Central to Gujon Ketilsson’s art is the study of the human condition, and in his narrative the primary vehicle of this study is the human body. Paradoxically, in the wooden sculptures in this exhibition, he eschews the actual presence of the physical body and uses the quotidian appurtenances to the body—the human impedimenta—as though to say these articles “stand in” for the exploration of time, memory and history in the absence of the human form. Ketilsson also utilizes tools similarly as extensions of the body and sees them as lucid signification of our development through the ages. A comprehensive catalog of the artist's work is available. Please contact the gallery for further information.
Education The Icelandic College of Art and Crafts Nova Scotia college of Art and Design – Canada Solo Exhibitions since 2000 2012 Extensions of the Head: Sculptures - Works on paper, Luise Ross Gallery, New York, NY 2009 Roles, ASI Art Museum, Reykjavik, Iceland (Catalogue) ET CETERA ETCETERA, Safnasafnið • Svalbarðsströnd Pardon Statues, Artothec, Reykjavík City Library (Catalogue) 2005 Angro, Seydisfjordur, Iceland (together with Birta Gudjonsdottir) 2004 Tools, ASI Art Museum, Reykjavik, Iceland (Catalogue) 2003 Cloud, Hallgrimskirkja, Reykjavik, Iceland (Catalogue) 2000 Fragments, ASI Art Museum, Reykjavik, Iceland (Catalogue) Selected Group Exhibitions since 2000 2012 From Iceland, Luise Ross Gallery, New York, NY 2011 Samraemi: Hildur Bjarnadottir og Gudjon Ketilsson, Hafnarborg, Reykjavik, Iceland Arkansas Arts Center Collector’s Show, Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR 2010 Imprints, Luise Ross Gallery, New York, NY, USA 2009 In Deep Water, The Hafnarfjordur Centre of Culture and Fine Art, Iceland Collectors, The Hafnarfjordur Centre of Culture and Fine Art, Iceland Dalir – Hólar, Ólafsdalur, Iceland 2008 Wanwood, Reykjanes Art Museum, Iceland Picasso in Iceland, The Arnesinga Art Museum, Hveragerdi, Iceland Water Carrier, Reykjavik Municipal Art museum, Reykjavik, Iceland 2007 Kulturremisen Brande, International Workshop, Brande, Denmark 2006 Painting after 1980, The National Gallery of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland Sense in Place, Site-ations International, Zaragoza, Spain 2005 Quantity equals Quality, The Reykjavik Association of Sculptors, The Living Art Museum Á Seyði, Angro house, Seydisfjordur, Iceland -Together with Birta Gudjonsdottir K2005, Roda Steen, Gothenborg, Sweden 2003 NKC Dalsåsen, The Nordic House, Reykjavik, Iceland MHR -30, Reykjavik Municipal Art museum, Reykjavik, Iceland 2001 2001-Dalsåsen, The Nordic Art Center, Dalsåsen, Norway Sculpture by the Sea, Sydney/Tasmania, Australia 2000 The Coast-line, The Reykjavik Association of Sculptors, Reykjavik, Iceland Teglt í tré, The Arnesinga Art museum, Selfoss, Iceland Awards 2004 The Children´s Choice Award - book illustration 2001 Author´s Library grant 2000 DV Cultural award for Visual Art 1998 Award on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Einars Jónsson Museum Public Collections The National Gallery of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland Reykjavik Municipal Art museum The Living Art museum, Reykjavik, Iceland Telemark County, Norway The Nordic House, Reykjavik, Iceland South District Tax Office, Iceland Siglufjordur Healthcare Centre, Iceland Siminn, Iceland Telecommunication Inc. Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR PAST EXHIBITIONS click here