmark.
2014 (October) Knaggi: SÍM residency, Reykjavík, Iceland.
2014 (February) Knaggi: Kunstkvarteret i Lofoten, Norway
Grants
2021 Arbetsstipendium. Konstnärsnämnden, Sweden.
2021 Krisstipendium. Konstnärsnämnden, Sweden.
2021 Malmö Culture Council Studio Grant, Sweden.
2020 Muggur travel grant. Iceland.
2018 Aase & Richard Björklunds Fond, Sweden.
2017 Icelandic arts council project grant, Iceland.
2015 Malmö Culture Council Studio Grant, Sweden.
2013 Eva och Hugo Bergmans Minnesfond, Sweden.
2013 Skinney-Þinganes project grant, Iceland.
Bibliography/Publications
2021 “Galleri CC 2015-2018: Documentation of exhibitions&curating”, Galleri CC.
2018 “El ver y las imágenes en el tiempo de Internet”, Juan Marín Prada, Akal-publisher
2015 "Supermarket Art Fair 2015".
2013 Catalog, “Farewell, my lovely”, Umeå Academy of Fine Arts.
Other
2021 Curator. Amor Spiritus Computatoris: Charlotte Johannesson, Richard Krantz, Yaloo, Galleri CC, Malmö, Sweden.
2021 Curator. Ordinary darkness, Splendid light: Tania Ezpeleta Dahlin, Jon Ek, Maria Jacobsson, Anna Hillbom, Galleri CC, Malmö, Sweden.
2020 Curator. Transformers: Johan F. Karlsson, Ariadne Mangrané, LealVeileby, Sofia Zwahlen, Galleri CC, Malmö, Sweden.
2019 Curator. 100, Galleri CC, Malmö Sweden.
2019 Curator. Faint: Reija Meriläinen, Galleri CC, Malmö, Sweden.
2018 Curator (with Camilla Edström Ödemark). Kortfilmsdagen: Keren Cytter&Fördärvet, Galleri CC, Malmö, Sweden.
2018 Curator (with Camilla Edström Ödemark). Mesh: A Nordic Video Art Marathon, Galleri CC, Malmö, Sweden.
2017 Curator. Karl Ómarsson: "To the Unstable", Galleri CC, Malmö, Sweden.
2017 Curator. Alan Butler: "Down and Out in Los Santos". Galleri CC. Malmö. Sweden.
2016 Curator. Ólöf Helga Helgadóttir: "The White Suite". Galleri CC. Malmö. Sweden.
2015 Curator. (Knaggi collaboration w/ Andreas Knag-Danielsen) Tumi Magnússon: "Early and late". Galleri CC. Malmö, Sweden.
2014 Workshop “Art Vs. Design”, Knaggi collaboration, Leknes Junior High School (Den Kulturelle Skolesekken), Norway
2013 Short-listed for the Times Square Transformation 2013, Knaggi collaboration
Board member and curator at Galleri CC, Malmö, Sweden
Member of The Association of Icelandic Visual Artist
Member of artist duo Knaggi, with artist Andreas Knag-Danielsen
Born in Hafnarfjörður, Iceland, 1979.
Lives and works in Malmö, Sweden.
He/him
Education
2013 MFA, Umeå Academy of Fine Arts, Umeå, Sweden
2006 BA, Fine Arts, Iceland Academy of the Arts
2002 Art diploma from Fjölbrautaskolinn i Breiðholti school, Iceland
Selected solo exhibitions
2023 “FY FAN VA BILLIGT!” Galleri Format, Malmö, Sweden.
2021 “I am anxious”. XM3-Rum for samtidskunst, Aalborg, Denmark.
2021 “It wasn’t me”. Galleri CC, Malmö, Sweden.
2019 "There and back again" (w/Maja Gade Christensen). Westtor, Leipzig, Germany.
2017 Knaggi collaboration: "#knaggi + TOO MUCH" w/Arvida Byström & Maja Malou Lyse, Jennifer Chan, Shana Moulton, Molly Soda, Georges Jacotey, Photographic Centre Peri, Turku , Finland.
2016 "Checkpoint Hyllie". Galleri CC, Malmö, Sweden
2015 "Transparency", Knaggi collaboration. Galleri Pictura, Lund, Sweden.
