Freya Björg Olafson
Country
Canada
Aditional info
This work was supported by the Canada Council for the Arts, Manitoba Arts Council, Winnipeg Arts Council; the AR/VR Artist Research Residency Pilot organized by Oregon Story Board, Eyebeam, and Upfor Gallery in Portland as well as the 13th Annual Montréal Choreographic Workshop. This work was also developed through the CounterPulse (San Francisco) ‘Artist Residency Commissioning Program’ with the support of the National Endowment for the Arts, the Zellerbach Family Foundation, and the Ken Hempel Fund for the Arts. As well as through a residency at Oboro in Montréal and Prairie Theatre Exchange
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Freya Björg Olafson is an intermedia artist who works with video, audio, animation, motion capture, XR, painting, and performance. In spring 2020 Olafson was one of the longlist ‘Sobey Art Award’ recipients and in July 2021 was selected for the Lumen Prize for Art & Technology longlist. In 2017 Olafson joined York University as an Assistant Professor in screendance. As of July 2021, Olafson is an Assistant Professor in Digital Media at the University of Manitoba School of Art. Olafson holds an MFA in New Media from the Transart Institute / Donau Universität.
