ABOUT
Agnes Ársælsdóttir’s (b. 1996) is an artist and curator concerned with man's connection to their environment through techniques of artistic research and collaborative processes. Her practice is rooted in an interest in humans’ relationship to the more-than-human world, with urban, site-specific and participatory projects involving wild geese, pets and fauna in public parks. In recent years, Agnes’s practice has opened up to uninhabited locations and the natural powers that fuel the digital realm and our pathways to global connection.
Agnes graduated from the Iceland University of the Arts with a BA degree in Fine Art in 2018. In 2025 she graduated with a master's degree in curatorial studies from the University of Iceland. Her work has been exhibited both locally and internationally including Norway, the UK, and Romania. She currently works as a project manager at the Living Art Museum and a co-curator of Hamraborg Festival.
Education:
August 2022 -
Curatorial studies - University of Iceland.
May 2018 - November 2018
Erasmus+ internship - Artist assistant for
Gérald Kurdian.
2015 – 2018
Iceland University of the Arts – BA in Fine Art.
2012 – 2015
Akureyri Comprehensive College – Visual Arts.
Exhibitions:
2024
Á milli mála, fiður, fingur, fálmarar - Listahátíð í Reykjavík - Reykjavík.
Potentially Garden - Höggmyndagarður Myndhöggvarafélagsins - Reykjavík.
2023
Inter-bite - The Living Art Museum - Reykjavík.
2022
Stitches and Threads - Reykjavík Art Museum - Iceland. Curated by Birkir Karlsson and Ingunn Fjóla Ingþórsdóttir.
2021
Ræktin at Sequences X - in collaboration with Bára Bjarnadótttir,
Svanhildur Halla Haraldsdóttir and Vala Sigþrúðar Jónsdóttir - Flæði – Reykjavík Iceland. Curated by Þóranna Björnsdóttir and Þráinn Hjálmsson.
Lost and Found in collaboration with Anna Winther and Svanhildur Halla Haraldsdóttir -
Midpunkt - Kópavogur, Iceland.
2020
Stálsmiðjan - Stálsmiðjan - Neskaupsstaður, Iceland.
2019 - 2020
Co-curating the exhibition and event series: Af stað! Go! with Anna Andrea Winther at Nordic House.
Running from the 1st of December 2019 - 12th of January 2020.
2019
Please Watch Your Step for UiA - Platform Nord - Kristiansand, Norway.
In Context 2019 - In Context - Slanic Moldova, Romania.
Paralel Tales - Mengi - Reykjavík, Iceland.
Lokahóf Skapandi sumarstarfa - Gerðarsafn - Kópavogur, Iceland
Stálsmiðjan - Stálsmiðjan - Neskaupsstaður, Iceland
LungA Warm Up Party - Iðnó - Reykjavík, Iceland
UK Young Artist City Take Over - Lake Side Arts - Nottingham, UK.
2018
Self-ish les 2 ans - Le Chinois - Paris, France.
Út á tún - Kjarvalsstaðir - Reykjavík, Iceland.
Allar Leiðir Slæmar - Skaftfell Art Center - Seyðisfjörður, Iceland.
2017
Það er allt svolítið bleikt - The Association of Icelandic Artist's - Reykjavík, Iceland.
Breytileg Brot - Molinn Ungmennahús - Kópavogur, Iceland.
Mother’s Garage – Kópavogur, Iceland.
RAFLOST – Iceland University of the Arts – Reykjavík, Iceland.
Þar sem vinir verða til – Hulduland – Reykjavík, Iceland.
Lýsingarframleiðslan - Kópavogur Library - Kópavogur, Iceland.
2016
Overgangen – Fletta – Oslo, Norway.
Equality days – Reykjavík University – Reykjavík, Iceland.
Roundabout – Algera Studios – Reykjavík, Iceland.
2015
Graduation exhibition of Akureyri Comprehensive College – Ketilhúsið – Akureyri, Iceland.
2014
Kaþarsis // víxlverkun – Populus Tremula – Akureyri, Iceland.
Kvánríki – Populus Tremula – Akureyri, Iceland.
2013
III- Salur Myndlistafélagsins – Akureyri, Iceland.
Residencies:
2019
In Context 2019, Compost edition in Slănic Moldova in Romania.
Please Watch Your Step - Instagram residency and exhibition - The Disgallery - based in Berlin, Germany.
Other projects and Awards:
2021
Samlíf - Radio segments for the Icelandic national radio, Rás 1, in collaboration with Sylvía Dröfn Jónsdóttir.
2020
Please Watch Your Step - Tree walk for children - Gerðuberg Library - Reykjavík, Iceland.
2019
United part 1 - participator in a project on international collaboration run by UKYA and Platform Nord - Leicester, UK.
2018
Led Gérald Kurdians workshop HOT BODIES - CHOIR at IUA for MFA Performing Arts Department.
2017
Performed in Hot Bodies of the Future Stand Up by Gerald Kurdian – Everybody’s Spectecular – IÐNÓ- Reykjavík, Iceland.
Sound in interaction - Kuno Course - Konstfack- Stockholm, Sweden.
2016
Bermúda - Collaboration with Hrund Ingvadóttir and Kristín Nanna Einarsdóttir - Kópavogur, Iceland. Project created in Creative Summer Projects (Skapandi sumarstörf) sponsored by Kópavogur town.
2015
Rót - Ketilhúsið, Akureyri Art Museum – Akureyri, Iceland.
2013
The Youth Poet of Akureyri - First prize - Akureyri, Iceland