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| Born 1. January 1961 |
| Lives in Reykjavík. |
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| Education: |
1980-1985 | The Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts. Reykjavik , Iceland. |
1985-1987 | Jan Van Eyck Akademie, Maastricht, Netherlands. |
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| Private exhibitions: |
| 1985 | The Living Art Museum, Reykjavik, Iceland. |
| 1986 | Mokka, Reykjavik, Iceland. |
| 1986 | Jan Van Eyck Akademie, Maastricht, Netherlands. |
| 1987 | Galleri Svart á hvítu, Reykjavik, Iceland. |
| 1987 | Jan Van Eyck Akademie, Maastricht, Netherlands. |
| 1987 | Slunkaríki, Ísafijörður, Iceland. |
| 1988 | Galleri Lang, Malmö, Sweden.( with Jon Oskar) |
| 1989 | Galleri Lars Bohman, Stockholm, Sweden. |
| 1990 | Galleri Riis, Oslo. |
| 1990 | Galleri Sölvberget, Stavanger, Norway. |
| 1991 | Galleri Lars Bohman, Stockholm, Sweden. |
| 1992 | Galleri Nýhöfn, Reykjavik, Iceland. |
| 1992 | Slunkaríki, Ísafjörður, Iceland. |
| 1992 | Galleri Artek, Helsinki,Finland. |
| 1993 | The Living Art Museum, Reykjavik, Iceland. |
| 1994 | Galleri Lars Bohman,Stockholm, Sweden. |
| 1994 | The Corridoor, Reykjavik, Iceland. |
| 1995 | Mokka, Reykjavik, Iceland. |
| 1995 | The Nordic House, Reykjavik, Iceland. |
| 1998 | Kjarvalsstaðir, Reykjavik, Iceland. |
| 1999 | Galleri Lars Bohman, Stockholm, Sweden. |
| 1999 | Hallgrímskirkja, Reykjavík, Iceland. |
| 2000 | Galleri Sævars Karls, Reykjavík Iceland. |
| 2002 | Skaftfell, Seyðisfjörður,Iceland. (With Peter Frie). |
| 2003 | Nordic Watercolor Museet, Skårhamn, Sweden. |
| 2003 | Retrospective, The National Gallery of Iceland, Reykajvik,Iceland. |
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| Group exhibitions: |
| 1983 | Gullströndin andar, Reykjavik, Iceland. |
| 1983 | UM, Kjarvalsstaðir, Reykjavik, Iceland. |
| 1983 | The Living Art Museum, Reykjavik, Iceland. |
| 1984 | Utgaard, Trondheim, Norway. |
| 1985 | Ung Nordisk Konst (UNK), Stockholm, Sweden. |
| 1986 | Staatliche Kunstakademie, Dusseldorf, Germany. |
| 1987 | Borealis 3, Nordiska bienalen, Malmö Konsthall. Malmö, Sweden. |
| 1987 | Kjarvalstaðir, Reykjavik, Iceland. |
| 1988 | Fimm Ungir Listamenn, The National Gallery of Art, Reykjavik, Iceland. |
| 1988 | Ny Islandsk Kunst, Copenhagen, Denmark . |
| 1988 | Aldarspegill, Listasafn Islands, Reykjavik, Iceland . |
| 1989-90 | Aurora 3, Norræna listamiðstöðin Sveaborg, Helsinki, Finland. |
| 1990 | The Art of Drawing, Kunstnerens Hus, Oslo. |
| 1990 | Landscapes from high Latitude, Travelling exhibition in the United Kingdom: |
| | The Ferens Art Gallery, Hull. |
| | Great Grimsby Town Hall, Grimsby. |
| | The Barbican Art Centre, London. |
| | Brighton Polytechnic Gallery, Brighton. |
| | Burgtow Gallery, Brighton. |
| | The Talbot Rice Art Centre, University of Edinburgh. |
| 1990 | De Kollektie, Jan Van Eyck Akademie, 1983-1990. Maastricht, Netherlands. |
| 1990 | Icelandic Art in Cologne, Cologne, Germany. |
| 1991 | Transparensia Azul. |
| | Moderna Museet, Stockholm,Sweden . |
| | Museu de Arte de Sao Paulo, Brasil. |
| | Museu de Arte Moderna, Rio de Janero, Brasel. |
| | Museo Nacional de Artes Plásticas, Montevideo, Uruguay. |
| | Museo de Arte Moderno, Buenos Aires, Argentina. |
| | Museo de Arte Moderno, Bogota, Colombia. |
| | Museo de Arte Contemporaneode Caracas, Venezuela. |
| | Centro de Arte Moderna, Lissabon, Portugal. |
| | Charlottenborg, Denmark. |
