BIO
Eirdís Ragnarsdóttir (b. 1993) is an Icelandic & Chinese artist living and working in Beijing. Growing up between Iceland, China, Japan and New York, alongside her own mixed heritage, Eirdís’s creative process served as a sanctuary while facing her many identities. Her paintings express a dialectic experience of self, the subjects alien yet molding to its’ environment.
Eirdís’s work embodies a contradiction between the Western fixation of “finding oneself” and the Eastern philosophy of “no self” as all things are constantly changing. She has participated in various exhibitions in New York, San Francisco, Beijing, Shanghai, Milan, Paris, Tokyo, exhibited with Gucci and she has collaborated with brands such as Arche and Burton.
CONTACT
Email:
Eirdisco@gmail.com
Instagram:
@eirdis
CV
Education/Training:
(2012 - 2013): Traditional oil painting, Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China
(2013 - 2017): Psychology & fine art, Gallatin New York University, New York, United States
(2019 - 2020): Apprentice to master painter TongHongSheng, Beijing, China
Solo Exhibition:
(2020) Artist in Studio, UltraSuperNew Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
(2019) Lost & Found, Icelandic Embassy, Beijing, China
Group Exhibition:
(2024) Winners Gallery, Beijing, China
(2023) Crossing borders with art, DDD Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
(2022) XX universe, Empty Space, Beijing, China
(2022) Bloom, Gucci, Shanghai, China
(2022) FOMO, Plan X Gallery, Milan, Italy
(2022) Winter olympics, Long Fu Temple, Beijing, China
(2019) Castle city, Yuan Ming Yuan Gallery, Beijing, China
(2019) Illuminate, Heron Arts Gallery, San Francisco, United States
(2017) Edibles, Gallatin New York University, New York, United States
(2016) Body, I, Gallatin New York University, New York, United States
Art Fairs:
(2024) NingBo Contemporary, Winners Gallery, NingBo, China
(2022) Focus Art Fair, 1719 Post, Paris, France
(2022) Wave Art Fair, 1719 Post, HangZhou, China
(2021) ShenZhen Art Fair, Hibon Gallery, ShenZhen, China
(2021) HangZhou Art fair, Bonian Space, HangZhou, China
(2021) NGArt Art, Beijing, China
(2021) SongFeng Expo, BaoDing, China
Published:
“A colourful existential crisis”, GQ Magazine, 2023
“Iceland, art & BioEffect Interview”, Glass China, 2023
“Worms robbed #73”: Redlion, 2022
“From minister consoler’s daughter to artist”: World Horizon Cultural Dialogue, by Wu Yuan, 2022
“An artist´s life.” The stories of the people behind the art #19: C-Heads, by Christine, 2022
“The noise of social media” Autumn issue 2020: Art & Museum magazine, by Derek Culley, 2020
“When art imitates life. Galleries and artists adapt to cope with the coronavirus:” Metropolis, Japan by Shir Lee Akazawa, 2020
“Art saves lives”: International artists stranded in Tokyo try to change the narrative of worldwide coronavirus pandemic: Tokyo Weekender, by Nick Narigon, 2020
#5 Issue: Slevin Magazine, 2019
#2 Issue: Que Será, 2019
Ónefna Magazine, by Gunnlöð Jóna, 2017
Body, I: NYU Gallatin Confluence, 2016
Professional Contribution:
(2024): 一条 Auction｜Shanghai, China
(2023): Healing Through Art Lecture, Tian Jing University, TianJing, China
(2023): Art Collaboration and Residency, Hotel Éclat, Beijing, China
(2022): Spring/Summer Art and Fashion Collaboration, Arche, Mainland, China
(2021 - 2025): 54 m2 mural in memory of Jake Burton, Burton, NanShan Ski Resort, China
(2021): VR Stage Artist, Dream Ice Isle, Beijing, China
(2021): Spring/Summer Art and Fashion Collaboration, Arche, Mainland, China
(2017): Art & Fashion Collaboration, Samantha Darryanto, New York, United States