Metamorphic by Katrín Sigurdardóttir

New York-based artist and SFAI alumna Katrín Sigurdardóttir (BFA 1990) returns to San Francisco with a new exhibition entitled, Metamorphic. She is also SFAI’s current Harker Award Artist-in-Residence.

By: Ana Pines

The title refers to the transformation that rocks go through via heat, pressure, or other natural agencies. In this case, the artist is mimicking the process with furniture by shipping items over and over again and reconstructing the damage they face during the process. They are initially created with a soft material that will easily damage, each man-made flaw reconstructed with something more durable. Each piece becomes more resilient through repair.

By: Ana Pines

Metamorphic is curated by Hesse McGraw, SFAI Vice President for Exhibitions and Public Programs; and organized with Katie Hood Morgan, SFAI Assistant Curator and Exhibitions Manager. The show will run through September 16, 2017 in the gallery at the Chestnut St campus

About the artist

By: Ana Pines

Katrin Sigurdardóttir was born in Reykjavík, Iceland. Her works have been shown extensively in Europe, North America, and South America, and are included in numerous public and private collections. In 2013, she represented Iceland in the 55th Venice Biennial. Notable solo exhibition venues include The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; MoMA PS1, New York; Parasol Unit Foundation for Contemporary Art, London; MIT List Visual Art Center, Boston; and FRAC Bourgogne, Dijon, France. In 2014, her large-scale work for the Venice Biennale traveled to Reykjavík Art Museum, Iceland, and SculptureCenter, New York.

By: Ana Pines

General Information

SFAI’s Walter and McBean Galleries are open to the public Tuesday 11 AM – 7 PM and Wednesday – Saturday, 11 AM – 6 PM and are free to the public. For general information, the public may visit sfai.edu or call (415) 749-4563. SFAI is located at 800 Chestnut St., San Francisco, CA.