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Steinunn Thórarinsdóttir:
Toronto - Odon Wagner Contemporary is pleased to announce the opening of Inner Light, an exhibition of new sculptures by Icelander Steinunn Thórarinsdóttir. This exhibition presents us with a group of sculptures that are varied in size, material, and construction. Thórarinsdóttir's sculptures invite us to walk amongst them, as both active participants and reflective observers. Their quiet mysticism has the power to move us, while their raw physicality has the ability to inspire awe. Like Iceland itself, the sculptures have a rugged beauty, and possess the strength of an authentic northern spirit. Thórarinsdóttir uses representations of the figure to evoke a sense of the sublime that is tied to both our sense of being in the world and our sense of identity within.
Steinunn Thórarinsdóttir was born in Reykjavik, Iceland in 1955. She studied sculpture in England from 1974 to 1979 and in Italy from 1979 to 1980. Steinunn has been working professionally for over 20 years and has exhibited widely in Europe, Japan, USA and Australia. Her works are in private, public and corporate collections in many countries. She has been commissioned to make site-specific sculptures for a variety of locations, and has participated in international festivals such as "Sculpture by the Sea" in Sydney, Australia. Steinunn lives and works in Reykjavik, Iceland.
ICCT is very pleased that Steinunn will be showing her work in Toronto again. Her last show was at the Goethe Institut in the fall of 2003.
Ambassador Markús Örn Antonsson will open the show.
September 22, 2006, 6.00 to 9.00 p.m. Odon Wagner Gallery ,172 Davenport Rd.
For further information or to receive a full-colour catalogue:
Laura Peturson, (416) 962-0438
laura@odonwagnergallery.com