Steinunn Thorarinsdottir

Place: Reykjavik

Born: 1955

Biography:

Steinunn Thorarinsdottir is an Icelandic sculptor born in Reykjavik, Iceland in 1955. She studied art in England at the University of Portsmouth Fine Art Department and in Bologna, Italy at the Accademia di Belle Arti. Her work uses androgynous human figures such as those in her most notable exhibits Borders and Horizons. Steinunn has been working professionally for over 40 years and is a member of the Reykjavik Association of Sculptors where she served as president from 1985 to 1987. In 2009, she was awarded the Order of the Falcon by the President of Iceland for her contribution to the Icelandic and international art communities. She is one of Iceland's best loved artists and her sculpture 'Directions' is one of the first things to greet you when you arrive in Reykjavik.