| 1992 | Il Paesaggio Culturale, Aspetti Dell'Esperienza Nordica |
| | Nell'Arte, 1890 - 1990, Pallazzo Esposizioni, Rom |
| 1994 | Nordisk 90-tal, Konstmassan, Stocholm Art Fair. |
| 1994 | Islandske Kunstnere 1944 -1994, Nikolaj, Copenhagen. |
| 1994 | Galleri Greip, Reykjavík, Iceland . |
| 1994 | Í deiglunni, Akureyri, Iceland . |
| 1995 | Contemporary Icelandic Art, Ernst Museum, Budapest. |
| 1996 | New Territories, Travelling exhibition, England. |
| 1996 | Náttúrusýn , Kjarvalsstaðir, Reykjavik, Iceland . |
| 1996 | Rooseum, Malmö, Sweden . |
| 1997 | Studija Islandija, Vilnius, Siuolaikinio Mento Centras. |
| 1997 | Reopening Exhibition, PS1, Contemporary Art Center, New York, U.S.A. |
| 1998 | Natura, Charlottenborg, Denmark. |
| 1998 | Icelandic Painting in the 20th Century, Hong Kong, Beijing, China |
| 1998 | Nordic Painting, Carnegie Art Award. |
| Konstakademien, Stockholm, Sweden . |
| | Soffienholm, Lyngby, Denmark. |
| | Stenersen Museet, Oslo, Norway. |
| | Helsingin, Taidehalli, Helsingi,FinLand. |
| | The National Gallery of Art, Reykjavík, Iceland . |
| 1998 | Lífæðar, Reykjavík, Iceland . |
| 1999 | Sjónauki, Listasafn Akureyrar, Iceland . |
| 1999 | Nordic Painting, Carnegie Art Award. |
| | Kunstnerens Hus, Oslo, Norway. |
| | Amos Anderson Art Museum, Helsinki, Finland. |
| | Sophienholm, Lyngby, Denmark. |
| | Konstakademien, Stockholm, Sweden. |
| | Kjarvalsstaðir, Reykjavík, Iceland |
| | Barbican Centere, London, England. |
| 2000 | Gerðuberg, Reykjavík, Iceland. |
| 2000 | Gullni Pensillinn, The Corridor, Reykjavík, Iceland. |
| 2001 | Gullni pensillinn, Kjarvalsstaðir, Reykjavík, Iceland. |
| 2001 | Confronting Nature, Icelandic Art of the 20th Century. |
| | Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington,D.C. U.S.A. |
| 2002 | Þetta vil ég sjá. Gerðuberg, Reykjavík, Iceland. |
| 2002 | Nordic Painting, Carnegie Art Award. |
| Hafnarhúsið, Reykjavík Municipal Art Museum, Reykjavík Iceland. |
| Kunstnerens Hus, Oslo, Norway. |
| Kunstforeningen, Copenhagen, Denmark. |
| Victoria Miro Warehouse, London, England. |
| Mejlans Art Museum, Helsinki Finland |
| Röda sten Museum, Gothenburg, Sweden. |
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| Awards: |
1988 | The DV prize for Visual Arts. |
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| Other: |
| On the Board of the Richard Serra Fund in Iceland, 1993-1995 |
| On the Board of the National Gallery of Art , 1997-2001 |
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| Bibliography: |
| Jón Proppe: Georg Guðni, Reykjavík Municipal Art Museum, Reykjavík
1998. |
| Gunnar J. Árnason: , The Nordic House, Reykjavík,1995 |
| Hannes Sigurðsson: "Fjalla + Fjöllun", SKÍRNIR, no.168 Fall 1994 |
| Ólafur Gíslason: "Landslagið og mynd þess", Vikublaðið, Reykjavík
7.5.1993 |
| Gertrud Sandqvist: "Maleri som fingeravtryck", Svensk Dagbladet,23.2.1991 |
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| Works in museums: |
| The National Gallery of Art, Reykjavík, Iceland. |
| The Reykjavík Art Museum. Reykjavik, Iceland. |
| The University of Iceland Art Museum. Reykjavík, Iceland. |
| The Kópavogur Art Museum. Kópavogur, Iceland |
| Moderna Museet, Stockholm Sveden. |
| Malmö Museum, Malmö, Sveden. |
| Rooseum Art Collektion, Malmö, Sveden. |
| Contemporary Art Museum, Helsinki, Finland. |
| Museum of Contemporary Art, Oslo, Norway. |
| Private collections in Iceland, Sveden, Norway, Finland and Netherlands. |
