Author: Heiðdís

Monade Li

Monade Li is the Gil Artist in Residence for the month of October. Architect, filmmaker, Monade Li lives and works in Paris, France. Her first shortfilm, an underwater shooting by day, “Diatomée” turned into a ‘corps-métrage’ concept («body-measurement»)....

Recently Seen: When No One Else Was Looking

Recently Seen: When No One Else Was Looking Please join us for the opening of Recently Seen: When No One Else Was Looking in Deiglan on Saturday, September 28th hr. 14 – 17. Light refreshments and the artist...

John Chavers

John Chavers is our artist in residence for the month of September.    John is a US-based visual artist currently working with digital images. His artistic practice stems from experimental engagement with everyday computer technology and the reinterpretation...

The Floating World – Installation View

  Myndir frá sýningunni The Floating World eftir gestalistamann Gilfélagsins í ágúst 2019 Daniel Kyong. Ljósmyndirnar eru teknar af Song Kwang Chan. Installation view from the show The Floating World by artist in residence in August 2019 Daniel Kyong....

The Floating World – Solo exhibition

Please join us for the opening of The Floating World in Deiglan on Saturday, August 24th hr. 14 – 17. Light refreshments and the artist will be present. Artist in residence, Daniel Kyong will exhibit the products of...

Daniel Kyong

Daniel Kyong is the artist in residence for the month of August. My name is Daniel Kyong and I‘m an installation and sculpture artist. I was born in Seoul, Korea. Since my first solo exhibition in 2006, I...

Nomadic Stillness

Please join us for the opening of artist in residence Tohko Senda exhibition ‘Nomadic Stillness’ on Saturday July 27th at 14 – 17 in Deiglan, Akureyri. Light refreshments and the artist will be present. Also open on Sunday,...

Tohko Senda

Tohko Senda is our artist in residence for the month of July. Tohko Senda is a visual artist, born in Toronto, Canada. Having lived between Canada, Japan, the United States, and currently in Italy, Senda’s work reflect on...

Copenhagen Underground Film Festival

The 3rd Copenhagen Underground Film Festival will be venturing on a screening tour through Iceland featuring blocks from this year’s festival which was composed of 30 films made with 1,000 euros or less from 27 different countries and...

We are open for applications!

Gil Artist Residency is open for applications for one month stays in January to October and December 2020. Application deadline is August 1st. Gil Artist Residency is an Artist in Residence Program located in Akureyri, North Iceland. We are...