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'''Anna Jóelsdóttir''' is a contemporary artist of [[Icelanders|Icelandic]] heritage, now based in [[Reykjavík|Reykjavik]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cia.icelandicartcenter.is/artists/index.htm |title=Icelandic Artists / Anna Jóelsdóttir |website=Center for Icelandic Art |access-date=23 March 2015}}</ref> She is known for sculptural works of painted canvas often created as site specific installations.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://clocktower.org/exhibition/surge |title=Exhibitions May 18 – October 01, 2011 surge |website=Clocktower |access-date=23 March 2015}}</ref>

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'''Anna Jóelsdóttir''' (born 1947) is a contemporary artist of [[Icelanders|Icelandic]] heritage, now based in [[Chicago]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cia.icelandicartcenter.is/artists/index.htm |title=Icelandic Artists / Anna Jóelsdóttir |website=Center for Icelandic Art |access-date=23 March 2015}}</ref> She is known for sculptural works of painted canvas often created as site specific installations.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://clocktower.org/exhibition/surge |title=Exhibitions May 18 - October 01, 2011 surge |website=Clocktower |access-date=23 March 2015}}</ref>


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
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She studied at the University Teachers College of [[Iceland]] (BEd, 1978), the [[University of East Anglia]] (MA Applied Research in Education, [[Chevening Scholarship]], 1985) and at the [[School of the Art Institute of Chicago]] where she received an [[Master of Fine Arts|MFA]] in 2002.<ref>{{cite news |last=leibarkerfi |first=Sleppa |date=July 2005 |title=New York: Stux' Icelandic Connection |url=http://www.stuxgallery.com/sites/stuxgallery.com/files/AJ_CiaStuxLogo.pdf |issue=3 |publisher=Icelandic Arts News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402113153/http://www.stuxgallery.com/sites/stuxgallery.com/files/AJ_CiaStuxLogo.pdf |archive-date=2 April 2015 |access-date=8 March 2015}}</ref>


==Work and Artistic Practice==
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She studied in [[Reykjavik]] and at the [[School of the Art Institute of Chicago]] where she received an [[Master of Fine Arts|MFA]] in 2002.<ref>{{cite news |last=leibarkerfi |first=Sleppa |date=July 2005 |title=New York: Stux' Icelandic Connection |url=http://www.stuxgallery.com/sites/stuxgallery.com/files/AJ_CiaStuxLogo.pdf |issue=3 |publisher=Icelandic Arts News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402113153/http://www.stuxgallery.com/sites/stuxgallery.com/files/AJ_CiaStuxLogo.pdf |archive-date=2 April 2015 |access-date=8 March 2015}}</ref>
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Anna's work in the early 2000s, were abstractions "inspired by her search for a center in a globalized world"<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mcachicago.org/Exhibitions/2004/Anna-Joelsdottir |title=UBS 12 × 12: New Artists/New Work Anna Jóelsdóttir |website=Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago |access-date=23 March 2015}}</ref>

