Updated: Aug 12, 2025
CV
Tinna Guðmundsdóttir
email: tinnagudm(a)gmail.com
Education
2020-2022, Iceland University of the Arts, MA, Fine Art
2005-2008, University of Bifröst, Iceland, MA, Cultural Management
2003-2005, Iceland Academy of the Arts, Arts Education, teacher’s diploma
1999-2002, Iceland Academy of the Arts, BA, Multimedia Art
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2025
Slaturhusid, Egilsstadir, Iceland
2024
Hafnarborg, Hafnarfjörður, Iceland
2022
South Iceland Biennale - SIB
Research, workshop, exhibition, Landsveit, Hveragerði and Reykjavík
Balance Studies
Gallerí Hillbilly, Stundin newspaper issue.#152
Care Synergy
RÝMD, Reykjavík, Iceland
2021
Gerður-esque
Gerðarsafn, Kópavogur, Iceland
Wind n´ Bind
Midpunkt, Kópavogur, Iceland
2020
Hello and Goodbye
Skaftfell Bistro, Seyðisfjörður, Iceland
2019
Open studio – results from the Kelp Curing workshop
Kelp Congress, Lofoten International Art Festival, Norway
2015
Lets save the world
Verksmiðjan, Hjalteyri, Iceland.
2014
RóRó
Skaftfell, Seyðisfjörður, Iceland.
2013
Under the open sky
Outdoor exhibition, Reykjavík, Iceland.
2008
Drum-solo H42
Kling & Bang Gallery, Reykjavík, Iceland.
2005
Grasrót
The Living Art museum, Reykjavík. Iceland.
2004
Drum-solo B1
Klink & Bank, Reykjavík, Iceland.
2003
Worms
Empty office building, Tryggvagötu 11, Reykjavík, Iceland.
2002
My Car, Crazy
Pop-up gallery, Skagaströnd, Iceland.
Ode to the Human Body
ReykjavíkAkademy, Reykjavík, Iceland.
Drum-solo R3a
Private home, Ránargata 3a, Reykjavík, Iceland.
The Third Conference of the Dieter Roth Academy
Björns Roth studio, Mosfellsbær, Iceland.
Projects and temporary jobs
2021-ongoing
Publication: Skaftfell 1998-2007, in process, editor
2019
Cultural Policy of Fjarðabyggð
Revision advisor for Fjarðarbyggð municipality.
2008-2017
Producer: Seeing Eye Dog
A full feature documentary about the Icelandic visual artist Birgir Andrésson. www.seeingeyedog.is
2010
Editor: The Living Art Museum 1978-2008
A 350-page publication celebrating the 30 anniversary of the artist-run museum in Reykjavík, www.nylo.is
2008-2009
Project manager: Sequences real-time art festival
Independent art festival in Reykjavík. The third edition took place in October 2008, www.sequences.is
2008
Organizer: Drum-solo H42
A group exhibition initiated by the art group Lortur, in Gallery Kling & Bang, Reykjavík.
2007
Organizer: art auction
A charity art auction to fundraise for Skaftfell, a visual art center in East Iceland. The auction was held in the boutique Liborius in Reykjavík February 17 and over 40 art objects were auctioned off, www.skaftfell.is
2004
Project manager: Garage Cinema
A side venue on behalf of Lortur, co-organized Cinema Reykjavík, Hulda Rós Guðnadóttir. The initiative was a part of Nordisk Panorama Film Festival that was in Reykjavík September 24 – 29.
2004
Organizer: Trommusóló B1 - Lortur Biennale
A group exhibition initiated by the art group Lortur, in Klink & Bank atelier, Reykjavík.
2003
Actres: Stormy Weather
Full feature, directed by Sólveig Anspach
2003
Organizer: Worms
The group exhibition Worms took place in an empty office space, at Tryggvagata 11 in Reykjavík. Worms was open from June 14 – 29.
2002
Organizer: Trommusóló R3a
A group exhibition initiated by the art group Lortur, at the home of one member.
2002
Manager: Ode to the human body
Initiated and organized the research project and group exhibition “Ode to the human body”, together with Ásthildur Valtýsdóttir and Lóa Hjálmtýsdóttir. The exhibition opened on August 17 in the ReykjavíkAcademy.
