In the Company of Objects

45th anniversary exhibition of The Icelandic Association of Ceramic Artists

In the Company of Objects exhibits works from 34 ceramic artists dealing with functional objects. Ceramics are an inseparable part of everyday life, and loaded with emotional value and cultural history. Dinner plates used daily, coffee cups passed down through generations, china only brought out on special occasions, and vases placed at the center of a dinner table all form a setting for togetherness and form sites of connection.

The members of the Icelandic Ceramics Association are a diverse group of artists with unique approaches to object making. The exhibition features everything from simple and carefully designed vessels, intricate decorative objects, and sculptural works that raise questions about what defines functionality. Visitors are invited to spend time with these varied objects and consider both new and old ways of using ceramics as a medium for social interaction.

Artists are:

Aldís Yngvadóttir, Anna Sigríður Hróðmarsdóttir, Anna Story, Antonía Bergþórsdóttir, Auður Gunnarsdóttir, Auður Inga Ingvarsdóttir, Ása Tryggvadóttir, Daði Harðarson, Dagný Gylfadóttir, Elín Guðmundsdóttir, Erla Huld Sigurðardóttir, Erna Jónsdóttir, Guðný Hafsteinsdóttir, Guðný M. Magnúsdóttir, Guðný Rúnarsdóttir, Hafdís Brands, Halldóra Hafsteinsdóttir, Halla Ásgeirsdóttir, Helga Arnalds, Ingibjörg Ósk Þorvaldsdóttir, Jane Alexander, Kata Sümegi, Katla Rúnarsdóttir, Katrín V. Karlsdóttir Dyrving, María Skarphéðinsdóttir, Melkorka Matthíasdóttir, Ólöf Erla Bjarnadóttir, Ólöf Sæmundsdóttir, Sigríður Guðsteinsdóttir, Sunna Björg Sigfríðardóttir, Valdís Ólafsdóttir, Ylona Supèr, Þóra Breiðfjörð, Þórdís Baldursdóttir.

Curator: Agnes Ársælsdóttir
Exhibition committee: Aldís Yngvadóttir, Guðný Rúnarsdóttir, Ylona Supèr
Exhibition design: Dorka Csora

Graphic design: Agnar Stefánsson