Els Fleer
Artist in residence for the month of September 2025 In my paintings installations it is not about copying the nature.It s like stepping into an endless snowy plain that you take the breath awaybefore you take the first...
Fréttir
Draumsýn – Exhibition
Ragnheiður Inga Höskuldsdóttir (b. July 8, 1971) will hold her second art exhibition at Deiglan on September 12–13, 2025. The exhibition is titled Dream Vision. While her first exhibition focused on mental illness, this one explores the theme...
Jorge Corpuna – Watercolor Workshop
One of the most sought-after and exciting contemporary watercolor painters will be giving a two-day workshop in Akureyri, September 6–7. Jorge Corpuna is renowned for his captivating watercolor paintings that uniquely capture the atmosphere and depth of landscapes....
Reflections
Artist Talk by Ruth McDermott will take place on 22 August at 18:00 in Deiglan. Ruth McDermott will talk about how landscape and environment have influenced both her collaborative and solo work as a light artist. As well...
Ruth McDermott
Artist in residence for the month of August 2025 Dr Ruth McDermott is an Australian visual artist working in the public realm driven by apassion for expressing ideas and telling stories. The inspiration for the work comes from...
Beta Gagga
Artist in residence for the month of June 2025 Elísabet Stefánsdóttir, known as Beta, grew up in Akureyri. She is one of four sisters and attended Barnaskóli Akureyrar and Oddeyrarskóli. At the end of her primary school years,...
Renovation
On the 6th of June, a few members of the Gil Society gathered to help out with renovations in Deiglan exhibition space, where walls were repainted and our beautiful oak floor was sanded, oiled and made like new....
Gil Artist Residency is open for applications, for the year 2026
Gil Artist Residency is open for applications for one month stays in January to December 2026. Application deadline is August 15, 2025. Gil Artist Residency is an Artist in Residence Program located in Akureyri, North Iceland. We are located...
Vicente Fita Botet
Artist in residence for the month of May 2025 I was born in Cuenca, Spain, in 1964 and I began painting at a very young age, inspired by my frequent visits to the Spanish Museum of Abstract Art...
Untethered
Linda Berkley artist in residenc by The Gil-society opens her exhibition on April 26th at 14.00 hours “Untethered” exhibition by Pacific Northwest Artist Linda Berkley at Deiglan Gallery, AkureyriApril 26–27, 2025 | 14:00–17:00 | Deiglan Gallery, Kaupvangsstræti 23...
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