Biography
Steingrímur Gauti (b. 1986, Reykjavík, Iceland) is an artist whose work grows out of repetition, rhythm, and close attention. Through slow, deliberate processes, he explores how surface, material, and time shape each other.
Working from his studio in Reykjavík, he approaches painting as a daily practice — a balance between intuition and restraint, between the body and the stillness of the material itself. His paintings evolve through layering, erasure, and touch, revealing quiet traces of their making.
His works are held in private and public collections in Europe, the United States, and Asia.
CV
Education
MA/M.Art.Ed/MT, Iceland University of the Arts (2027)
BFA, Iceland University of the Arts 2015
Universität Der Künste, Berlin 2012-2013
The Reykjavík School of Visual Arts; Foundation 2010
Grants and residencies
2025 Casa Marguo Residency, Menorca, Spain
2024 Saruya Artist Residency, Fujiyoshida, Japan
2021 Project Grant - The Icelandic Visual Art Copyright Association (Myndstef)
2019 Circolo Scandinavo / Nordic Artists’ Residence Program, Rome, Italy
Selected Exhibitions
2026 Untitled (solo - upcoming) - Neskirkja, Reykjavík
2025 Careless Whisper (solo - upcoming) - Vinnustofa Kjarvals, Reykjavík
2024 Árekstur (duo w/ Árni Már Viðarsson) - Gallery Port, Reykjavík
2024 Art021 via Galerie Marguo - Shanghai Exhibition Center, Shanghai
2024 Kiaf Seoul via Galerie Marguo - Coex, Seoul
2024 Lingering Space (solo) - Listval Gallery, Reykjavík
2024 Chop Wood, Carry Water (solo) - Galerie Marguo, Paris
2023 Art Paris via Galerie Marguo - Grand Palais Éphémère, Paris
2023 Mens et Manus - Listval Gallery, Reykjavík
2022 Art021 via Galerie Marguo - Shanghai Exhibition Center, Shanghai
2022 Mutes (solo) - Gallery Port, Reykjavík
2022 Mens et Manus - Embassy of Iceland, Copenhagen
2022 Art Paris via Galerie Marguo - Grand Palais Éphémère, Paris
2021 Withinover (duo w/ Áslaug Íris Katrín) - Gallery Port, Reykjavík
2021 Art021 via Galerie Marguo - Shanghai Exhibition Center, Shanghai
2021 Art Paris via Galerie Marguo - Grand Palais Éphémère, Paris
2021 Soft Approach (solo) - Galerie Marguo, Paris
2021 Presentation of Marguo Artists - Galerie Marguo, Paris
2021 Life in a Day (duo w/ Sigtryggur Berg Sigmarsson) - Diller Daniels, Zurich
2020 Vision Acuity - Clandestina Gallery x DSQ Project Space, Miami
2020 The Studio (duo w/ Halldór Ragnarsson) - Mokka, Reykjavík
2020 Tíðarandi / Zeitgeist - Listasafn Árnesinga Art Museum, Hveragerði
2020 Ný verk (solo) - Gallerí Grótta, Seltjarnarnes
2019 Allt á sama tíma / Everything at the Same Time - Hafnarborg Art Museum, Reykjavík
2019 En svo vissi ég minna (solo) - Gallery Kjallari, Reykjavík
2018 Ekki gera neitt (solo) - Tveir Hrafnar Gallery, Reykjavík
2018 For the Time Being (solo) - SÍM Gallery, Reykjavík
2018 Undir (solo) - Mosfellsbær Art Gallery, Mosfellsbær
2017 Citius (solo) - Mokka, Reykjavík
2017 Stund (solo) - Icelandic Printmakers Association, Reykjavík
2016 Áferð / Texture (duo w/ Kristín Morthens) - Gallery Port, Reykjavík