In 2011, ''Chicago Art Magazine'' described Anna's work as having "a whimsical, illustrative quality, but with the movement and vibrancy of sound. Manipulation of the paper transforms her drawings into sculpture, books, and larger than life installations. In the third dimension she is able to play with the interconnected tensions between negative and positive spaces, light and shadow, and the fragility and durability of her material."<ref>{{cite news |last=Schell |first=Laura |date=16 April 2011 |title=40 over 40: Women in Mixed Media |url=http://chicagoartmagazine.com/2011/04/40-over-40-women-in-mixed-media/ |work=Chicago Art Magazine |access-date=8 March 2015}}</ref> Anna's artworks were exhibited in numerous galleries across the world:<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.stuxgallery.com/artists/anna-jelsdttir/biography|title=Anna Jóelsdóttir - Artists - Stux Gallery|website=www.stuxgallery.com|access-date=2019-02-13}}</ref> the [https://www.eiu.edu/tarble/ Tarble Arts Center](EIU), [http://www.zggallery.com/gallery_information.htm Zg Gallery in Chicago], [[Akureyri Art Museum]], Iceland and [http://www.listasafnasi.is/en/exhibitions/current-exhibitions/ ASÍ Museum] in Reykjavík. She has had solo exhibitions at the [https://www.mcachicago.org/ Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago] and [http://hafnarborg.is/en/ Hafnarborg Institute in Iceland]. She has also exhibited at the [https://www.evanstonartcenter.org/ Evanston Art Center] in Illinois, the [http://www.nylo.is/en/ Living Art Museum in Reykjavík], and the [http://wisconsinart.org/ West Bend Art Museum] in Wisconsin. Jóelsdóttir studied at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where she received her MFA. Anna lives and works in [[Chicago]].
==Work==
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Jóelsdóttir's work in the early 2000s were abstractions "inspired by her search for a center in a globalized world"<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mcachicago.org/Exhibitions/2004/Anna-Joelsdottir |title=UBS 12 × 12: New Artists/New Work Anna Jóelsdóttir |website=Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago |access-date=23 March 2015}}</ref>
In 2011, ''Chicago Art Magazine'' described Jóelsdóttir's work as having "a whimsical, illustrative quality, but with the movement and vibrancy of sound. Manipulation of the paper transforms her drawings into sculpture, books, and larger than life installations. In the third dimension she is able to play with the interconnected tensions between negative and positive spaces, light and shadow, and the fragility and durability of her material."<ref>{{cite news |last=Schell |first=Laura |date=16 April 2011 |title=40 over 40: Women in Mixed Media |url=http://chicagoartmagazine.com/2011/04/40-over-40-women-in-mixed-media/ |work=Chicago Art Magazine |access-date=8 March 2015}}</ref>


==References==
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* [http://art.newcity.com/2009/08/03/review-anna-joelsdottirzg-gallery/ Review: Anna Joelsdottir/ZG Gallery]
* [http://art.newcity.com/2009/08/03/review-anna-joelsdottirzg-gallery/ Review: Anna Joelsdottir/ZG Gallery]

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Latest revision as of 02:21, 28 August 2023

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Anna.
Anna Jóelsdóttir
Alma materUniversity Teachers College of Iceland
University of East Anglia
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Known forSite-specific Installations

Anna Jóelsdóttir is a contemporary artist of Icelandic heritage, now based in Reykjavik[1] She is known for sculptural works of painted canvas often created as site specific installations.[2]

Early life and education

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She studied at the University Teachers College of Iceland (BEd, 1978), the University of East Anglia (MA Applied Research in Education, Chevening Scholarship, 1985) and at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago where she received an MFA in 2002.[3]

Work and Artistic Practice

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Anna's work in the early 2000s, were abstractions "inspired by her search for a center in a globalized world"[4] In 2011, Chicago Art Magazine described Anna's work as having "a whimsical, illustrative quality, but with the movement and vibrancy of sound. Manipulation of the paper transforms her drawings into sculpture, books, and larger than life installations. In the third dimension she is able to play with the interconnected tensions between negative and positive spaces, light and shadow, and the fragility and durability of her material."[5] Anna's artworks were exhibited in numerous galleries across the world:[6] the Tarble Arts Center(EIU), Zg Gallery in Chicago, Akureyri Art Museum, Iceland and ASÍ Museum in Reykjavík. She has had solo exhibitions at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago and Hafnarborg Institute in Iceland. She has also exhibited at the Evanston Art Center in Illinois, the Living Art Museum in Reykjavík, and the West Bend Art Museum in Wisconsin. Jóelsdóttir studied at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where she received her MFA. Anna lives and works in Chicago.

References

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  1. ^ "Icelandic Artists / Anna Jóelsdóttir". Center for Icelandic Art. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  2. ^ "Exhibitions May 18 – October 01, 2011 surge". Clocktower. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  3. ^ leibarkerfi, Sleppa (July 2005). "New York: Stux' Icelandic Connection" (PDF). No. 3. Icelandic Arts News. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  4. ^ "UBS 12 × 12: New Artists/New Work Anna Jóelsdóttir". Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  5. ^ Schell, Laura (16 April 2011). "40 over 40: Women in Mixed Media". Chicago Art Magazine. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  6. ^ "Anna Jóelsdóttir - Artists - Stux Gallery". www.stuxgallery.com. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
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