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Anna Guðjónsdóttir's art has its roots in painting and nature.
She developed her passionate interest in nature through travel to distant places, including Svalbard and elsewhere. Also by looking at natural history museums as well as researching and learning about the tradition of landscape painting.
Anna likes to work with the exhibition space and activates it as an aspect of the overall work She wonders how one can define oneself, as part of nature today and what possibilities exist to be more aware of one's own history in relation to the universal history.
In 2022, Anna began collaborating with a group of international scientists whose research topic was „Volcanoes, Climate and History“ From this collaboration, texts published internationally and two art exhibitions have emerged, the solo exhibition „Curiosity Unbound“ in Bielefeld, Germany, 2023 and the group exhibition „Magma Rising“ at the Heong Gallery, Cambridge University, UK, 2025.
https://magmarising.org
Anna Guðjónsdóttir will discuss these things in the lecture.
The organizers of the spring 2025 lecture series are:
Sirra Sigrún Sigurðardóttir, Docent & Professional Director of BA Art.
Páll Haukur Björnsson, Lecturer & Professional Director of BA Art.
Anna Guðjónsdóttir born in Reykjavík and raised in the Voga district and in Þingvellir, she studied at Iceland's School of Art and Crafts and at the University of the Arts in Hamburg, Germany, from which she graduated in the 1990s. Guðjónsdóttir has received awards for her work, both in Iceland and abroad, including the Edwin Scharff Prize from Hamburg (2007) and the Edstrand Stiftelsens Art Prize in Sweden (1999). She has held numerous exhibitions internationally, such as at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris (1998) and at the Falckenberg Museum, Deichtorhallen in Hamburg (2025). Her exhibition „pars pro toto“ in the Hafnarhúsin (2019) was nominated for the Icelandic Fine Arts Prize She currently lives and works in Hamburg.
The fifth guest in the Fine Art department's spring 2025 lecture series is Anna Guðjónsdóttir. The lecture is open to all and takes place in lecture hall L193, LHÍ Laugarnes from 13:00 - 14:00. .T.O. Anna Guðjónsdóttir's art is deeply rooted in painting and nature. Her passionate interest in nature has shaped her art. By going on fields like Spitzbergen, visiting diverse Natural History museums as well as learning the tradition of landscape painting she has consistently developed her body of work. In her exhibitions and projects she has been working as a member of the international organization, 2022 she has been working with the international organization, 2022. https://magmarising.org Anna Guðjónsdóttir was born in Reykjavík and was raised in Vogahverfið and in Þingvellir. She studied at the Icelandic College of Art and Crafts and at the University of Fine Arts in Hamburg, Germany, where she graduated in the nineties. Gudjónsdóttir has received awards for her work, both in Iceland and abroad, such as the Edwin Scharff Prize from Hamburg (2007) and the Edstrandska Stiftelsens Art Award in Sweden (1999). She has had numerous exhibitions internationally, such as in the Palais de Tokyo, Paris (1998) and in the Falckenberg collection, Deichtorhallen in Hamburg (2025). Her exhibition „pars pro toto“ in Hafnarhúsið (2019) was nominated for the Icelandic Art Award. She currently lives and works in Hamburg. The organizers of the spring 2025 lecture series are: Sirra Sigrún Sigurðardóttir, Associate Professor of Fine Art & BA Program Director Páll Haukur Björnsson, Assistant Professor & BA Program Director