Valgerður Ýr Walderhaug (1991) is an artist from Reykjavík, Iceland, currently based in Oslo, Norway.
Valgerður's artistic practice is centered around the ongoing exploration of the contemporary possibilities of painting as an expansive medium. She uses found objects that she mixes with her painting practice to create paintings that range from two-dimensional to immersive experiences. Her ideas are developed through the exploration of materials, how unexpected colours and relationships between objects can be created, and the emotions they evoke.
Contact:
For information about works for sale
vala.walderhaug@gmail.com
and at https://atelie.art/studio/valgerdur-yr-walderhaug
For photos and updates from the studio :
IG: @valgerduryrwalderhaug
Education
2019-2021 Trondheim Academy of Fine Art, Master of Fine Arts.
2018-2019 The Glasgow School of Art MFA (one year completed).
2014-2017 Iceland Academy of the Arts, Bachelor degree in Fine Art.
2016 Exchange semester at Haute école des arts du Rhin, France.
2013 Semester at Krabbesholm Højskole, Denmark. Art department.
2011-2013 Fjölbrautaskólinn í Breiðholti, gymnasium. Textile and fashion design.
Upcoming
2024 Seductive Funeral, Duo exhibition with Camilla Reuter, Ullensaker Kunstforening, Jessheim, Norway
2024 Discovery Channel, Solo exhibition, LNM Galleri, Oslo, Norway
2024 Softis med sneglehus, Solo exhibition, Galleri Ask, Åsgardstrand, Norway
Solo exhibitions
2023 Bragðarefur með sniglaskeljum, Solo exhibition, Gallerí Grótta, Reykjavík, Iceland
2023 Tilbúningur, solo exhibition, Gerðuberg, Reykjavík
2022 Diamonds and a thousand dogs, solo exhibition at Fogdegaarden Kunstforening, Stathelle, Norway
2021 Kökur eru málverk, málverk eru kökur/ Cakes are paintings, Paintings are cakes, solo exhibition at Listasalur Mosfellsbæjar, Mosfellsbær, Iceland.
2017 Flöktandi, fljótandi. Gallerí Tukt, Reykjavík, Iceland.
2016 Í ofgnótt, Iceland Academy of The Arts, Reykjavík, Iceland.
Duo exhibitions
2022 Euthymia, duo exhibition with Camilla Patricia Reuter, Sím Gallery, The Association of Icelandic Visual Artists, Reykjavík, Iceland
2020 Earthly Delights, with Erin Murphy, Galleri Blunk, Trondheim, Norway.
2020 Shapeless Vibrations, with Claire Paugam, Midpunkt Art Space, Reykjavík, Iceland.
Group exhibitions
2022 Unge inviterte / Young and upcoming, LNM Gallery, Oslo
2021 Comma, Master's degree exhibition, Trondheim Kunstmuseum
2019 Color Space, Gallery Kit. Trondheim, Norway.
2019 Geist Night, Gallery Kit. Trondheim, Norway.
2019 The Interim Show, The Glue Factory, Glasgow, Scotland.
2018 Festival delle anime gentili/ Festival of gentle souls, San Lorenzo in Campo, Italy, curated by Bianca R. Schröder and Pietro Consolandi.
2018 Bartók 1 galéria, Budapest, Hungary, curated by Márti Sipos and Kate Syme-Lamont.
2018 59°54’41”N 10°45’28”E, Akademi rommet, Oslo, Norway, curated by Pietro Consolandi.
2017 Folyam (at) ok, Jászbereny, Hungary.
2017 Gestures, Reykjavík Art Museum Hafnarhús, Reykjavík, Iceland, curated by Thomas Pausz.
2017 Aftur í líkamann, Algera studio, Reykjavík, Iceland.
2017 Koma, Skaftfell Center for Visual Arts, Seyðisfjörður, Iceland, curated by Kristján Steigrímur and Björn Roth.
2016 Le Blanc ment, Berlin University of the Arts, Berlin.
2015 Flötur, Kling & Bang Gallery, Reykjavík, Iceland.
2015 Uppskeruhátíð skapandi sumarstarfa Kópavogs, Molinn, Reykjavík, Iceland.
2015 Kaffistofan, Reykjavík, Iceland.
2015 Empty Your Pockets, Pocket Gallery, project in a collaboration with Ieva Grigelionyte.
2014 Útskriftarsýning, Perlan, Reykjavík, Iceland.
2014 Málverk, Gallery Tukt, Reykjavík, Iceland.
2013 Four boxes, Skive, Denmark.
2013 Doubleganger, Vess showroom, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Awards / Grants :
2023 Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond Stipend, 1 year grant
2023 Billed kunstnerens Vederlagsfond Stipend, project grant
2022 The Norwegian Working Grant For Visual Artists, 1 year grant
2021 Art and Culture Fund, Mosfellsbær, Iceland.
2021 Norwegian culture fund - Stipend for newly established artists.
2020 Project grant Myndlistarsjóður Art Fund Reykjavík Iceland.
2018 The Guðmunda Andrésdóttir support fund with the National Gallery of Iceland.
Residencies
2022 Kunstnerhuset Lofoten
2018 BARTR, Budapest Art Residency, Budapest, Hungary
2017 Skaftfell Residency, Skaftfell Center for Visual Art, Seyðisfjörður, Iceland.
2015 EEA European Exchange academy, educational program at the Nordic Artists Center, Norway.
Selected work experience
2018 Studio assistant to artist Ann Iren Buan, http://annirenbuan.com/
2017-2018 Studio assistant to artist Ane Graff, https://www.anegraff.com/
2017-2018 Studio assistant to artist Eirik Senje, https://eiriksenje.no/
2017 Studio assistant to artist Mikael Hegnar, https://kunstnerforbundet.no/kunstnere/1004/mikael-hegnar
Other projects
2017 Art Camp, Jászbereny, Hungary.
2017 Screening of a short film in Cinema Sõprus, Tallinn, Estonia.