Landscape unspoken/Órætt landslag Painting

Soffía Sæmundsdóttir(1965)has been active in the icelandic art szene for the past decade. She studied at the Icelandic College of Arts and Craft 1987-1991 and did her MFA from Mills College California 2001-2003. She has had numerous solo shows and participated in group shows in Iceland and abroad. Her work has been shown around the world. Soffia has been a Leighton Studio Rcipient at Banff Centre in Canada and in Lukas Künstlerhaus, Germany among others. She has had several grants for her work like Jay De Fao award(2003) and Joan Mitchell Sculpture and Painting award(2004). She was a pricewinner in The Winsor & Newton International Painting Competition in the year 2000. Her work is in posession of numerous private and public institution. She is a member of SIM and Icelandic Printmakers Association where she has been chairman and on the exhibition committee. Soffia lives in Alftanes and has a studio at Fornubúðir 8 in Hafnarfjörður.