Born 19.11.1959 in Reykjavik, lives and works in Iceland.

Education
1979 - 1983 The Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts, Iceland
1983 - 1985 Jan Van Eyck Akademie, Netherlands

Exhibitions (selected)
2023 Gardening of Soul, Ústí nad Labem House of Arts, Czech Republic
2023 aBIOTIC, New Media Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
2021 Silent Silence, Persons Projects, Berlin, Germany
2020 Searching for the Shapes Within, Persons Projects, Berlin, Germany
2020 Neskirkja, Reykjavík, Iceland
2019 RiðHz Reykjavík Art Museum, Reykjavik, Iceland
2019 Four colours, Hallgrímskirkja, Reykjavik, Iceland
2019 Over and out, ÁsmundarsalurHallgrímskirkja, Reykjavík, Iceland
2019 WWU Gallery, Bellingham, WA, USA
2017 Tonspur #73, Vienna, Austria
2016 Finnbogi Petursson, Berg Contemporary, Reykjavik, Iceland
2016 Dream, Quint Gallery, La Jolla, Ca, USA
2015 Sea state, Reykjavik, Iceland
2014 SECOND/SECOND, Wood Street Galleries, Pittsburgh, USA
2014 Sea state, Eskifjordur, East Iceland
2013 - 2014 OFF 3hz.Kapitelsaal, Krems, Austria
2013 Major, MHFI Sculpture garden, Reykjavik, Iceland
2012 Public Art Center-Hlemmur (Kling & Bang)
2011 White Light/Black Light, Wood Street Galleries, Pittsburgh, USA
2010 Reykjavik University, Deep 2010, permanent work
2009 Sean Kelly gallery, New York, USA
2009 Lighthaus Arnsberg, Germany
2007 Gallery 100°, Reykjavik Energy, Iceland
2006 Prefix ICA, Toronto, Canada
2006 InterAccess, Toronto, Canada
2006 Gelbe Musik, Berlin, Germany
2006 i8, Reykjavik, Iceland
2005 Malakoff tower, Island bilder, Colonge, Germany
2005 Circle 1991, Reykjavik Energy, headquarters (Permanent work)
2005 Current, Vatnsfell, in the highland of Iceland (Permanent work)
2005 Elements, the watertanks, Reykjavik Arts Festival, Iceland
2004 Geometric ligth house, (Permanent work) Akureyri, Iceland
2003 Asmundur Sveinsson Museum, the Dome, Reykjavik, Iceland
2002 Orchard Gallery, Derry, N- Ireland
2002 National Gallery of Iceland
2002 Gothenburg Konstmusem, Gothenburg, Sweden
2001 la Biennale di Venezia, Venice, Italy
1999 i8, Reykjavik, Iceland
1997 Sjonthing F.P., Gerduberg and Sjonarholl, Reykjavik, Iceland
1996 Slunkariki, Isafjordur, Iceland
1995 Cafe Mokka, Reykjavik, Iceland
1994 Kjarvalsstadir, Reykjavik, Iceland
1991 The Living Art Museum, Reykjavik, Iceland
1989 Gallery Krokur, Reykjavik, Iceland
1988 The Living Art Museum, Reykjavik, Iceland
1987 Time Based Arts, Amsterdam, Holland
1985 Gale Rijder, Arnhem, Holland
1985 Time Based Arts, Amsterdam, Holland

Works in collections
Skandion Clinic, Uppsala, Sweden, 2014
Reykjavik University, Reykjavik, Iceland
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
T-B A21, Wien, Austria
Michael Krichman and Carmen Cuenca Collection, USA
Landsvirkjun, Vatnsfellsvirkjun ( Electric power plant )
Reykjavik Energy, headquarters, Iceland
Petur Arason and Ragna Robertsdottir Collection - SAFN Reykjavik -Berlin
Malmo Kunst Museum, Sweden
Nordiska Akvarell Museum, Sweden
National Gallery of Iceland
The Living Art Museum, Reykjavik, Iceland
Reykjavik Municipal Art Museum
Akureyri Museum of Art
The Grammar School of Sund

Awards
2014 6-month visual artists stipend, from the Iceland Ministry of Culture
2011 2-year visual artists stipend, from the Iceland Ministry of Culture
2007 2-year visual artists stipend, from the Iceland Ministry of Culture
2003 6-month visual artists stipend, from the Iceland Ministry of Culture
2001 1-year visual artists stipend, from the Iceland Ministry of Culture
1999 6-month visual artists stipend, City of Reykjavik
1997 Edstrand Awards, Malmo, Sweden
1996 3-year visual artists stipend, from the Iceland Ministry of Culture
1994 DV-Awards for Visual Arts
1992 1-year visual artists stipend, from the Iceland Ministry of Culture


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