Þorgerður Ólafsdóttir
Þorgerður Ólafsdóttir is an Icelandic visual artist. She was born in 1985 in Reykjavík and received Bachelor of Fine Arts from IAA in 2009. She graduated with Master of Fine Arts from the Glasgow School of Art in Scotland in 2013. She currently resides in Reykjavik, Iceland.
Work
Þorgerður is the director of the Living Art Museum and sits on the artistic board of Sequences Art Festival. In 2013 she established the biannual art project Staðir/Places in the Westfjords of Iceland, together with artist Eva Isleifsdóttir.
Artistic work
In her practice Þorgerður works primarily with photography, sculpture and video. She has exhibited her work in various places in Iceland and abroad. Recent exhibitions and projects include; Cherish the Moment in Catalyst Arts, Belfast. Galtarviti Lighthouse Residency, Westfjords. Without Destination in Reykjavik Art Museum. The End of it All, Joshua Baskin Gallery, Glasgow. Funtitled, Sound of Mu, Oslo. Somewhere Along Those Lines, Reykjanes Art Museum and Skaftfell's Artist Residency, Seyðisfjörður.