Björg Eiríksdóttir vinnur með fjölbreytta miðla þar sem náttúran og samband manns og umhverfis eru í forgrunni. Í sýningunni beinir hún athygli sinni að líkamanum og skynrænni reynslu þess að vera í náttúru – og að vera náttúra.
Björg stundaði meistaranám við myndlistardeild Portóháskóla veturinn 2020-21. Hún lauk MA í listkennslu frá HA vorið 2017, útskrifaðist frá Myndlistarskólanum á Akureyri 2003 og lauk B.ed. frá KHÍ 1991. Hún starfar við myndlist samhliða kennslu myndlistargreina við VMA. Þetta er 16 einkasýning hennar og hefur hún tekið þátt í fjölmörgum samsýningum.
Sýningin varð til í vinnustofudvöl í Vanta í Finnlandi í júní.
Björg Eiríksdóttir works across a range of media, placing nature and the relationship between human beings and their environment at the core of her practice. In this exhibition, she focuses on the body and the sensory experience of being in nature – and of being nature.
Björg was enrolled in the Master’s programme in Painting at the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Porto, during the winter of 2020–2021. She completed an MA in Art Education at the University of Akureyri in 2017, graduated from the Akureyri School of Visual Arts in 2003, and earned a B.Ed.h from the Iceland University of Education in 1991. Since 2003, she has worked as an artist alongside her teaching practice. She has held 16 solo exhibitions and participated in numerous group exhibitions.
This exhibition was created during the Gjutars Residency in Vantaa, Finland, and was shown at Galleria Gjutars from 24 to 28 June 2026.
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