American Scandinavian Society

12/10/2025

🙌 Congratulations to Shoplifter / Hrafnhildur Arnardóttir, recipient of the 5th Elfi von Kantzow Alvin Art Award.

Shoplifter / Hrafnhildur Arnardottir is a renowned Icelandic contemporary artist, born in Reykjavik and based in NY. Her innovative work primarily utilizes synthetic and natural hair to create captivating sculptures, murals, and site-specific installations. Exhibited worldwide, she has collaborated with artists from various countries, including with musician Björk to create the hair mask for the cover of her album Medúlla. Shoplifter also represented Iceland at La Biennale di Venezia in 2019 with her installation Chromo Sapiens.

The Elfi von Kantzow Alvin Art Award is awarded to a woman visual artist with outstanding talent, vision and perseverance with strong ties to one of the 5 Nordic countries. Instituted by the American Scandinavian Society in 2019, the Elfi Art Award honors and continues in the spirit of her efforts for Scandinavian artists and the Scandinavian community in New York for over 60 years. She curated more than 250 Scandinavian artists and was known as the “Fairy Godmother” of Scandinavian artists in New York.

The Elfi statuette is by Tony “Rubin” Sjöman Tony Sjöman

Past awardees:

➡️ See link in bio to learn more about Shoplifter / Hrafnhildur Arnardóttir’s work and the Elfi von Kantzow Alvin Art Award

06/18/2025

Will we see some of our friends this Friday?? Join us at Rockefeller Park for the Battery Park City Parks Swedish Midsummer Festival, an annual event celebrating the summer solstice on June 20th from 5-9pm 🌞 It also looks like beautiful weather for the first time in NYC in days, a great time to get back outside and celebrate together.

https://bpca.ny.gov/news/events/special-events/swedish-midsummer-festival/

04/29/2025

“ Many Flavors, At Night “, acrylic on canvas, 24 x 28.5 inches, ©️ Mia Enell 2025

View work by Mia Enell-
Elfi von Kantzow Alvin Art Award Recipient at

The National Arts Club 2025 Exhibiting Artist Members Exhibition

Opening Thurs. May 1 6-8 on view through May 30
15 Gramercy Park S

AmScanSociety Art Award Recipients in the exhibition

02/14/2025

📸 Courtesy of

Photos from the opening reception for “in the wild rush of spring” with artists, Candace Jensen, Elisa Jensen and Lisa Saeboe. The Exhibition is on View from February 5-28, 2025 at the Trygve Lie Gallery, 317 E 52nd St, NYC. Visiting hours Wed-Sat from 12-4 and Sun from 11-2.

➡️ see link in bio for more information
cjensen

02/03/2025

“in the wild rush of spring” | Candace Jensen, Elisa Jensen and Lisa Saeboe

OPENING RECEPTION:
🗓️ Thursday, February 13th
🕔 5:00 -8:00pm

EXHIBITION ON VIEW:
🗓️ February 5-28, 2025
🕖 Visiting hours Wednesday-Saturday from 12-4pm & Sunday from 11am-2pm or by appointment +1 (212) 319-0370
📍 Trygve Lie Gallery, 317 E 52nd St, NYC

“in the wild rush of spring” – an exhibition meditating on women, the natural world and the intrinsic links between them – features works on paper, painting and mixed-media works by artists .cjensen (Danish-American), (Danish-American), and (Norwegian-American). Presented by the American Scandinavian Society and curated by Audra Verona Lambert, the exhibit is on view at Trygve Lie Gallery from Feb 5-28, 2025.

Curator and artists will be present for an opening reception during the College Art Association Conference on Thursday, Feb 13 from 5-8 PM at the gallery. The exhibition honors the cultural impact women have exerted across Scandinavian arts and literature. “in the wild rush of spring” foregrounds women’s agency and ability to form an affinity with the natural world, free from intervention or societal restrictions.

➡️ MORE INFO: at link in bio

02/03/2025

We invite you to join us for “in the wild rush of spring” – an exhibition meditating on women, the natural world and the intrinsic links between them – features works on paper, painting and mixed-media works by artists Candace Jensen, Elisa Jensen and Lisa Saeboe. Presented by the American Scandinavian Society and curated by Audra Verona Lambert, the exhibit is on view at Trygve Lie Gallery from Feb 5-28, 2025. More info: https://americanscandinavian.org/event/in-the-wild-rush-of-spring/

🗓️ Also, the Opening Reception will be Thursday, February 13th from 5-8 PM (see event: https://www.facebook.com/events/2046764939079447 )

01/27/2025

We invite anyone in the D.C./Maryland area to come to see Sirintip perform this Friday! We are excited to support Sirintip Phasuk (Tippan), who is a 2023 recipient of our Cultural Grant Awards (https://americanscandinavian.org/sirintip-phasuk/).

This Friday's concert, “MYCELIUM” is "Sirintip’s captivating interdisciplinary musical suite, born from a five-year artistic and research odyssey, intertwines the wonders of fungi and plankton with the power of music and storytelling. Mycelium, the intricate underground network of fungal organisms, inspires a journey of interconnectedness and hope, mirroring the unseen bonds between humanity and nature."

More information and tickets:
https://mcblogs.montgomerycollege.edu/cac/event/mycelium/

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