Born:
1955 in Reykjavík, Iceland

Education:
Studied in England and Italy from 1974-1980.

Selected Seperate Exhibitions:
Gallery Suðurgata 7, Reykjavík 1979
Kjarvalsstaðir, Municipal Gallery of the City of Reykjavik 1987
Gallery Krebsen, Copenhagen, Denmark 1998
Barbacka Konsthallen, Kristianstad, Sweden 1998
Frauen Museum, Bonn, Germany 2000
The Nordic Council of Ministers, Copenhagen, Denmark 2000
Galleria Bedoli, The City Gallery of Viadana, Italy 2001

Selected Group Exhibitions:
Galleria Zona, Florence, Italy 1979
Bodies of Artists, Nord Jyllands Kunstmuseum, Denmark 1980
Target-Earth, The Art of Survival, Los Angeles, USA 1981
14 artists, The Centenary of The National Gallery of Iceland 1984
Scandinavia Today, Kyoto & Tokyo, Japan and Cleveland & Alabama, USA 1987
5 Dimensions, 5 Icelandic Artists, Röhsska Museum, Gothenburg
and the Nordic House in Faroe Islands 1988
Salon International de la Sculpture Contemporaine, Paris and Noisy le Grand, France 1992
Zeit-Sichten, 6 women artists from Reykjavik, Frauen Museum, Bonn, Germany 1993
777, Distance Communication Network in: Reykjavik, Aarhus, Amsterdam, Portsmouth, Duisburg, Bratislava and Moscow 1993
Bankside Gallery, London, England 1994
Eventa 2. Ekeby Quarn Konstsalong, Uppsala, Sweden 1995
Biennale Contemporanea, Palazzo Pubblico, Siena, Italy 1997
Wolfryd & Selway Fine Arts, Los Angeles, USA 1998
Sculpture by the Sea, Sydney, Australia 1999
Cologne Art Fair with the Frauen Museum 2000
Berkeley Square Gallery, London, England 2000
Tajima Art Exhibiton, Japan 2001
Palm Beach Art Fair with The Berkeley Square Gallery, USA 2001
Sculpture from the Sea, Campelltown City Gallery, Sydney, Australia 2002
Icelandic Art 1980-2000, The National Gallery of Iceland 2003

Steinunn has received various awards and grants.
Her works are in numerous private and public collections in Iceland, Italy, USA, Sweden, Denmark and the United Kingdom.

She has been the Chairman of the Sculptors Association of Iceland, member of the board of The National Gallery of Iceland, Member of the board of the Visual Arts Committee of the Ministry of Culture, lectured at Cleveland State University, the Cleveland Art Institute, USA and Sydney Art School in Australia.

Info: "Places" (Detail) 2003, Aluminium, 180x50x140 cm	Info: "Places" (Detail) 2003, Cast Iron, 180x50x140 cm

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