Nick Rasmussen is a visual artist and wedding photographer from the United States, and is currently based in the state of Indiana. Nick studied at the Fish Factory – Creative Centre of Stöðvarfjöður for one month in November 2019, creating photographs and compiling time-lapses of the landscapes there to use as part of a larger,…

Christine Dewancker is an artist from Canada currently living in Toronto, Ontario. Christine was at the Fish Factory for one month in November. Her work is site-specific, responding to the ecological, historical and social conditions that inform and produce a place. She was inspired by the vastness of the landscape here and what made a…

Sibylle Nagel came from Austria, the land without the sea. Sibylle wanted to get to know to the sea. She collected sea wheat, stones and different items that sea had taken to the shore. Sibylle visited the sea during sunny, rainy and wintery October days, here in Stöðvarfjörður.  She was watching the sea and listening, what…

Gabriela Monnerat and Rodrigo Amim – aka ONZE – came to the Fish Factory to be inspired by Icelandic nature and culture. They also took advantage of this distance from their homes to reflect on the conservative wave that spread recently over Brazil, as well as many other countries. Using mixed media – sculpture, drawing, painting, filming, literature –…

Kathryn Maguire is an Installation Artist based in Dublin, Ireland. Kathryn came to the Fish Factory for a residency for the month of October 2019. She spent her time here exploring the remote landscapes of the East Fjords researching geological phenomenon. Her findings shall inform solo shows in 20/21 investigating The Physical World and Materials. She…

Wong Mei Yin Hazel was born and raised in Hong Kong, graduated from the Academy of Visual Arts (HKBU) in 2015. She works mostly with painting and independent publication. Mei Yin´s works are all about the relationship between humans and the cityscape or landscape. //More of Mei Yin´s work// wongmeiyinoo.com instagram.com/wongmeiyin

Tobias Carroll is a writer based in Brooklyn, New York. He came to the Fish Factory for a residency in October 2019. For most of his time there, he worked on a short nonfiction book about political signs for the Object Lessons series. He also worked on a surreal novel set in a mysterious city.…

  Razielle Aigen is an artist and a poet from Montreal, Canada. She came to spent the month of October to the Fish Factory – Creative Centre of Stöðvarfjörður, so she could focus on her writing projects. During her residency time, Razielle was working on poetry and making creative research on eco-poetics. She enjoyed her walks surrounded by beautiful…

Santiago Martinez Peral is a visual artist from Spain living in Madrid. Santiago spent the month of September here in the Fish Factory artist residency, and it was his first residency experience outside of Spain. During his residency time, Santiago painted several works with acrylics, combining it with crayon details. It was a pleasure for other artists…

  Raquel Mora Bajo is an artist from Spain, who came to Fish Factory´s art residency in the month of September. Raquel started her day´s by walking to the local waterfall and back to the Studio, where she used to write and listen to a jazz concert while enjoying her morning coffee. Walks in nature got her…

Aki Sung is a visual artist from Hong-Kong, and she spent the month of September here at the Fish Factory art residency. At home, she works with print-making focused on etching, illustrations and drawings. Aki wanted to find inspiration from Iceland, do a new series of work, and relax after all the things happening in…

Nola Boyle is an artist from the USA living in Philadelphia. She spent the months of August and September here in East-Iceland. During her residency time, Nola was preparing her upcoming portfolio. She was working with clay and experimenting with sticks and stones. Nola produced 36 cups made from clay, and she placed these cups in…

Ella Webb is an illustrator based in the United Kingdom, who spent the month of September here in the Fish Factory artist residency. She came to work on a new series of work, for her upcoming show in Japan in October and November 2019. Ella created drawings, designed prints and worked with loom and cross-stitching. Most of…

Talita Zaragoza is a Brazilian artist, living in New York, USA. She spent the month of September here in the East-Iceland. During her residency stay, she hiked around the mountains of Stöðvarfjörður, rested and enjoyed the Private Studio she was working in. At the Studio Talita was working with paper, writing and bigger scale paintings.…

Daniel van Benthuysen is a visual artist from Long Island, New York, and he joined us here at the Fish Factory art residency for the month of September. During his residency month, he painted with watercolours to a variety of different types of paper he brought with him from the USA, where he usually works…

  Taylor Raye Erickson is a visual artist from America, living in Pittsburg. She spent the month of August here at the Fish Factory artist residency. During her residency time, Taylor made a collection of small works mainly using acrylic paint on Yupo-paper. In her works, she explored dreams and memories. Taylors art searches our environment,…

Eric Neunteufel is an artist from Austria, who came to Fish Factory art residency in August 2019 with his wife Angelika Kreilinger. Back home in Austria, they own their own graphic studio called Graphik Werkstatt, Neunteufel Kreilinger. Beginning of Eric´s residency he found a funny picture from the Factory. Picture from local bus drivers from the 1970s. He…

Angelika Kreilinger came from Austria to visit Stöðvarfjörður with her husband Eric Neunteufel. Together with Eric, they own a graphic studio called Graphik Werkstatt, Neunteufel Kreilinger back in Austria. They spent the month of August here at the Fish Factory artist residency. Angelika enjoyed long walks in nature, taking pictures in the village, watching birds, flora and the endless…

Sunny Stanila is an artist and experimental animation filmmaker living in Montreal, Canada. It was her first visit to Iceland and she spent the month of August here at the Fish Factory. Research played a big part of Sunny´s work, and it focused on non-linear abstract narrative experimental hand-drawn animation. She explores changeability and physicality…

  Eimear Kavanagh is a visual artist living in England, who spent the month of August here at the Fish Factory artist residency. She came to Stöðvarfjörður to find a peaceful environment so she could dedicate to her art project. Eimear and her sister are making a book of poetry for which she creates illustrations. Together…

Maija fox is a British visual artist who spent summer months June and July here at the Fish Factory – art residency. Maija’s work aims to address conscious observations to the places/spaces that she finds herself in. She works in mediums that become apparent through the process of being in the world; crafting site-specific companions;…

Mareiwa is a French-Columbian artist based in San Francisco. Fish Factory – Creative Centre of Stöðvarfjörður was her first art residency experience, and it was an amazing place to execute that. She spent the summer month of July here between the mountains in the east-fjords. Mareiwa came to develop some existing art ideas, and to make a…

Laura Nygren is an American musician based in Amsterdam, Holland, who spent the month of July here at the Fish Factory.  She is a contrabass player and an electrical musician as well. Laura wanted to come to Fish Factory art residency to write music and find more ways to combine her voice with contrabass, so…

Hyesug Park// July 2019 Hyesug Park is a Korean artist and ceramist living in Germany. She spent the month of July here with us in the Fish Factory artist residency. From first sight Hyesung was fascinated by the mountains she saw on our website, and she decided to come to Iceland. Her curiosity towards nature…