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Education |
1973-1974 |
School of Applied Arts Copenhagen, Graphic dept. |
1974-1979 |
School of Applied Arts Copenhagen, Ceramics/glass dept. |
1997 |
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts
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Occupation |
1982 |
Running ovn glass studio, Gler Bergvik together with Søren S.Larsen since 1982 |
1994 |
Lectures: Icelandic glassart - Vanersborg Sweden. |
1995 |
Lectures: Icelandic glassart - Tama Art University Tokyo, Toyama City Inc.of Glass Utatsuyama Craft Center Kanazawa Japan. |
1996 |
Lectures: Japanese glassart - Nordic House Reykjavik. |
1996 |
Lectures: Japanese glassart - Denmark Design School Copenhagen |
1997 |
Lectures: Japanese glassart - Glassmuseet Ebeltoft Denmark. |
1997
from 2007 |
Co-curator/designer of Made in Japan Japanese glasart Glasmuseet Ebeltoft Denmark.
Annually teaching (glass course) at Reykjavik School of Visual Art |
| 2011 |
Lecture: Images on Glass, Gjövik Norway |
| 2011 |
Lecture: Struggle and proceed in 30 years, Cochran Theater London |
| 2013 |
Lecture: Inspired by Nature - works of Olöf and Sigrun, Gler i Bergvik, Hempels Glasmuseum
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Private exhibitions |
1982 |
Scanform Gallery New York USA. |
1983 |
Galler Langbrok Reykjavik Iceland. (w.Søren S.Larsen) |
1987-1988 |
Glas aus Feuer und Eis Galleri M. Trujen Bremen Germany. (w.Søren S.Larsen) |
1987-1988 |
Glas aus Feuer und Eis Galleri Transparence Brussel Belgum. " |
1987-1988 |
Glas aus Feuer und Eis Reinbach Glasmuseum Mnchen Germany. " |
1987-1988 |
Glas aus Feuer und Eis Galleri Glas des 20. Jahrhunderts Munchen Germany. " |
2000 |
Transform Kopavogur Art Museum - Gerdarsafn, Kopavogur Iceland (w.S.S.Larsen) |
2000 |
Norwegian House Stykkisholmur, Iceland (w.Søren S.Larsen) |
2002 |
ASI Art Museum, Reykjavik, Iceland (w.Søren S.Larsen and Ololf Einarsdttir) |
2004 |
OLGUR Kokka Reykjavik |
2004 |
Glass threads The Glasmuseum Ebeltoft DK (w. Søren S.Larsen and Olof Einarsdottir) |
2005 |
Glass threads Danish Museum of Art and Design (w. Søren S.Larsen and Ololf Einarsd.) |
2005 |
Glass threads Listsalur Mosfellsbaer Iceland (w. Søren S.Larsen and Olof Einarsd.) |
| 2008 |
Arbær Museum (w.Olöf Einarsdottir) |
2012
2012
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30 YEARS OF HOT GLASS, Gerðarsafn - Kópavogur Art Museum, IS
CONVERSION, Textile and glass (w.Olöf Einarsdóttir)
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Collective exhibitions |
1978 |
Nordisk Glas Sweden. |
1979 |
Nordisk Glas Norway. |
1981 |
Nordisk Glas Finland. |
1982 |
Scandinavian Modern Design 1880-1980, Scandinavia Today - travelling USA at Cooper-Hewitt Museum, New York - Minnesota Museum of Art og Renwick Gallery, Washington D.C. |
1983 |
Nordisk Glas Denmark. |
1984-1985 |
Form Island - travelling exhib.in Finland - Sweden - Norway - Denmark and Faroe Islands |
1984 |
Stefnumt Glervina Kjarvalsstair Reykjavk Municipal Art Museum together with F.Lynggaard, T.Munch and Søren S.Larsen. |
1985 |
Nordisk Glas Iceland |
1985 |
Glerbrot Kjarvalsstair Reykjavk Municipal Art Museum - Icelandic glass art, Iceland. |
1985 |
Zweiter Coburger Glaspreis Kunstsammlungen Der Veste Coburg Coburg Germany. |
1987-1988 |
A way of life - Scandinavia Today, Toyama - Tokyo - Kitayushu - Fukushima og Sendai Japan. |
1989 |
Nordisk Lys - Nordic Art and Crafts Nuuk Greenland. |
1989 |
Contemporary European Sculptures General Bank, Lige Belgium. |
1990 |
NordForm 90 Malmø Sweden. |
1990 |
The International Exhibition of Glass 90 Kanazawa Japan. |
1991 |
Frauenau 4th International Glass Symposium '91 Germany. |
1991 |
Five Nordic Glassartists Nordic Ministerial Council Copenhagen Denmark. |
1992 |
Form Island II- travelling exhibition in Finland - Sweden - Norway - Denmark and Faroe Islands. |
1992 |
100 Goblets Gallery Nakama Japan. |
1993-1994 |
From Dreams To Reality, Baltic-Scandinavian exhibition. |
1994 |
Vanersborg Glasfestival Vanersborg Sweden. |
1995 |
Norland Kultursenter Bodø Norway together with Strømnes and Søren S.Larsen. |
1995 |
5 From the Island of Ice Icelandic art at Studio Com Tachikichi Kyoto Japan. |
1995 |
Scandinavian Glass Art Contemporary Art NIKI Tokyo Japan. |
1996 |
