Gabríela Friðriksdóttir
Gabríela Friðriksdóttir is an Icelandic visual artist, painter and sculptor.
In 2005, she represented Iceland at the Venice Biennale, and she is a previous winner of Iceland's Gudmunda Art Prize. She has also shown at Migros Museum, Zurich; Centre Pompidou, Paris; National Gallery, Reykjavik; Museum of Modern Art, Oslo; and Kunsthaus Graz.
In 2011, she has a major solo exhibition 'Crepusculum' at Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt.
In 2016, she has a solo exhibition 'Inner Life of a Hay-bale' at Gallery Gamma, Reykjavík, Iceland, with drawings, sculptures and an animation film made in collaboration with Pierre-Alain Giraud.
In 2018, she has a solo painting exhibition called 'GABRIELA' at Hverfisgallery, Reykjavík, Iceland.
Outside of her contributions in the art world, she is known for her collaboration with the Icelandic musician and superstar Björk. The two have collaborated on Björk's 2002 CD box set Family Tree and on the 2005 video for Björk's song "Where is the Line" from the album Medúlla. The two also combined their multimedia efforts at the 2005 La Biennale di Venezia in Venice, Italy.
Her work has been associated with New Gothic Art.
