Úlfur Karlsson
Born in Sweden, October 13th 1988
Education
- Valand, Academy of Art, Gothenburg, Sweden, 3 year BA program, graduating in spring 2012
- Art Academy of Vilnius, 2011, one term exchange student
- Fotohögskolan Gothenburg, summer course, 2010
- The Art College of Akureyri, Iceland, 1 year preparatory studies 2008-2009
- Graduated from The Icelandic Film School 2008
Films
- Snus, Experimental Film Screening, Haga Bion, Gothenburg. 2010
- A Kind of Alaska shortfilm,screened in Laugarásbíó, Reykjavík 2008 and Glimz TV Sweden,
- Doublestory, screened in Reykjavík, 2007
- The New York Film Festival, screening of the short film Pirovat in 2003.
Exhibitions
- Kakatus, Akureyri Iceland 2020
- The Factory, Djúpavík, Iceland 2020
- RIGA Art Fair Riga, Latvia 2019
- Midpunkt Gallery, Kópavogur, Iceland 2019
- VOYZX Exhibithion of Contemporary Art,VOYZX Art Gallery, Vancover, Canada 2019
- Omnivoures , Galleri Ernst Hilger ,Vienna, Austria, 2019
- Riga Art Fair Riga, Latvia, 2018
- Young Icelandic Art Bredgade Kunsthandel, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2018
- Showrooms, AEDAEN Gallery, Strasbourg, France, 2018
- At the Gate Reykjanesbær Art Museum, Reykjanesbær, Iceland, 2017
- Ex-owners of Iceland, Happy Art Museum, Riga, 2017
- The Zoo, Hlemmur Square, Reykjavik, 2017
- Vienna Contemporary, represented by Galerie Ernst Hilger, Vienna, 2017
- By Proxy , Galerie Ernst Hilger, Vienna, 2016
- PULSE Contemporary Art Fair represented by Galerie Ernst Hilger, Miami USA, 2016
- Implant Wind and Weather Window Gallery, Reykjavík, 2016
- We Are Not Afraid Reykjavík Art Museum, 2015
- NÝMÁLAÐ, Reykjavík Art Museum, 2015
- Farþeginn, Sláturhúsinu, Egilsstöðum, 2015
- TURNINTENSIVE, TAKT KUNSTRAUM, Berlin, 2014
- Sýningarsalur SÍM (The Artists Associations Gallery), 2014.
- A HARD DAYS NIGHT The ASI Art Gallery, Reykjavík, 2014
- ÓNÁTTÚRA, Edinborgarhúsið, Slunkaríki, Ísafirði, 2013
- Open Air Exhibition, Reykjavík Center, Reykjavik Art festival 2013
- Why Art Now? Open Show Studio, Athens, 2012
- Bachelorette Rose Ceremony, Kungsports Ave, Gothenburg, 2012
- Galleri SK, Gothenburg, Sweden, 2012
- Spring exhibition, Rotor2, Gothenburg, 2010
- Raw, Galleri Rotor, Gothenburg, 2010
- Pilgrims I, 12 Tónar, music store and music production, Photography, Reykjavík, 2008
- Pilgrims, Mál og Menning, bookstore, Photography, Reykjavík, 2008
Other
- SÍM, Travel Grant 2017
- Myndstef, Travel Grant 2017
- Vilarcangel , Artist Residency, Sueca, Spain, September 2017
- SÍM, Artist Residency Berlin, September, 2016
- Icelandic Art Center, Travel Grant 2014
- TAKT Artists Residency, Berlin June 2014
- Nes, Artist Residency, June, 2013
- RIFF SUMMER FILM INSTITUTE, Fiction Screenwriting and Doc Development Workshop, Skagafjörður, June 2013
- Artist Residencies, Berlin and Denmark June and August 2012