Biography

Education

• 2001 Icelandic Academy of the Arts — courses in three-dimensional art
• 2000 Icelandic Academy of the Arts — courses in chemistry and plastic moulding techniques
• 1988–1989 Icelandic College of Art and Crafts — dep. of mixed media
• 1984–1988 Icelandic College of Art and Crafts — dep. of painting
• 1984 Reykjavik Art School

Awards & Grants

• 2022 State Grant, 9 months
• 2020 State Grant, 6 months
• 2016 State Grant, 3 months
• 2014 State Grant, 6 months
• 2012 State Grant, 9 months
• 2007 State Grant, 6 months
• 2006 Margrét Björgólfsdóttir In Memoriam Fund
• 2003 Icelandic Visual Art Copyright Association Grant
• 2002 Nominated for the DV Prize for Visual Arts
• 2001 State Grant, 6 months
• 1999 Seltjarnarnes Town Grant
• 1999 Travel Grant from the Culture Fund
• 1998 State Grant, 2 years
• 1994 Penninn Art Award
• 1992 Nominated for the DV Prize for Visual Arts

Public Collections

• Arion Bank
• Akureyri Art Museum
• Höganäs Municipality, Sweden
• Íslandsbanki
• Icelandair Art Collection
• Kópavogur Art Museum
• Landsbankinn Art Collection
• Listskreytingasjóður ríkisins
• Landspítali University Hospital
• Living Art Museum
• National Gallery of Iceland
• Nordic Watercolour Museum
• Reykjanesbær Art Museum
• Reykjavík Art Museum
• Seltjarnarnes Art Collection
• University of Iceland Art Collection

Private Collections

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