Erla S. Haraldsdóttir


Born 1967
Based in Berlin and Johannesburg

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2021 My Mother’s Dream, Norrtälje Konsthall, Norrtälje, Sweden

2021
Övergångar/Transformations, Lund Cathedral, The crypt, Lund, Sweden

2019
Patterns of the Family, Maniere Noir, Berlin

2018
Patterns of the Family, Reykjanes Art Museum, Keflavik, Iceland

2017
Genesis, Hallgrímskirkja, Reykjavík

2016
Memory of Color, Galleri Grotta, Reykjavík Genesis, Lund Cathedral, The crypt, Lund, Sweden

Genesis, Galleri Konstepidemin, Gothenburg, Sweden

2015
Make a Painting of Trees Growing in a Forest, Kalmar Konstmuseum, Sweden

2014
Visual Wandering, Listasafn ASÍ, Reykjavík

2013
The Letter ”I” in the Landscape, The Corridor, Reykjavík

2009
Langenhagen, Kunstmuseum Mikkeli, project space, Mikkeli, Finland 2008 The Plough, AK28, Stockholm

2007
Sad with Satie, Röda Sten, Gothenburg

2006
Langenhagen, Kunstverein Langenhagen, Langenhagen, Germany Sad with Satie, Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin

2003
Capital of the North, Akureyri Art Museum, Akureyri, Iceland 2002 What You Actually Saw, Gallerí Hlemmur, Reykjavík

2001
Here, There and Everywhere, Gallerí Hlemmur, Reykjavík

1999
Beautiful Landscape, Ynglingagatan 1, Stockholm

1998
Tittut/Peekaboo, Ynglingagatan 1, Stockholm

1998
See You, Galleri Rotor, Gothenburg

1996
Porträtt, Galleri Rotor, Gothenburg

EDUCATION

1991–1992
Academy of Design and Crafts, Gothenburg

1992–1993
Houvedskous Målarskola, Gothenburg

1993–1994
Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Art, Painting Department, Stockholm

1994–1998
Valand Academy of Fine Art, MFA, Gothenburg

1997
an Francisco Art Institute, New Genres Department, San Francisco

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2022
The First Day, Gallery Gudmundsdottir Berlin

AWARDS AND RESIDENCIES

2020
Two-year artist salary, Ministry of Education, Science and Culture, Iceland

2020
Travel grant, Myndstef, Icelandic Visual Art Copyright Association, Iceland

2019
Three months residency at the Bag Factory artists studio, Johannesburg,

2019
Six-month artist salary, Ministry of Education, Science and Culture, Iceland

2018
Three-month artist salary, Ministry of Education, Science and Culture, Iceland

2016
Grant, Stiftelsen Längmanska Kulturfond, Stockholm

2015
Project grant, Myndlistarsjóður – Icelandic Cultural Fund, Reykjavík

2014
Artistic research grant as part of Difficulty of Freedom/ Freedom of Difficulty, Umeå

2013
Academy of Fine Arts, Sweden

2012 Artist residency, Ateliers ’89, Oranjestad, ArubaArtist residency, Cité des Arts, ParisMobility grant, Kulturkontakt Nord, Helsinki

2011
Artist residency, Skaftfell Center for Visual Arts, Seyðisfjörður, Iceland Nes Artist, Residency, Skagaströnd, Iceland

2010
Mobility grant, Kulturkontakt Nord, Helsinki Nes Artist Residency, Skagaströnd

2009
Six-month work grant, Ministry of Education, Science and Culture, Iceland

2008
Project grant, Myndstef, Icelandic Visual Art Copyright Association, Iceland

2007
One-year artist salary, Ministry of Education, Science and Culture, Iceland

2005
One-year artist salary, Ministry of Education, Science and Culture, Iceland

2004
Project grant, Myndstef, Icelandic Visual Art Copyright Association, Iceland 2003 First Prize, Listasjódur Dungal Art Prize, Reykjavík

2003
IASPIS project grant, Havana, Cuba
Artist residency, Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin Residency grant, Center for Icelandic

2002 Gothenburg Art Prize, Gothenburg City Council, Gothenburg