SARA RIEL
 
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Sara Riel


Iceland, 1980
Lives & Works in Reykjavik City and Berlin

2005 – 2006   Meisterschuler Kunsthochschule-Berlin Weissensee
2001 - 2005   Kunsthochschule-Berlin Weissensee
2000 - 2001   Iceland Academy of the Arts

Selected Shows and Projects (solo and group)

2007
SAMSÝNING, 101 galleri. Reykjavik, Iceland
ON THE EDGE/Á JAÐRINUM, The Film Archive, Aukcland, New Zeland

MACHINERY/VÉLAKOSTUR, 101 galleri, Reykjavík, Iceland
THA OG THEGAR, Kron Kron, Reykjavík, Iceland
I AM LONGING BUT I DON’T KNOW FOR WHAT, Artist House, Teheran, Iran

2006
MEISTER, Senats Reservespeicher, Berlin, Germany
THE INCONCEIVABLE. St Paul Galley, Auckland, New Zeland
TISCHGESELLSCHAFTEN. Gallery Raab, Berlin, Germany
DING DONG FESTVAL. Hamburg, Germany
FEFE & RIEL. Senats Reserverspeicher, Berlin, Germany
                 
2005
BACKJUMPS-LIVE. Tokyo Wondersite, Tokyo, Japan
GATA THE GATHERING NO.2: ICELAND. Reykjavík, Iceland
BACKJUMPS-LIVE ISSUE 2.  Kunsthaus Bethanien, Berlin, Germany
DAS UNFASSBARE. 2YK Galleri, Berlin, Germany
HERZSCHUSS, ERFUNDEN. KHB Diplom, Berlin, Germany
NO NEW ENEMIES. Mr. Ego, Brusseles, Belgium
WALLSTREET JOURNAL. Berlin, Germany
TOYS. Der Keller, Berlin, Germany
FOX-PROJECT: STREETART ACADEMY. Copenhagen, Denmark
BIG GEEZERS. Montana Shop & Galleri, Barcelona, Spain
LIVE PAINTING. Watergate, Berlin, Germany
HACK.IT.ART. Kunsthaus Bethanien, Berlin, Germany

2004
BERLIN NORTH, (in collaboration with; Egill Saebjornsson, Sigurdur Gudjonsson, Asdis Sif Gunnarsdottir and Elin Hansdottir).
Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin, Germany.
WMF, WMF, Berlin, Germany
ROAD TO NOWHERE. Lovelite, Berlin, Germany
GATA:THE GATHERING. Helmholzplatz, Berlin, Germany
MONSTERKAPINETT-pictoplasma. Neurotitan, Berlin, Germany
B00D. Rudolfhalle, Berlin, Germany
ARTY PARTY. Lovelite, Berlin, Germany
LOVELITE. Club, Berlin, Germany
ELIXER. record/fashion shop, Berlin, Germany

2003
HAUSHALTEN: “VERPISS DICH”. Gallery Pankow, Berlin, Germany.
MÚM Concert. Stadtbad Oderbergerstrasse, Berlin, Germany.
SKATEHALL CHRISTANIA. Copenhagen, Denmark
BACKJUMPS-LIVE ISSUE. Kunsthaus Bethanien, Berlin, Germany.
GATA PROJECT vol. I. Skaftfell Cultural Center, Seydisfjördur, Iceland.

2002 
SCHEISSE, Laugardalslaug (Public swimming pool), Reykjavik,  Iceland.
POTTHETT LIST. Gallery NemaHvad!, Reykjavik, Iceland.
ODUR TIL LIKAMANS. JL Husid, Reykjavik, Iceland.
KLEIST-FESTTAGE. Frankfurt Oder, Germany.
AUTOMATENBAR. Berlin, Germany.

2001                 
REMIX. The Yellow House, Reykjavik, Iceland.
KITCHEN MOTORS. Club Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
BITCH. The Yellow House, Reykavik, Iceland.
COLOURING BOOK. Gallery NemaHvad!, Reykjavik, Iceland.
(in collaboration with Elin Hansdottir)

2000                 
Action/ Installation for a play by Gudbergur Bergsson (in collaberation with Kitchen Motors). IDNO theater, Reykjavik, Iceland

99 - 00                 
NEOGEO. series of underwater concerts/ installations. Sundhöll Reykjavikur, Iceland

And the streets of the Blue Planet....

Grants and Prizes

2005 
DAAD prize for exelent accomplishment as a foreign student at the
Kunsthochschule-Berlin Weissensee
CULTURAL GRANT from Reykjavik City to realize the GATA: Gathering Project

2000 
Honorary Graduate from the Art department at Fjölbrautaskolinn i Breidholti

Publications

 ICEPICK: Icelandic street art, Book by Thordis ClauessenGRAFFITI WOMAN, Book by Nicolas Ganz, Germany
BERLIN STREET ART, Book by Sven Zimmerman, Germany
ART OF REBELLION. Book by Christian Hundertmark,  Germany
STREET ART: DIE STADT ALS SPIELPLATZ. Book by  Daniela Krause & Christian Heincke, Germany.
THE INCONCEIVABLE. Catalogue published on the occation of the exhibition “the Inconceivable” in St Paul St Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand.
MODART magazine, the 7th Issue. More Productions Ltd.
STREETWEAR magazine, the 3. Issue. Magwick GmbH.