Country: Iceland
About me
Anna was brought up in an artistic environment. From a young age she frequently visited The Iceland School og Arts and Crafts while her mother was a student there. Later she attended the school herself from 1972 - 74. In the eighties she returned to art school, this time to the Reykjavik Art School, studying drawing, print making and painting. Her education and working career is also in the field of history, writing, journalism, politics, literature and in later years computing science.
She wrote a history of the Reykjavik Art School (1947-1987). Anna was a founding member of the Art Society of Garðabær and Alftanes. At the turn of the century she became interested in watercolour painting while on a course in a local art society under the guidance of Gunnlaugur Stefán Gíslason. Anna was also a founding member of the Watercolour Society of Iceland and discovered a passion for the medium. She subsequently attended a watercolour workshop in September 2019 under the guidance of Keith Hornblower, Vicente Garcia 2022, Alvaro Castagnet 2022 and 2023, Herman Pekel 2024 and in 2025: Eudes Correia, Jorge Corpuna and Nicolas Lopez.
Exhibitions:
1984: Lækjatorg Art Centre, Reykjavík.
In the late 80‘s Anna painted a large mural work for the restaurant Eldvagninn and has held numerous smaller solo exhibitions in various public buildings.
In addition she has taken part in exhibitions of painters in oil, the society exhibitions of Gróska and the juried exhibition held by the Watercolour Society of Iceland.
Took part in the international watercolour festival IWS-Arte21 online in Córdoba, Spain in March 2023. Her painting Calm was awarded 2nd prize of all the entries from 30 countries.
2024: IWS-Arte21online in Córdoba, Spain in March; FabrianoInAcquarello in Fabriano/Bologna, Italy in April and Fort Worth, Texas, USA in October.
One woman exhibition in Gallery Grasteinn, Reykjavik, September 2024.
2025: III Festival Internacional Acuarela, Cordoba in March and FabrianoInAcquarello in Fabriano/Bologna, Italy in April.
