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Ólöf Erla Bjarnadóttir
Education

1982 Graduated from The Icelandic College of Art and Crafts, Iceland
1990 The University College of Education (UF), Iceland
1997 Haystack Mt. School of Art and Craft, Maine, USA

Solo exhibitions

Gallery List, Reykjavík. Gallery Stöðlakot, Reykjavík.The Borgarfjörður Municipal Art Museum. The Art Museum of Kópavogur. The Labour Union Museum, Reykjavík. Gallery Svartfugl, Akureyri. Gallery Septaria, Helsinki.

Selected joint exhibitions

The Reykjavík Municipal Art Museum. The House of Art, Reykjavík. The Laxdal House Akureyri. Gallery Borg, Reykjavík. Gallery Slunkaríki Ísafjörður. The Reykholt Cultural Center. The Icelandic Ceramic Artists Society, Epal, Reykjavík. Ceramic Triennal, Warsaw. Gallery List. The Reykjavík Municipal Art Museum. Gallery Geysishús, Reykjavík. Hafnarfjörður Instituteof Culture and Fine Art. The Norwegian House, Stykkishólmur.

Grants and activities

Grants from:The Nordic Art Centrum, Sveaborg, Finnland. Galleria Septaria, Helsinki, Finnland.The Icelandic Ministry of Culture. Icelandic-American Association ( Pamela Brement's Grant).
Director of the Ceramic Department of The Icelandic College of Art and Crafts 1996 - 1999.
Headteacher of Cer. Dept. of Iceland Academy of the Arts from 1999. A member of the Art Gallery Kirsuberjatréð. Lectures about Icelandic Ceramics in Stockholm, Helsinki and Reykjavík.

Works in collections and public places

The Central Bank of Iceland 1990 / 1993. The Borgarfjörður Municipal Art Museum 1995. The Bank of Mýrasýsla 1995. Tha Reykjavík Municipal Art Museum 1995.

Membership and PR

On the board of The Society of Icelandic Ceramic Artists 1992 -1995. On the board of Form the Icelandic Designers Promotion Society 1996-1998. Member of
The Society of Icelandic Ceramic Artists and the Assocciation of Icelandic Visual Artists.



Lindarhvammur 9 200 Kópavogur ICELAND Tel: 554 6623 olofe@centrum.is		Ólöf Erla Bjarnadóttir Education 1982 Graduated from The Icelandic College of Art and Crafts, Iceland 1990 The University College of Education (UF), Iceland 1997 Haystack Mt. School of Art and Craft, Maine, USA Solo exhibitions Gallery List, Reykjavík. Gallery Stöðlakot, Reykjavík.The Borgarfjörður Municipal Art Museum. The Art Museum of Kópavogur. The Labour Union Museum, Reykjavík. Gallery Svartfugl, Akureyri. Gallery Septaria, Helsinki. Selected joint exhibitions The Reykjavík Municipal Art Museum. The House of Art, Reykjavík. The Laxdal House Akureyri. Gallery Borg, Reykjavík. Gallery Slunkaríki Ísafjörður. The Reykholt Cultural Center. The Icelandic Ceramic Artists Society, Epal, Reykjavík. Ceramic Triennal, Warsaw. Gallery List. The Reykjavík Municipal Art Museum. Gallery Geysishús, Reykjavík. Hafnarfjörður Instituteof Culture and Fine Art. The Norwegian House, Stykkishólmur. Grants and activities Grants from:The Nordic Art Centrum, Sveaborg, Finnland. Galleria Septaria, Helsinki, Finnland.The Icelandic Ministry of Culture. Icelandic-American Association ( Pamela Brement's Grant). Director of the Ceramic Department of The Icelandic College of Art and Crafts 1996 - 1999. Headteacher of Cer. Dept. of Iceland Academy of the Arts from 1999. A member of the Art Gallery Kirsuberjatréð. Lectures about Icelandic Ceramics in Stockholm, Helsinki and Reykjavík. Works in collections and public places The Central Bank of Iceland 1990 / 1993. The Borgarfjörður Municipal Art Museum 1995. The Bank of Mýrasýsla 1995. Tha Reykjavík Municipal Art Museum 1995. Membership and PR On the board of The Society of Icelandic Ceramic Artists 1992 -1995. On the board of Form the Icelandic Designers Promotion Society 1996-1998. Member of The Society of Icelandic Ceramic Artists and the Assocciation of Icelandic Visual Artists.