2015 "Distance", Knaggi collaboration. Oslo Prosjektrom. Oslo, Norway.
2015 "Would you still love me if I showed you my browser history?", Knaggi collaboration. Nordic Council of Ministers. Copenhagen, Denmark.
2014 “Malmö to Hagskaret”, Knaggi collaboration. Gallery 2. Stamsund, Norway.
2013 “Banana Monarchy”. SÍM Gallery. Reykjavik, Iceland.
2013 “Glacier Marker”. Vatnajökull National Park, Skaftafell, Iceland.
2012 “All the Presidents in the World”. Galleriet, Umeå, Sweden.
2012 “The Profile Engine”. Collaboration with Andreas Knag-Danielsen and Gabriel Bohm Calles. Galleriet, Umeå, Sweden.
2012 “Swedish Rhapsody”. Galleri Maskinen, Umeå, Sweden.
2006 “200 málverk” – “200 paintings”. Gallerí Skúli í Túni, Reykjavik, Iceland
2004 “Tíu dropar”, “Ten drops”. Collaboration with Karl Omarsson at Tíu dropar coffee shop, Reykjavik, Iceland
Selected group exhibitions
2023 “Växa”, Tiger strikes asteroid, Los Angeles, USA.
2023 “International Water”, Galleri CC, Malmö, Sweden.
2022 “Zefyr”, Kirsten Kjærs Museum, Fröstrup, Denmark.
2022 “Supermarket Art Fair”, Stockholm, Sweden.
2021 “Darker”, C4 projects, Copenhagen, Denmark.
2020 “Living in a sci-fi future, just without all the cool sci-fi stuff”, Kunstpakhuset. Ikast, Denmark.
2020 “Hamn”, Sydhavn Station. Copenhagen, Denmark.
2019 "Malmö Open Studios", Borrgatan 3. Malmö, Sweden.
2019 “Kortfilmsdagen”, Moderna Museet. Malmö, Sweden.
2019 "100", Galleri CC, Malmö, Sweden.
2019 "Substanzen", Westtor, Leipzig, Germany.
2018 "Addo + Borrgatan 3 = True" Digitaliseum. Malmö. Sweden.
2018 "Die Freie Variable" Schimmel Projects. Dresden, Germany.
2018 "Location Fuck Me" Den Nordiske Ambassade. Copenhagen. Sweden.
2017 "Tunnelsyn" Detroit Gallery. Stockholm, Sweden.
2017 "Switch" Hilbertraum. Berlin. Germany.
2015 "Höstsalongen 2015". Fotografiska Museet. Stockholm. Sweden.
2015 "Supermarket Art fair. Svarta huset. Stockholm. Sweden.
2015 "Salong Malmö". Galleriet. Malmö, Sweden.
2014 "Random" SÍM Gallery, Knaggi collaboration. Reykjavík, Iceland.
2014 "Ena eller andra sidan/Ene eller anden side". OK Corral, Copenhagen, Denmark.
2013 “24 SPACES - A Cacophony”. Malmö Nordic 2013. Malmö Konstall, Malmö, Sweden.
2013 “Farewell, my lovely”. Bildmuseet, Umeå, Sweden
2012 “Summer exhibition”. Umeå Academy of Fine Arts, Umeå, Sweden.
2010 “Translation is dialogue”. University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia.
2010 “Fljótandi flugur” “Floating flies”. Ljósanótt art festival, Keflavik, Iceland
2009 Collaboration, Næsti bar, Reykjavik, Iceland
2008 “Af sólhól minninganna” – “A home of memories”. Hornafjordur art museum, Hofn, Iceland
2007 “The tiny gallery”. Outdoors, New York, USA.
2006 “Open workshop”. Gallerí Skúli í Túni, Reykjavik, Iceland
2006 “16 bréfberar” – “16 mailmen”. Gallerí Skúli í Túni, Reykjavik, Iceland
2005 “Þú ert hér” - “You are here”. Garðabær, Iceland
2004 “Junk”, Myrargata, Reykjavik, Iceland
2004 “Órasjón”, “Irrational sight”. Gallery Slunkaríki, Isafjordur, Iceland
2003 “Ákveðin Ókyrrð” – “A certain turbulence”. Collaboration with students of Iceland Academy of the Arts, Brian Catling, Julian Maynard Smith and Willem de Ridder at Reykjavik art museum, Reykjavik, Iceland.
