USM Visiting Artist Program
Each year visiting artists and scholars from international, national, and regional locations collaborate with USM faculty and students. During their stay, the artists and scholars engage in activities ranging from student art critiques, demonstrations, art exhibitions, and lectures. In spring 2019 Ólöf Nordal spent a week on the USM campus. She visited classes to interact with art students and met with art faculty to complete a comparative analysis of curriculum structures at the Iceland University of the Arts and the USM Art Department. She presented to students and faculty at a Visiting Artist Talk on the USM Portland campus. She will participate in BFA Exhibition critiques and will explore the possibility of completing a longer term residency at USM in spring 2020.
Vision
Nordal is a leading Icelandic Artist who has created significant public art projects in and around the city of Reykjavik. Additionally, her work includes sculpture, 3D animation, photography, installations, and cross-disciplinary work with architects, composers, and theatre productions. Her presence as a Visiting Artist will contribute to Icelandic cultural connections and USM’s Maine North Atlantic Institute.
Collaborators
Iceland University of the Arts
