Heimir Björgúlfsson

Born in Reykjavik, Iceland, in 1975, Heimir Björgúlfsson lives and works in Los Angeles, California. He received his MFA from the Sandberg Institute in 2003 and his BFA from the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in 2001, both in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. In 1998, he graduated from the Sonology program at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague, The Netherlands. His work has been exhibited widely in Europe and the United States in solo and group exhibitions at venues such as The Museum of Fine Art, Houston; Los Angeles Municipal Gallery, Los Angeles; Reykjavik Art Museum, Reykjavik; National Gallery of Iceland, Reykjavik; Gemeente Museum, The Hague; and the Biennale for Light Art, Ruhr, Germany.

 

 

His work has been featured in publications such as The Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, The Independent, The Epoch Times, Houston Chronicle, De Volkskrant, Culturetrip, dArt International Magazine, KUNSTforum, and New American Paintings. In 2024, he received the Homiens Art Prize in New York; in 2012, he was nominated for the Carnegie Art Award in Stockholm, Sweden; in 2006, he was nominated for the De Volkskrant Visual Art Prize in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Museum collections include the Museum of Fine Art in Houston, Reykjavik Art Museum in Reykjavik, 21c Museum in Louisville, Columbus Museum of Art at The Pizzuti in Columbus, and Akureyri Art Museum in Akureyri, Iceland.