Gabríela Friðriksdóttir

Gabríela Friðriksdóttir (born 1971 in Reykjavík, Iceland) is an Icelandic visual artist, painter and sculptor.

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Gabríela.

In 2005, she represented Iceland at the Venice Biennale, and she is a previous winner of Iceland's Gudmunda Art Prize (2001). She has also shown at Migros Museum, Zurich; Centre Pompidou, Paris; National Gallery, Reykjavik; Museum of Modern Art, Oslo; and Kunsthaus Graz[1].

In 2011, she has a major solo exhibition 'Crepusculum' at Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt[2].

In 2016, she has a solo exhibition 'Inner Life of a Hay-bale' at Gallery Gamma, Reykjavík, Iceland, with drawings, sculptures and an animation film made in collaboration with Pierre-Alain Giraud[3].

In 2018, she has a solo painting exhibition called 'GABRIELA' at Hverfisgallery, Reykjavík, Iceland[4].

Outside of her contributions in the art world, she is known for her collaboration with the Icelandic musician and superstar Björk. The two have collaborated on Björk's 2002 CD box set Family Tree and on the 2005 video for Björk's song "Where is the Line" from the album Medúlla. The two also combined their multimedia efforts at the 2005 La Biennale di Venezia in Venice, Italy.

Her work has been associated with New Gothic Art.[5]

References
  1. "Gabríela". POL Oxygen Magazine: The International Design Art Architecture Quarterly. 14 April 2005. Archived from the original on 25 August 2006.
  2. "GABRÍELA FRIÐRIKSDÓTTIR". SCHIRN KUNSTHALLE FRANKFURT. 29 September 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  3. "Um sýninguna". gallerygamma.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  4. "From Iceland — The Wild Things: Enter The Surreal World Of Gabríela Friðriksdóttir". The Reykjavik Grapevine. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  5. Gavin, Francesca. Hell Bound: New Gothic Art. London: Laurence King Publishing, 2008.
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