i8 Gallery (IS)

Over its twenty-eight year history, i8 Gallery has fostered an influential group of artists from its Reykjavík base. The foundation of i8 Gallery is the conceptual rigour and intellectual spirit of its artists’ practices, which subtly unites the diverse roster. The twenty-three artists of the gallery work in a variety of mediums, including sculpture, painting, drawing, video, textile, installation, and performance.

Tryggvagata 16
101 Reykjavík
Iceland
(+354) 551 3666

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CHART

For CHART 2025, i8 Gallery will exhibit a two-person presentation of works by Ryan Mrozowski (b. 1981, USA) and Arna Óttarsdóttir (b. 1986, Iceland), who combine elements of figuration and abstraction throughout their practice. Using saturated areas of colour to mask fauna, Mrozowski’s new paintings explore perception and optical oscillation, while Óttarsdóttir incorporates sketches and less formal visual elements in her new weavings.

Ryan Mrozowski (US)

Ryan Mrozowski's immersive language, which is rooted in visual and linguistic puzzles, frequently uses botanical subjects to explore elements of presence, absence, and perception. Foliage, fruit, and letters become abstracted in Mrozowski’s compositions, as the artist crops and repeats his motifs. The resulting lyrical patterning disrupts the traditional still-life and often reimagines nature with methodical order.

Ryan Mrozowzki (b. 1981, US) lives and works between Hudson and in Brooklyn, New York. Mrozowski earned his MFA from Pratt Institute, New York, in 2005, and his BFA from the Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 2003. His work has been the subject of exhibitions at international venues including Galerie Nordenhake, Berlin (2024, 2022); Ratio 3, San Francisco (2021); Chapter, New York (2019); Simon Lee Gallery, London (2018); Hannah Hoffman Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (2018); and Arcade, London (2016).

Untitled (Orange)

Acrylic on linen
2024

Courtesy of the artist and i8 Gallery, Reykjavik

Untitled (Shifted Flowers)

Acrylic on linen
2025

Courtesy of the artist and i8 Gallery, Reykjavik

Untitled (Split)

Acrylic on linen
2025

Courtesy of the artist and i8 Gallery, Reykjavik

Portrait of Ryan Mrozowski

Courtesy of the artist and i8 Gallery

Arna Óttarsdóttir (IS)

As is consistent throughout her practice, Arna Óttarsdóttir uses her own notebooks, which are filled with thoughts and drawings, as source material for her works. By incorporating sketches and less formal visual elements into her weavings, Óttarsdóttir infuses her work with a personal energy. The patterns, textures, and colours vary within individual works, allowing the artist to investigate the aesthetic intricacies weaving allows.

Arna Óttarsdóttir (b. 1986, Iceland) lives and works in Reykjavík, Iceland. Her work has been featured in exhibitions at the Reykjavík Art Museum; Living Art Museum; Hafnarborg Centre of Culture and Fine Art; Kópavogur Art Museum. Óttarsdóttir's weavings have also been shown internationally at venues including Nordatlantens Brygge, Copenhagen; Turner Contemporary, Margate; Åplus, Berlin; and Cecilia Hillström Gallery, Stockholm.