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1986 Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, USA
1980-85 The Icelandic College of Art and Crafts, Textile dept.
1977-79 Breiðholt Collage, Reykjavík, Iceland, Art dept.
2018 “Hringrás” The Reykjavik City Library, Iceland
2015 “Rumsk” The Reykjavik City Library, Iceland (w. Sigrun Einarsdottir)
2014 “Vækst” Galleri Krebsen Copenhagen Denmark (w. Sigrun Einarsdottir)
2013 “Crins a´Íslande” Haras du Pin, Normandie, France (w. Sigrun Einarsdottir og Ragnar Axelsson)
2012 “Ummyndun“ Gerduberg, Reykjavik, Iceland (w. Sigrun Einarsdottir)
2009 “Island um hálsinn“ Listmunahornid, Arbæjarsafn, Reykjavik, Iceland
2008 “Stefnumót“ Salurinn, Kópavogur, Iceland (w. Sigrún Einarsdóttir)
2008 “Tværogein“ Kopavogur Art Museum – Gerdarsafn, Iceland
2005 Listasalur Artgallery, Mosfellsbæ, Iceland w. Sigrún Einarsdóttir
2005 “Glas Threads” Danish Museum of Art and Design, Denmark (w. Søren S.Larsen and Sigrun Einarsd.)
2004 “Glas Threads” The Glasmuseum Ebeltoft DK (w. Søren S.Larsen and Sigrun Einarsdottir)
1998 Kopavogur Art Museum - Gerdarsafn, Iceland
1994 Stöðlakot Gallery, Reykjavík, Iceland
1988 FÍM-Gallery, Reykjavík, Iceland
2024 „Nordic Telling“ Tinghuset, Ebeltoft, Denmark
2020 “Nordic Telling” Vänersborgs Konsthall, Vänersborg, Sweden
2020 “Listþræðir” National Gallery of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
2019 Textile Guild 45th year Anniversary, Reykjavík, Iceland
2019 “Nordisk Kunst Nu” Flensborg Bibliotek, Flensborg
2013 “Inspired by Nature” Hempel Glasmuseum Denmark
2011 The Icelandic Textile Guild, Ketilshusid, Akureyri, Iceland
2009 “Changing Fibers on The Edge“ Textilmuseet Borås, Sweden
2009 “Distant Shores“ The Icelandic Textilegroup, CIC – Gallery, Strassburg, France
2009 “Einu sinni er“ Safnasafn Svalbardarstrond, Edinborgarhusid Isafirdi, Iceland
2009 “Þverskurður“ The Icelandic Textile Guild, Kopavogur Art Museum, Gerdarsafn, Iceland
2006 “64°N/21°w” The Icelandic Textilegroup, International Folk Fair, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
2006 “64°N/21°w” The Icelandic Textilegroup, The Art and Nature Center, Washington Island, Wisconsin
2006 “Ort í Textíl” City Hall of Reykjavík, Reykjavík, Iceland
2006 De Nord-Atlantiske Öer, City Hall of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
2005 4th International Biennial of Mini-Textile, Vilnius, Lithuania
2004 The Icelandic Textile Guild, Small works, SÍM-gallery, Reykjavík , Iceland .
2004 The Icelandic Textilegroup, Sainte Marie aux Mines, France
2004 11th International Triennale of Tapestry, Lodz, Polland
2003 “Smákorn” Gallery Fold, Reykjavík, Iceland
2002 “Sköpun” Illustrations for Poems, Kopavogur Art Museum – Gerdarsafn, Iceland
2000 Breiðholt Collage’s 25th year Anniversary, Gerduberg Culture Center, Reykjavík
1999 Group Exhibition of 4 Icelandic Artists, Ebeltoft Kunstforening, Denmark
1999 Textile Guild 25th year Anniversary, Kopavogur Art Museum – Gerdarsafn, Iceland
1999 “Near distance” Lochem, Nederland
1997 III. International Triennale, Tournai, Belgium
1996 III. International Exhibition, “Flax ‘96” Museum of Applied Arts, Vilnius, Lithuania
1996 XI. International Biennale of Miniature Textiles, Savaria Museum, Hungary
1996 I. “Biennale du lin” Normandie, France
1994 Icelandic Art and Crafts, Denmark
1994 “Brickvävning sä in i Norden” Kalmar Lans Museum, Sweden
1993 IV. Mini Textile Triennale, Angers, France
1993 Icelandic Art and Crafts, Oslo, Norway
1992 “Linas 92” Gallery Arka, Vilnius, Lithuania
1992 Icelandic Textile Art, Estonia
1987 “Nordsus” Icelandic Textile Art, Lyngby Kunstforeningen, Denmark
1985 Womens Art Festival, Hafnarborg – Hafnarfjordur Institute of Culture and Fine Arts, Iceland
2020 National Gallery of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland
2018 Museum of Design and Applied Art, Gardabaer, Iceland
2005 Community of Mosfellsbær, Iceland
2004 Danish Museum of Arts and Design Copenhagen DK.
1998 Reykjavik Art Museum – Kjarvalsstaðir, Iceland
1998 Kopavogur Art Museum – Gerdarsafn, Iceland
1994 Community of Kópavogur, Iceland
1993 Museum of Contemporary and Modern Art, Szombathelyi, Hungary
2009 Goverment Artist Grant, 6 months, Ministry of Culture and Education, Iceland
2006 The Found of Margrét Björgólfsdóttir, Iceland
2004 Danmarks Nationalbanks Jubilee Foundation of 1968
2003 The Found of Sjóvá-Almennar Iceland
2003, 2004, 2006 Exhibition Grant, Myndstef, Icelandic Ministry of Culture, Reykjavík, Iceland
2002 Goverment Artist Grant, 6 months, Ministry of Culture and Education, Iceland
1994 Artist stipend, Kópavogur, Iceland
1992 Recognition from The Vilnius Art Council, Lithuania
1992, 1999, 2004 Travelstipend, Ministry of Culture and Education, Iceland
Textílfélagið – The Icelandic Textile Guild
SÍM – The Association of Icelandic Artists
2015 New Glass Review, The Corning Museum of Glass, p 14, sbn.978-0-87290-203-9 ISSN:0275:469X
2013 New Glass Review, The Corning Museum of Glass, p 19, sbn.978-0-87290-193-3 ISSN: 0275:469X
2006 Hugur og hönd Reykjavík p.4-7 ISSN: 1022-4963
2013 Baer – Skagafirdi, Iceland