Category: Artist in Residence

Sean Taal

Sean Taal is the artist in residence for the month of January 2022. Through meticulously detailed pencil drawings, Sean Taal renders fictionalized spaces that question what’s looking back from the shadows. Aiming to create a sense of uncertainty,...

Sigbjørn Bratlie

Sigbjørn Bratlie is the artist in residence for the month of November 2021. He will have an exhibition on the products of his stay on 27 – 28th of November in Deiglan. I am 48 years old, born...

Thomas Brewer

We are incredibly excited to host our first international artist since you-know-what started – Dr. Thomas Brewer is the artist in residence for July 2021. This presentation (photos, digital, physical) will reference THEN, my 2016 Gil residency and...

Hafdís Helgadóttir

Hafdís Helgadóttir  www.hafdishelgadottir.art Born in Patreksfjörður in Iceland, lives and works in Reykjavík. Graduated in painting from The Icelandic College of Art and Crafts. Acquired a Masters degree from the Department of Time and Space (Tila Aika) at...

Ágústa Björnsdóttir

Ágústa Björnsdóttir is our artist in residence in January! Ágústa Björnsdóttir is born and raised in Reykjavík, Iceland. She graduated from the foundation course in visual arts from The Reykjavík School of Visual Arts in 2015 and graduated...

Sigríður Snjólaug

Sigga Snjólaug is the artist in residence for the month of July. She will exhibit the products of her stay in Deiglan July 25th – 26th. Sigríður Snjólaug Vernharðsdóttir graduated from The Icelandic College of Art and Craft (Now...

Bryndís Brynjarsdóttir

Bryndís Brynjarsdóttir is the artist in residence for the month of June. Bryndís is from Dalvík, Iceland but has lived in Mosfellsbær for 22 years. She studied fine art in Akureyri Art School and The Icelandic College of...

Kenny Nguyen

Kenny Nguyen is a mixed media artist whose work focuses on using cultural-rich materials, as a means to explore personal identity, integration, and cultural displacement. He is the Gil artist in residence for the month of March. Nguyen...

Marco Paoluzzo

Marco Paoluzzo is the Gil artist in residence for the month of February 2020. Marco Paoluzzo is a Swiss photographer. Since 50 years, he has been watching at the world and try to translate it in pictures. After...

Caglar Tahiroglu

Caglar Tahiroglu(b. Istanbul, Turkish/French) is an interdisciplinary artist and manager of mental health activities in humanitarian organizations. Having completed an MSc in Clinical Psychology and Psychopathology at Lyon University in 2011, she brought this field of study to...