Born in Neskaupstadur, Iceland 1940

Education

1960-61 The State’s School of Arts and Crafts

1961-66 Art Academy, Copenhagen

Selected Exhibitions

1963            Debut, the Artists’ Autumn Exhibition

1966            Galerie Jensen (with Erik Magnussen)

1969-79       Several joint exhibitions with other Icelandic artist in Iceland

1969-77       Five solo exhibitions in Galleri SÚM, Iceland

                    Numerous solo exhibitions in Iceland and Denmark

                    Group exhibition in all the Nordic capitals, plus

                    the Netherlands, Germany, France and England

1970-80       Exhibitions with the group ‘Den Nordiske’

1989            Charlottenborg’s Autumn Exhibition

1999            Participation in the Transcentury China International

                    Exhibition, Quingdao, China

1992-2003   Galleri Krebsen, Copenhagen

2005            Husavik, Iceland

                    Gudhjem, Bornholm

                    Vence, France

2010            Retrospective exhibition, ‘Nordatlantens Brygge, Copenhagen

Decorations etc.

Has decorated buildings in Iceland and Denmark

Represented in 16 art museums in the Nordic countries

Films and books

He has illustrated numerous books and poetry collections

1976            He makes a documentary film about his teacher

                    S. Hjorth Nielsen - together with the film director

                    H. H. Jørgensen

1987            An Icelandic film company makes a TV film about him with the

                    title: “Structure, balance, colour”

2001            The year after his 60th birthday a museum over his works are opened in

                    Neskaupstadur, Iceland. The ring is closed

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