2002 “Það sem þú raunverulega sást” – “What you actually saw”. (Collaboration with Erla Haraldsdóttir and Joshua Trees), Gallerí Hlemmur, Reykjavik, Iceland.
Commissions and permanent work in public space
2015 "Would you still love me if I showed you my browser history?" (Knaggi), Nordic Council of Ministers, Copenhagen, Denmark.
2014 "Homesick" (Knaggi) Permanent installation in room 216 at Hotel Freysnes, Skaftafell, Iceland.
2013 "Glacier Marker" Vatnajökull glacier, Iceland.
2013 "Glacier Marker" Skaftafell, Iceland.
Residencies
2022 (August) Kirsten Kjærs Museum: Residency, North-Jutland, Denmark.
2021 (March) Kirsten Kjærs Museum: Residency, North-Jutland, Denmark.
2014 (October) Knaggi: SÍM residency, Reykjavík, Iceland.
2014 (February) Knaggi: Kunstkvarteret i Lofoten, Norway
Grants
2021 Arbetsstipendium. Konstnärsnämnden, Sweden.
2021 Krisstipendium. Konstnärsnämnden, Sweden.
2021 Malmö Culture Council Studio Grant, Sweden.
2020 Muggur travel grant. Iceland.
2018 Aase & Richard Björklunds Fond, Sweden.
2017 Icelandic arts council project grant, Iceland.
2015 Malmö Culture Council Studio Grant, Sweden.
2013 Eva och Hugo Bergmans Minnesfond, Sweden.
2013 Skinney-Þinganes project grant, Iceland.
Bibliography/Publications
2021 “Galleri CC 2015-2018: Documentation of exhibitions&curating”, Galleri CC.
2018 “El ver y las imágenes en el tiempo de Internet”, Juan Marín Prada, Akal-publisher
2015 "Supermarket Art Fair 2015".
2013 Catalog, “Farewell, my lovely”, Umeå Academy of Fine Arts.
Other
2021 Curator. Amor Spiritus Computatoris: Charlotte Johannesson, Richard Krantz, Yaloo, Galleri CC, Malmö, Sweden.
2021 Curator. Ordinary darkness, Splendid light: Tania Ezpeleta Dahlin, Jon Ek, Maria Jacobsson, Anna Hillbom, Galleri CC, Malmö, Sweden.
2020 Curator. Transformers: Johan F. Karlsson, Ariadne Mangrané, LealVeileby, Sofia Zwahlen, Galleri CC, Malmö, Sweden.
2019 Curator. 100, Galleri CC, Malmö Sweden.
2019 Curator. Faint: Reija Meriläinen, Galleri CC, Malmö, Sweden.
2018 Curator (with Camilla Edström Ödemark). Kortfilmsdagen: Keren Cytter&Fördärvet, Galleri CC, Malmö, Sweden.
2018 Curator (with Camilla Edström Ödemark). Mesh: A Nordic Video Art Marathon, Galleri CC, Malmö, Sweden.
2017 Curator. Karl Ómarsson: "To the Unstable", Galleri CC, Malmö, Sweden.
2017 Curator. Alan Butler: "Down and Out in Los Santos". Galleri CC. Malmö. Sweden.
2016 Curator. Ólöf Helga Helgadóttir: "The White Suite". Galleri CC. Malmö. Sweden.
2015 Curator. (Knaggi collaboration w/ Andreas Knag-Danielsen) Tumi Magnússon: "Early and late". Galleri CC. Malmö, Sweden.
2014 Workshop “Art Vs. Design”, Knaggi collaboration, Leknes Junior High School (Den Kulturelle Skolesekken), Norway
2013 Short-listed for the Times Square Transformation 2013, Knaggi collaboration
Board member and curator at Galleri CC, Malmö, Sweden
Member of The Association of Icelandic Visual Artist
Member of artist duo Knaggi, with artist Andreas Knag-Danielsen