A B O U T

Gudrun Nielsen aligns herself with a modernist-based formalism with minimalist overtones. Producing large-scale sculpture in a variety of media, Nielsen uses geometrical forms which reflect elements of balance and movement. Drawn to clear and harmonious proportions, as well as cultures, elements of her practice echo Japanese attitudes to mass and shape. Gudrun Nielsen graduated as a sculptor in 1989 from the Icelandic College of Art and Crafts. She studied Mural Design from Chelsea College of Art and Design London 1990-1992 and graduated with an MA in Art in Architecture from University of East London 1995. Based in Reykjavik, Iceland, Nielsen has exhibited extensively, with selected and invited exhibitions, few: Public art in a private space, solo exhibition, The Association of Icelandic Visual Artists SÍM gallery, Reykjavík (2022); Royal Society of Sculptors members exhibition London The 10 Gram Challenge (2021); Royal Society of Sculptors summer exhibition London, Gallery Grásteinn Reykjavík (2020); Reykjavik, Berlin, London, Paris (2019); CHANGES a solo exhibition SÍM gallery, Reykjavík (2018); SKULPTUR an RBS exhibition of contemporary Nordic three-dimensional practice in London (2015); Þorfinnstjörn, Hljómskálagarðurinn Reykjavík (2014); Edsvik Art Gallery, Sollentuna (2012); Harold Martin Botanic Garden, University of Leicester (2005); A one day solo exhibition Millennium Dome, London (2000); A Festival of Scandinavian Design, the Design Museum, London (1992).

Q U A L I F I C A T I O N S

1994 - 1995   University of East London. MA ART IN ARCHITECTURE
1990 - 1992   Chelsea College of Art and Design, London. MURAL DESIGN
1985 - 1989   The Icelandic College of Art and Crafts, Reykjavík. SCULPTURE

F E L L O W
Royal Society of Sculptors, London https://sculptors.org.uk/artists?name=gudrun+nielsen&discipline=All&material=All&region=All
M E M B E R
SÍM The Association of Icelandic Visual Artists, Reykjavík http://www.sim.is https://arkiv.is/artist/695
MHR - Reykjavík Sculptors Society http://mhr.is
Sculpture Network, Germany http://www.sculpture-network.org

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Temple - Gone with the wind exhibition, The Icelandic Sculptors Society 2018

Temple - Gone with the wind exhibition, The Icelandic Sculptors Society 2018

Labyrinth - Skulptur, at Royal British Society of Sculptors 2015. An exhibition of Nordic sculptors. Image AK Purkiss.

Labyrinth - Skulptur, at Royal British Society of Sculptors 2015. An exhibition of Nordic sculptors. Image AK Purkiss.

Absent Core 2014 Þorfinnstjörn, Hljómskálagarðurinn Reykjavík. Solo exhibition.

Absent Core 2014 Þorfinnstjörn, Hljómskálagarðurinn Reykjavík. Solo exhibition.

Changes 2010 - Greenham Common. Sculpture winner of 1st prize in an International competition 1998. Image Leigh Quinell

Changes 2010 - Greenham Common. Sculpture winner of 1st prize in an International competition 1998. Image Leigh Quinell

TIME 2002, 3D site specific mural for Westwood High School for Girls London. Included in the design a 1868 clock-face from the former The Gillett & Johnston clock tower Thornton Heath. An award winning design.

TIME 2002, 3D site specific mural for Westwood High School for Girls London. Included in the design a 1868 clock-face from the former The Gillett & Johnston clock tower Thornton Heath. An award winning design.

Childhood Memorie 2000 The Millennium Dome Solo exhibition alongside the Millennium Experience.

Childhood Memorie 2000 The Millennium Dome Solo exhibition alongside the Millennium Experience.

Wheel of Progress 1992 Design Museum. A Festival of Scandinavian Design Exhibition. One of my degree sculptures from Chelsea College of Art and Design 1992. Image Nick Morris

Wheel of Progress 1992 Design Museum. A Festival of Scandinavian Design Exhibition. One of my degree sculptures from Chelsea College of Art and Design 1992. Image Nick Morris

Wheel of Progress 1992 Design Museum by Tower Bridge, detail. Image Nick Morris

Wheel of Progress 1992 Design Museum by Tower Bridge, detail. Image Nick Morris