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Maria Kjartans

Maria Kjartans

Glasgow School of Art (MFA Fine Art , 2007)

María graduated from the Iceland Academy of the Arts in 2005 (BA) and the Glasgow School of Art in 2007 (MFA) and is currently the Chair of FISL (Association of Icelandic Contemporary Photographers).
María has exhibited her photographs and short films in over 70 exhibitions and festivals around the world, most notably at RIFF, the Arken Museum of Modern Art in Copenhagen, the Museum de Nervi in Genoa, Italy, the Arsenal Gallery in Poznan, Poland and the Ljungberg Museum. in Ljungby, Sweden. She has won first prizes for her photography series at Magnum Photos, Ideas Tap, the Art Elite Signature Art Prize in London, and the Helsinki Photo Festival in Finland. María's work is presented by the Degree Art Gallery - Contemporary Collective in London.
María's most recent project was the artistic short film and photographic series, Fractures, which premiered at RIFF (Reykjavik film festival) in September 2022.
In addition to working as an independent photographer and filmmaker in Reykjavík, María co-founded Vinnslan, a collective of Icelandic artists who create and curate interdisciplinary art projects. They have produced numerous Art festivals and projects for the last ten years and are premiering a multi-disciplinary project in the Shakespeare Theater in Gdansk in February 2023.

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Exhibitions

Solo Exhibitions 2015 “Spiritual Landscapes”, Stefnumot art and culture, Keflavik 2013 “Spiritual Landscapes”, DegreeArt Gallery, London 2013 “Spiritual Landscapes”, Edinborg cultural house, Ísafjörður 2011 “Clearly Remote”, CAM: Casoria contemporary art museum, Paris 2009 “Lonely Place dwellers”, Miraggio club , London 2009 “Shared Future”, Empire Gallery, London Group Exhibitions 2015 “ÍSÓ2015/FÍSL”, Gamla Rækjuverksmiðjan, Ísafjordur 2014 “Landform”, the Norwegian House and Tang and Riis gallery, Stockholm 2014 “Poetry exhibition”, The court house, Luxembourg 2014 “Lfat festival off”, Off venue, Le Touquet Paris plage 2014 “Gaktu í bæinn”, Myndlistarsýning Menningarnætur, Reykjavík 2014 “Steypa”, Old Herring factory, Djupavik 2013 “Betur sjá augu en auga”, Reykjavik Museum of Photography, Reykjavik 2012 “HonnunarMars / DesignMarch”, Kaenuvogur Lsithús, Reykjavik 2012 “Sample 12”, Print Space, London 2012 “Magmart festival”, Execution room, Napoli 2011 "ÖÖ-Was it a Dream #3", Helios cinema, Tallinn 2011 “IdeasTap-Magnum Photographic awards”, Old Truman Brevery, London 2011 “Signature Art Award”, Execution room, London 2011 “2nd Roma Pavilion”-Media archive, Venice Biennale, Venice 2010-2011 "Fata Morgana" Meno Parkas Gallery, Kaunas, Lithuania 2010 "ÖÖ-Was it a Dream?", Nordic Avant-Garde, Stockholm 2010 "Art Takes", (AAF), Battersea Park, London 2010 "Pedder Photography Exhibition", Bigger Picture Gallery, London 2010 "Foolery", City Arts and Music Project, London 2010 “The Signature Art Award" O Gallery, London 2010 "20x20", Madame Lilllies Gallery, London 2010 “The Pursuit of Happiness”, Arsenal Gallery, Poznan 2009 “The Pursuit of Happiness”, This is not a Gateeway Festival, London 2009 “Cellule de Crise, La Generale, Paris 2009 “Cold Horizons”, Museum de Nervi, Genoa, Nervi, Italy 2008 “Working London”, Willesden Green Gallery, London 2008 “Berlin New Live festival”, Berlin, New York 2008 “Nordic moods”, Arken Museum of Modern Art, Copenhagen 2008 “UVP (Worldwide)”, Lowsalt Gallery, Glasgow 2007 - 2008 "Where the Baltic Sea and people meet" Travelling exhibition 2007 “London Group open exhibition, Menier Gallerie-Chocolate factory, London

Awards

Reykjavik Shorts & Docs Reykjavik Shorts & Docs Nominated For 2020
Helsinki Photo Festival, Hermanninpuisto Helsinki Photo Festival, Winner 2018
Ideas Tap - Magnum Photography and film awards Ideas Tap & Magnum Photos Winner 2017
Signature Art awards DegreeArt.com Winner 2017

Press

Publication Title Job Title Date
The Photo Phore ULTRA WATER FLOW | the PhotoPhore exhibition Tue, 05/31/2016

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