Singer Jung
Artist in residence in November 2025 Singer Jung is an artist from Seoul, South Korea. She studied painting and video art at EwhaWoman’s University in Seoul and holds an MSc in Digital Media from the University ofEdinburgh. Currently,...
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We Are Nature
Exhibition by Pierre Leichner Canadian artist Pierre Leichner, currently an artist in residence in Deiglan, will present his exhibition We Are Nature at Deiglan Gallery from 24–26 October. The exhibition will be open to visitors on Friday from...
Pierre Leichner
Artist in residence for the month of October 2025 While we live in a period of unprecedented wealth, poverty and hunger persist. We areincreasingly aware of our environment, but we continue to damage it. Despite significantadvances in our...
Populus tremula
About the event: Populus Tremula and the Gil Society are hosting an evening show in Deiglan on the 11th of October, and the fun starts at 9pm. The renowned Populus Tremula House Band will be performing songs by...
Eitt tré, margar víddir
Joris Rademaker opens his exihibition, ‘One Tree, Many Dimensions, on Friday the 3rd ofOctober in Deiglan. The opening starts 5PM and is open until 8PM. This is the third exhibition in a series, where the many different aspects...
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....
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...
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...