History
Iceland University of the Arts ( is, Listaháskóli Íslands ) is an
Iceland
Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its s ...
ic institution of higher art education, located in
Reykjavík, which offers the only university-level degrees in
the arts
The arts are a very wide range of human practices of creative expression, storytelling and cultural participation. They encompass multiple diverse and plural modes of thinking, doing and being, in an extremely broad range of media. Both ...
in Iceland.
[Lisa Z. Valdimarsdottir]
Iceland Academy of the Arts, Department of Design and Architecture - Library
(pdf) The institution was founded on 21 September 1998 by consolidating the Iceland Drama School and the Reykjavík Arts School,
and classes began in autumn 1999.
[Jóhannes Þórðarson]
MA proposal for Applied Arts at the Iceland Academy of the Arts - dept. of design and architecture
pdf), 22 January 2010: "IAA started in 1999".
Education
Following the standards of the
Bologna process, IUA offers bachelor's degree programmes (3 years, 180
ECTS credits,
Bachelor of Fine Arts
A Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) is a standard undergraduate degree for students for pursuing a professional education in the visual, fine or performing arts. It is also called Bachelor of Visual Arts (BVA) in some cases.
Background
The Bachelor ...
), and master's degree programmes (2 years, 120
ECTS credits,
Master of Fine Arts
A Master of Fine Arts (MFA or M.F.A.)
is a terminal degree in fine arts, including visual arts, creative writing, graphic design, photography, filmmaking, dance, theatre, other performing arts and in some cases, theatre management or arts admini ...
).
There are seven study programmes available at IUA:
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Architecture
Architecture is the art and technique of designing and building, as distinguished from the skills associated with construction. It is both the process and the product of sketching, conceiving, planning, designing, and constructing building ...
Arts Education
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Design
A design is a plan or specification for the construction of an object or system or for the implementation of an activity or process or the result of that plan or specification in the form of a prototype, product, or process. The verb ''to design'' ...
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Film
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere ...
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Fine Art
In European academic traditions, fine art is developed primarily for aesthetics or creative expression, distinguishing it from decorative art or applied art, which also has to serve some practical function, such as pottery or most metalwork ...
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Music
Music is generally defined as the art of arranging sound to create some combination of form, harmony, melody, rhythm or otherwise expressive content. Exact definitions of music vary considerably around the world, though it is an aspect ...
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Performing Arts
The performing arts are arts such as music, dance, and drama which are performed for an audience. They are different from the visual arts, which are the use of paint, canvas or various materials to create physical or static art objects. Perform ...
Notable alumni & faculty
Faculty members of IUA are all practising artists and experts in their field of work. Here is a as selection of few distinguished former students and present faculty members at IUA:
Fine Art: Bryndís H. Snæbjörnsdóttir, Carl Boutard, Egill Sæbjörnsson, Elín Hansdóttir, Hekla Dögg Jónsdóttir,
Hrafnhildur Arnardóttir (Shoplifter),
Hugleikur Dagsson
Þórarinn Hugleikur Dagsson (), nicknamed Hulli, born 5 October 1977 is an Icelandic artist. He received a B.A. degree from the Iceland Academy of the Arts in 2002.
He was a film critic in a popular Icelandic radio program on Radíó X and host ...
, Ólöf Nordal,
Ragnar Kjartansson,
Sigurður Guðjónsson Sigurður Guðjónsson is an Icelandic contemporary artist. He works in the field of installation art and video art.
Early life and career
Guðjónsson was born in 1975 in Reykjavík, Iceland. He studied art in Reykjavík at the Iceland University ...
,
Monika Larsen Dennis
Monika Larsen Dennis (born 1963) is a Swedish contemporary visual artist and sculptor, known for her public art. She has also worked in performance art, photography, and film.
Early life and education
Monika Larsen Dennis was born in 1963 in M ...
.
Music:
Atli Ingólfsson
Atli Ingólfsson (born 1962) is a composer. His works have been performed in new music festivals across Europe and occasionally overseas. His oeuvre comprises a big range of different works, from solo to orchestral to music theatre. Of his chamb ...
, composer.
Bára Gísladóttir
Bára Gísladóttir (born 1989) is an Icelandic composer and double bassist, currently based in Copenhagen.
She often performs with longtime collaborator Skúli Sverrisson. She is the double bassist of Elja Ensemble.
Bára has said that her ...
, composer and musician.
Guðmundur Steinn Gunnarsson
Guðmundur Steinn Gunnarsson (born 1982) is an Icelandic composer, performer and a founding member of S.L.Á.T.U.R., an experimental arts organization in Reykjavík. In his compositions he has developed a rhythmic language devoid of regular beat ...
, composer and musician.
Hildur Guðnadóttir, composer and musician.
Ólöf Arnalds, singer/songwriter and musician.
Performing Arts:
Baltasar Kormákur
Baltasar Kormákur Baltasarsson (born 27 February 1966) is an Icelandic actor, theater and film director, and film producer. He is best known for directing the films ''101 Reykjavík'', '' The Sea'', ''A Little Trip to Heaven'', '' Contraband'' ...
, director and actor. Ebba Katrín Finnsdóttir, actress.
Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir
Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir (born 12 October 1968) is an Icelandic actress and musician. In the 1990s, she was also a saxophonist and vocalist of the group Reptile.
Biography
Halldóra graduated from the Iceland University of the Arts in 1995. ...
, actress and musician. Hannes Óli Ágústsson, actor. Karl Ágúst Þorbergsson device theatre. Katrín Gunnarsdóttir, dancer and choreographer.
Kristín Þóra Haraldsdóttir
Kristín Þóra Haraldsdóttir ( translit. Kristin Thora Haraldsdottir; born 25 February 1982) is an Icelandic actress and musician. She graduated from the drama department of the Iceland Academy of the Arts in the spring of 2007.
History
Afte ...
, actress. Matthías Haraldsson,
vocalist
Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...
of
Hatari & playwright.
Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, actor. Sigríður Soffía Níelsdóttir, dancer and choreographer.
Stefán Karl Stefánsson
Stefán Karl Stefánsson (; ; 10 July 1975 – 21 August 2018) was an Icelandic actor and singer. He was best known for portraying Robbie Rotten, the antagonist of the children's television series '' LazyTown''.
Career
Stefán Karl's career s ...
, film and stage actor. Þorleifur Örn Arnarson, theatre director and playwright.
See also
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Skemman.is (digital library)
References
External links
Official homepage, English versionListing at Cumulus, International Association of Universities and Colleges of Art, Design and Media*
ttp://www.university-directory.eu/Iceland/Iceland-Academy-of-the-Arts.html Listing at www.University.Directory.euArts Schools in Iceland list at Center for Icelandic Art
Universities in Iceland
Music schools in Iceland
Educational institutions established in 1998
1998 establishments in Iceland
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