2001
Actress: Reykjavik, des elfes dans la ville
Documentary, directed by Sólveig Anspach
Employment history
2022-ongoing
Icelandic Art Center, project manager, www.icelandicartcenter.is
2019-2020
Seyðisfjarðarskóli, head of the Music School and professional supervisor of the art and craft department in the primary school of Seyðisfjörður, www.seydisfjardarskoli.sfk.is
2012-2018
Skaftfell – Center for Visual Art, director of the art center in Seyðisfjörður, East Iceland. www.skaftfell.is
2009-2010
The Living Art Museum, daily manager for an artist-run museum in Reykjavík, Iceland. www.nylo.is
2004-2008
ReykjavíkAcademy, office manager for an association of independent scholars in Reykjavík, Iceland. www.akademia.is
2002-2004
Höfðaskóli, schoolteacher in a small primary school in Skagaströnd, North Iceland.
Committees and boards
2022-ongoing
Sequences Art Festival
Chairman, www.sequences.is
2021-ongoing
Regional Development Fund of Austurland
Assessment committee member
2020
The Visual Arts Fund
Assessment committee member
2020-ongoing
The Technical Museum of East Iceland
Board member, www.tekmus.is
2019-2020
Tourist and Culture Committee of Seyðisfjörður
Chairman, Seyðisfjörður Municipality.
2012-2018
Tourist and Culture Committee of Seyðisfjörður
General member, Seyðisfjörður Municipality.
2007-2011
The Living Art Museum
General board member in the artist-run museum in Reykjavík, www.nylo.is
Research, workshops & symposiums
2021-2022
The Student Innovation Fund-continue
Research about Skaftfell, origins and development years.
2019
Kelp Congress, Lofoten International Art Festival
Participated in the Kelp Curing workshop, https://2019.liaf.no/en/participants/kelp-curing/
2019
Icelandic Artists Salary Fund
Granted three months from the Icelandic Government for artistic practice.
2002-2018
Workshop Seyðisfjörður
Organizer and host, on behalf of Skaftfell, in the annual workshop for the two week long workshop hosted by the Dieter Roth Academy for students from the Fine Art Department at the Iceland Academy of the Arts. The workshop was guided by Björn Roth and Kristján Steingrímur Jónsson and took place in Seyðisfjörður.
2016
Incubator: Mustarinda, Finland
Participated in the seminar, representing Skaftfell, a part of the project Frontiers in Retreat, Multidisciplinary Approaches to Ecology in Contemporary Art, 2013–2018, www.frontiersinretreat.org
2016
Symposium: tranzit. ro/ Iași, Rumania
Participated in the symposium, representing Skaftfell, a part of the project Artists as Agents of Institutional Exchange, 2015-2016.
2015
Incubator: Adaptations Utö, Finland
Participated in the workshop, representing Skaftfell, a part of the project Frontiers in Retreat, www.frontiersinretreat.org
2015
Incubator: Cultural Heritage as Resource, Latvia
Participated in the symposium, representing Skaftfell, a part of the project Frontiers in Retreat, www.frontiersinretreat.org
2015
Climbing Invisible Structures, Lithuania
Participated in the seminar, representing Skaftfell, a part of the project Climbing Invisible Structures, 2015-2016, http://www.nidacolony.lt/en/residence/curated-residencies/climbing-invisible-structures
2014
Incubator: KC GRAD, Serbia
Participated in the symposium, representing Skaftfell, a part of the project Frontiers in Retreat, www.frontiersinretreat.org
2008-2010
Research: Haldið til haga, Reykjavík
Archival and history research for the publication The Living Art Museum 1978-2008, www.nylo.is
Lectures
2022
Wind n´ Bind
Hugarflug 2022, The Icelandic University of the Arts
2019
Culture Conference, Akureyri, Iceland
Presentation about Seyðisfjörður and culture as a driving force.
2016
Regional Development Institute Conference, Breiðdalsvík, Iceland
Presentation about the cultural development of professionalism in Seyðisfjörður, www.byggdastofnun.is
2016
Incubator: Mustarinda, Finland
Presentation, representing Skaftfell, a part of the project Frontiers in Retreat, Multidisciplinary Approaches to Ecology in Contemporary Art, 2013–2018, www.frontiersinretreat.org
2016
Presentation: Artists as Agents of Institutional Exchange, Rumania
Presentation, representing Skaftfell, a part of the project Artists as Agents of Institutional Exchange, 2015-2016.
2013
Austurlands Resources conference in East Iceland.
Presentation about Skaftfell, culture and education, https://vimeo.com/87848763
2013
Autumn meeting of the Tourism cluster of Seyðisfjörður.
Presentation about cultural value.