SPESSI - SIGURÞÓR HALLBJÖRNSSON
Born in 1956 in Ísafjörður, Iceland, Spessi studied photography at the AKI - Akademie voor Beeldende Kunst in the Netherlands. He has shown his photographs in numerous exhibitions in Iceland, Holland, France, UK, Finland, Denmark, Sweden, New York and now on the world wide web. Spessi also does advertisement (print) and editorials that include Big Magazine (Iceland issue), New York Times, Politiken Denmark, MINI International Germany and Forum AID Sweden.
EDUCATION AND WORK
1989 -1990 De Vrije Akademie, Den Haag, The Netherlands.
1993 -1994 Aki Akademie voor Beeldende Kunst, Enschede, the Netherlands.
1990 -1992 Photographer at "Pressan", Newspaper, Reykjavík.
2000 Guest lecturer at the Icelandic Art Academy.
2001 Guest lecturer at the Icelandic Art Academy.
2003 Guest lecturer at the Icelandic Art Academy.
SELECTED PRIVATE EXHIBITIONS
1996: "Heroes", The Tarhouse , Ísafjörður.
1996: "People", Höfðaborg, Hafnarhúsið, Reykjavík.
1999: "Bensín", Kjarvalsstadir, Reykjavík Art Museum, Reykjavík.
2000: "Bensín", Roebling Hall, New York.
2001: "Bensín" The Lydmar Hotel Stockholm, Sweden.
2002: "Campsite" Roebling Hall, New York.
2002: "Heroes" Nordic House, Faroe Islands.
2003: "Tourist spots" Iceland National Gallery.
2003: "BASE", The Living Art Museum, Reykjavík. (together with Eric Pauser).
2004: "Example/Portrait" Isafjordur Art Museum.
2005: "Base" Nordatlantens Brygge Copenhagen. (together with Erik Pauser).
2006: "Workers" 101 Gallery, Reykjavik.
2006: "Location" Hafnarborg Art museum, Hafnarfjordur.
2007: "Workers" SnorriBros Gallery, www.snorribros.com.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
1990: The Icelandic photojournalist exhibition, the A.S.Í. Art Museum, Reykjavík.
1991: The Icelandic photojournalist exhibition, the A.S.Í. Art Museum, Reykjavík.
1991: The Icelandic photography exhibition, Kjarvalsstadir, Reykjavík.
1992: The Icelandic photojournalist exhibition, the A.S.Í. Art Museum, Reykjavík.
1993: Gallerí Slunkaríki Ísafjördur.
1993: "16 Days", The Living Art Museum, Reykjavík.
1994: "50 Northern Light Years" ( Exhibiton on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Icelandic republic), Butlers Wharf, London, England.
1998: "In the flesh", The Living Art Museum, Reykjavík.
1999: Íslensk Grafík, Reykjavík.
1999: "Samma motiv", Rantagalleria, Oulu, Finnland.
2000: "World trade" Roebling Hall, New York.
2001: "Faces and figures", Scandinavian House, New York.
2001: "Reykjavík samtímans" Reykjavík Photo Museum.
2002: "Campsite" Gerdarsafn Kópavogi.
2002: "Seasons in Icelandic Photography; A Retrospective",Moscow,Russia.
2003: "Icelandic contemporary photography",Kjarvalsstadir,Reykjavík.
2004: "Environment and nature" National Gallery of Iceland.
2004: "Paysages islandais" Fnac Saint Lazare.
2006: "The Landscape and the Folktale Iceland National Gallery.
AWARDS
1990: The Icelandic photojournalist exhibition; fist prize for portraits.
1991: The Icelandic photojournalist exhibition; fist prize for photograph in an open category.
1997: Artist’s Stipend - The Icelandic State. 6 months.
2000: Artist’s Stipend - The Icelandic State. 6 months.
2004: Artist’s Stipend - The Icelandic State. 3 months.
WORK IN COLLECTIONS
National Gallery of Iceland Kjarvalsstaðir Reykjavík art Museum.
SPESSI ON THE WEB
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