by Vicki | Jul 17, 2023 | Uncategorized
Keith Paul Medelis is a journalist using their second time in residence at NES to work on a narrative nonfiction book about life in Skagaströnd. The collection of stories is gathered from conversations with residents, tourists, and artists alike in an attempt to gain...
by Vicki | Jul 13, 2023 | Uncategorized
An air hostess In Singapore in the early 70s when air travel was glamorous, to running a restaurant in Perth, winning an award as chef, to studying creative writing and film production, to working as a sound recordist and executive producer, to founding a charity for...
by Vicki | Jul 12, 2023 | Uncategorized
Ashley Kidner is a Baltimore-based environmental artist. Kidner works with native plants, wood, water and stone, in addition to watercolors and “box construction”. Kidner’s work reflects issues such as climate change, habitat loss and the decline of...
by Vicki | Jun 29, 2023 | Uncategorized
Joanne Funkhouser is an oil/watercolor plein air painter, mostly focusing on landscapes, capturing the nature of Skagaströnd and Iceland overall. “It has always been a dream of mine to come to Iceland and paint the encaptivating and extensive range of diverse...
by Vicki | Jun 27, 2023 | Uncategorized
Marion de Boer is a sociologist and multidisciplinary artist from Groningen (the Netherlands) who is primarily focusing on a sustainable art practice in close relationship with nature. At NES she is exploring and enjoying the inspiration and possibilities the...
by Vicki | Jun 26, 2023 | Uncategorized
“During my residency at NES in Iceland, I created a multi-disciplinary body of work inspired by the Icelandic landscape of Skagaströnd. Through video, drawing, and ceramics, I explored the temporal nature of the environment and the relationship between natural...