Winds from The East and The North Icelandic and Japanese artists at The Nordic House Reykjavk Iceland. |
1997 |
Nordic glass artists at Gammel Holte Gård Copenhagen |
1997 |
Nordic glass artists at Fosskleiva Bruksenter Berger Norway |
1997 |
Nordic glass artists at Finlands Glasmuseum Riihimaki |
1997 |
A world in Glass Hadeland Glassverk Norway |
1997 |
Forsiktig Glass - Nordic glassart H Gamle Prestegård Copenhagen |
1999 |
The Nordic Spirit, Glasmuseet Ebeltoft, Denmark. |
2000 |
Contemporary European Glass Sculptures General Bank, Lige Belgium. |
2001 |
Religious Glass Art Glasmuseet Ebeltoft, Denmark |
2001 |
The Religion,The Art and The Life, Vidalin Church, Grafarvogur Iceland |
2002 |
Masrerpieces-Capolavori, Palazzio Bricherasio, Torino Italy. |
2002 |
Spor Icelandic Design, Hafnarborg, Hafnarfjordur IS and |
2003 |
Rundetårnet Copenhagen |
2005 |
Omur, Icelandic Design, National Museum of Iceland |
2005 |
Icelandic Contemporary Glass Art, Kopavogur Library and Museum of Natural History |
| 2006 |
Coburger Glaspreis Kunstsammlungen Der Veste Coburg Coburg Germany. |
| 2008 |
European Glass Context 2008, Bornholms Art Museum Denmark |
| 2009 |
Einu sinni er, Safnasafn Svalbarðsströnd, Edinborgarhúsið Ísafirði Iceland |
| 2011 |
Glass 2011 Gjøvik, Norway |
2012
2013
2013
2013 |
European Glass Context, Bornholm Art Museum, Denmark (textile-glass w.Ólöf Einarsd)
Inspired by Glass, Hempels Glasmuseum, Denmark (textile-glass w.Ólöf Einarsd)
Crins d´Islande Haras National du Pin, France (textile-glass w.Ólöf Einarsd)
Í orði og á borði. Leir 7 Stykkishólmur IS. (w. Kristín Ísleifsdóttir)
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Works in public collections |
1984 |
Det Danish Museum of Applied Art Copenhagen. |
1985 |
Reykjavk Art Collection Iceland. |
1985/91/95 |
The Glasmuseum Ebeltoft Denmark. |
1985 |
Kunstsammlungen Der Veste Coburg Coburg Germany. |
1985 |
Wertheim Glasmuseum Germany. |
1987 |
Muse de design et darts appliqus contemporains - mu.dac Lausanne Switzerland. |
1988 |
Reinbach Glasmuseum Rheinbach Germany. |
1988 |
Smålandsmuseum Vaxjø Sweden. |
1988 |
The Borowsky Collection of Contemporary Glass, Pennsilvania USA |
1989 |
Greenland Cultural Ministerium, Nuuk Greenland |
1990 |
Toyama City Institute of Glass Toyama Japan |
1991 |
Agricultural Bank of Iceland, Mosfellsbr Iceland. |
1991 |
The Icelandic Banks Data Central Reykjavik. |
1997 |
Christian d VII Palace, a present from the president of Iceland to Margerete II Queen of Denmark. |
1997 |
Chapel at Hvammstangi Hospital, Iceland |
1997 |
Finlands Glasmuseum Riihimki. |
2000 |
Kpavogur Art Museum - Gerarsafn, Iceland. |
2000 |
The Icelandic Museum of Design, Garabaer Iceland. |
2005 |
Danish Museum of Arts and Design Copenhagen DK. |
2006 |
Mosfellsbaer Town |
2006 |
Vidalin Church Garabaer Town |
2007 |
Sjova-Almennar Insurance Co |
2011 |
Iceland University Present from Althing Parlament on the 100 years Anniversery of I.U. |
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Grants and Awards |
1979 |
Award Kunsthåndvaerkerprisen Copenhagen Denmark, Bronze. |
1985 |
Urkenden vor Hervorragende Leistungen Coburg Germany. |
1985 |
Travelling grants from The Icelandic Ministry of Culture and Education. |
1987 |
Travelling grants from The Icelandic Ministry of Culture and Education. |
1988 |
DV-Newspaper Cultural Award for Design Iceland. |
1989 |
Travelling grants from The Icelandic Ministry of Culture and Education. |
1991 |
Travelling grants from The Icelandic Ministry of Culture and Education. |
1992 |
Travelling grants from Scandinavia-Japan Sasakwa Foundation Japan |
1994 |
Travelling grants from The Icelandic Ministry of Culture and Education. |
1995 |
Travelling grants from Scandinavia-Japan Sasakwa Foundation Japan |
1995 |
Travelling grants from The Icelandic Ministry of Culture and Education. |
1997 |
Travelling grant and scolarship from The American-Scandinavian Foundation to attend Haystack Mountain School of Crafts Maine USA. |
2004 |
Travelling grants, The Icelandic Ministry of Culture and Education. |
2004 |
Danmarks Nationalbanks Jubilee Foundation of 1968 |
2004 |
Myndstef Iceland |
| 2004 |
Muggur Iceland |
2007
2013 |
Myndstef Iceland
The Icelandic Order of The Falcon |
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Membership SIM - Icelandic Artists Union |
