Arnor G. Bieltvedt

Artist from Iceland

Pasadena, California 91104

E-mail: arnor@artistarnor.com

Web:  www.artistarnor.com

 

Selected Exhibitions (* Solo Shows)

 

2007    “Art Copenhagen”, represented by Galleri Sct. Gertrud, Copenhagen,

            Denmark

2007    “10 Year Anniversary Exhibition”, Galerie Beeldkracht, Scheemda,

           The Netherlands

2007    “October International Art Show”, Marziart International Gallery,

             Hamburg, Germany

2006    “Floral Interpretations”,  Anne Loucks Gallery, Glencoe, IL

2006     *“The Pulse of Nature”, The Embassy of Iceland, Copenhagen,

               Denmark.

2006     *“Heartbeat of Living Nature”, Gallery Art-Iceland.com, Reykjavik,   

               Iceland

2005    Portraits and Landscapes, Lorimier Gallery, Cape Girardeau, MO

2005    Facets, Almquist Gallery, Winnetka, IL

2004    Still Life: Contemporary Visions, Anne Loucks Gallery, Glencoe, IL

2004    Biennial International Juried Exhibition, Brad Cooper Gallery,  

               Tampa, Florida

2004    The OCF Annual Art Exhibition, Hyatt Regency Hotel, Chicago, IL

2004    *Towards Abstraction, Indian Trails Public Library, Wheeling, IL

2003    Three Artists, Monarch Gallery, St. Louis, MO

2003     Neutral Current, Ward-Nasse Gallery, NY, NY

2003     ArtDimesions 2nd Anniversary, St. Louis, MO

2002      Holiday Treasures, Anne Loucks Gallery, Glencoe, Illinois

                Live From Chicago, ATC Gallery, Chicago, Illinois

               *Faces, 3rd Coast Café, Chicago, Illinois

2001     Four Directions, John Almquist Gallery, Winnetka, Illinois

                Premiere/Art Dimensions, St. Louis, Missouri

2000     *Viking Celebration, The Residence of the Icelandic Embassy,      

                Washington, D.C.

1999     Color and Steel, Forissant Civic Center, Florissant, Missouri

1998     *Women and Flowers, Loftkastalinn, Reykjavik, Iceland

                Icelandic Art, Gallery Kunst, Edinburgh, Scotland

                *Fishing for Flowers, Coffee Cartel, St. Louis, Missouri

1997     *Portraits of Jane, Canton Area Arts Council, Canton, Missouri

                *Introduction, Arnor, Culver Stockton College, Canton, Missouri

                *Where the Flowers Go, Art Attack Gallery, St. Louis, Missouri

                Florals, Coleman Gallery, Albuquerque, New Mexico

                Winter Invitational, Petrides Studio Gallery, Cherry Hill, New  

                Jersey

1996     175th Anniversary, Galerie Commeter, Hamburg, Germany

                Still Lives, Eleven East Ashland, Phoenix, Arizona

                *Sunflowers, Gallery B.A.I., Barcelona, Spain

                Third Annual Small Works Invitational, Blue Mountain Gallery,

                New York, New York

1995     Spirit, Libido and Love, Abney Gallery, New York, New York

                Icelandic Showcase, Paradise Gallery, Sarasota, Florida

1994     *Polished Roughness, Addison’s on the Square, St. Louis,

                Missouri

                Models Interpreted, Ruderer Fine Arts, St. Louis, Missouri

 

Commissions

 

1994                 First Mural Assistant, Webster University, St. Louis, Missouri

2003-present  “Homescapes” (house portraits) and portraits of people through Anne Loucks Gallery, Winnetka, IL

2004              Representation through Portraits Chicago Inc., Lake Forest, IL

2004              Designwork  (sketches and painting) of selected homes for

                        Saints Faith, Hope and Charity Women’s Guild Annual

                        Housewalk

 

Selected Public and Corporate Collections 

 

The Reykjavik Art Museum, Reykjavik, Iceland

The Akureyri Art Museum, Akureyri, Iceland

 The Grind Café, St. Louis, Missouri

North Shore Country Day School, Winnetka, Illinois

North Shore Art League, Winnetka, Illinois

The Embassy of Iceland, Copenhagen, Denmark

The University of Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany

Winnetka Community House, Winnetka, IL

Straumur Burdaras Investment Bank, Copenhagen, Denmark

Property Group A/S Investment Bank, Copenhagen, Denmark

 

Selected Private Collections

 

Vigdis Finnbogadottir, Former president of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland

Jon Baldvin Hannibalsson, Ambassador of Iceland, former foreign minister of Iceland, Helsinki, Finland

Ingimundur Sigfusson, Ambassador of Iceland, Tokyo, Japan

Thordur Oskarsson, Ambassador of Iceland, Vienna, Austria

Kjartan Johannsson, Ambassador of Iceland, Bruxelles, Belgium

Eidur Gudnason, Ambassador of Iceland, Beijing, China

Sverrir Gunnlaugsson, Ambassador of Iceland, London, England

Consul of Iceland, Hong Kong, China

Ambassador of Venezuela, Helsinki, Finland

Helgi Agustsson, Ambassador of Iceland, Washington, D.C.

Jessica Harper, Movie Star (Minority Report, Pennies from Heaven, My Favorite Year, The Blue Iguana…..), Los Angeles, California

Jimmy Arias, Tennis Star (five singles titles, world no. 5 in 1984), Sarasota, Florida

Rebecca Pauline, Model/Playboy Centerfold, Palm Springs, Florida

Cheryl Shuman, CEO of the Starry Eyes Network, Beverly Hills, California

Alessandra Marc, Opera Singer, Dramatic Soprano (Albert Hall-London, Liceau Barcelona, Opera Sydney, Opera Zurich….) Chantilly, VA

Orin Smith, CEO, Starbucks, Seattle, Washington

Audrey Niffenegger, Best selling author (The Time Traveler’s Wife) and visual artist, IL

Bruce Jarchow, actor (Desperate Housewives, ER, Seinfeld, The Weatherman, Outbreak, Ghost…) Chicago, IL

Tim Kazurinsky, actor (Police Academy, Saturday Night Live 1981-1984, About Last Night…), Evanston, IL

Peter Wentz, bassist of the rock band Fall Out Boy (nominated for a Grammy as best new band in 2006), CA

Suzanne McCullagh, Curator of the Department of Drawings and Prints, Chicago Art Museum, Chicago, IL

 

Selected Bibliography

 

Staffwriter, “Icelandic Wildflowers in the Netherlands”, Morgunbladid, July 10, 2007

Staffwriter, “Arnor G. Bieltvedt exhibits his work in the Netherlands”, Morgunbladid, Iceland, October 23, 2006

B.S., “Paints for the Stars”, Frettabladid/The Newspaper, Reykjavik, Iceland, July 21, 2006

Staffwriter, “The Heartbeat of