Auðunn Kvaran
Curator & Artist

Auðunn is an Icelandic artist and curator. He graduated with a BA degree in Fine Arts from the Icelandic University of the Arts in 2020. Following graduation, Auðunn exhibited extensively for the first year, then took a hiatus and relocated to Athens, Greece. In Athens, Auðunn subsequently founded Living Room, a venture best described as a project space, artist-run space, or off-space. Currently, Auðunn's engagement with the art world is predominantly curatorial and primarily through Living Room. Auðunn continues to create art and generally exhibits by invitation.

Auðunn's artistic practice involves replicating elements from the environment, manifesting these as sculptures, sometimes incorporating found materials, or translating them into 3D models which are then integrated into recorded videos. Sentences from personal journals may also be incorporated into these video works. The resulting pieces can function as a form of visual journal; however, Auðunn prefers these not to be overly specific to himself, to allow for broader viewer reflection and connection. The artworks are not intended to solve problems or propose strong statements. Rather, the aim is to create pieces that reflect observations from Auðunn's own life, presented in a manner that allows others to find relatable aspects within their own experiences.

Auðunn's art practice generally avoids overtly political themes, although it is acknowledged that political factors will inevitably influence the artworks; an inescapable aspect of creative expression.

Here’s a list of exhibitions:
(if there is no blue text it means that I’ve lost the documentation or haven’t gotten around to uploading it here)

Solo exhibitions

I Would Rather be Somewhere Nice. Phenomenon, Reykjavík 2025.

Svona er þetta stundum / Sometimes it be like that. Gallerí Sælir Kælir, Kópavogur. 2020

SÝNDARÁSTAND. Kubburinn, Reykjavík. 2019.

Small group exhibitions (2-3 artists)

A short visit. (with Anne Lindgaard Möller & Yoojin Lee) Spångatan 37B, Malmö. 2019.

Hydration is Key. (with Bragi Hilmarsson) Gallery RÝMD, Reykjavík. 2018.

Group exhibitions

Revisitors. Mini Market, Athens. 2023.

Midpunkt Hamraborg Festival. Various locations, Kópavogur. 2021

Plan B Art Festival. Borgarnes. 2021

Salon des Refusés. Deiglan, Akureyri. 2021

Rúllandi snjóbolti 13. Bræðslan, Djúpivogur. 2020.

Ready for Takeoff. Kjarvalsstaðir, Reykjavík. 2020.

Naflakusk. Naflinn, Reykjavík. 2020.

17 nemendur, einn fokkaði upp. Segull ‘67, Siglufjörður. 2020.

MONO Festival of One-to-One Performance. Stenkrossen, Lund. 2019.

Konsthögskolan i Malmö Årsutställning 2019. Båghallen, Malmö. 2019.

Víddir. Víðir - Sólvallagata 39, Reykjavík. 2018.

Spook the neighbourhood. Fálkagata, Reykjavík. 2018.

Háflæði. Lækningaminjasafnið, Reykjavík. 2018.

HALLÓ!. Gallery RÝMD, Reykjavík. 2017.

And here’s a list of curatorial work:
(details for all of these can be found on the Living Room website)

Curatorial

Good Times. Yoshi Kametani. Living Room, Athens. 2025

They Told me I Have the F29 Disease but I am Afraid of Flights. Vasilis Zarifopoulou. Living Room, Athens. 2025.

Ναυαγοί. Francesca Kezich. Living Room, Athens. 2025.

Wish Upon a Shooting Star. gel office. Living Room, Athens. 2024.

The Tunnels do not Echo. Iza Koczanowska. Living Room, Athens. 2024.

That’s How the Light Gets in Through the Cracks. Olympia Antoniadis. Living Room, Athens. 2024.

Masso: massage studio pop-up. Clare Aimée. Living Room, Athens. 2024.

This is Our Little Mistake. Eva Ísleifs. Living Room, Athens. 2024.

We Put on a Show. Atli Pálsson. Living Room, Athens. 2024

Closest Thing to an Angel. David Iñiguez Mangado. Living Room, Athens. 2024

BIOIMPERSONATORS. Bragi Hilmarsson. Living Room, Athens. 2024

Echo In a Spiral. Ana Castillo. Living Room, Athens. 2023

A Tale of Defiance. Mariella Lehner. Living Room, Athens, 2023.

Toy Car Painted With Nail Polish. Niklas Feinik. Living Room, Athens, 2023

Planning/Planing. Joe Keys. Living Room, Athens, 2023.

World Wide Luck. Paul Mogwitz. Living Room, Athens, 2023.

Phenomenological Clichés. Rúrí Sigríðardóttir Kommata. Living Room, Athens, 2023.

Damp Cloth of Gray Blur. Residency exhibition by Ingrid Helena Pajo. Living Room, Athens. 2023.

How to Disappear Like a Chameleon. Alice Leteissier. Living Room, Athens. 2023.

Gathering Branches for a Temporary Shelter. Ingrid Helena Pajo & Eugenio Marini. Living Room, Athens. 2022.

PREFACE. Eleanor Lines, Julie Vogl & Eskofier:)Sonne. Living Room, Athens. 2022.

Some works that haven’t been exhibited

Couple of paintings
Vibes
Nice Pillow
Look at him Go
A Short Story

Contact

audunnk@gmail.com
(Me, personally)

info@livingroomathens.com
(Living Room enquiries)

instagram.com/audunnaudunnaudunnaudunnaudunn
(My Instagram, I’m currently taking a break from Instagram so the link won’t work)

Education

Icelandic University of the Arts. 2017 - 2020.

Malmö Art Academy. 2019.

last updated: 03.04.2025

Svipaðar Pælingar / Similar ponderings (2020)

Exhibited in a group show in Segull ‘67 in Siglufjörður. Result of a 2 week residency.