Sonja Margrét Ólafsdóttir (b. 1988) lives and works in Iceland. She graduated as a Master of Fine Arts from Valand Academy in Gothenburg, 2023. Previously she studied in Reykjavík at the School of Photography and at the University of Iceland where she graduated with a BA in Art Theory.
Sonja Margrét Ólafsdóttir (f.1988) býr og starfar á Íslandi. Hún er með MFA í ljósmyndun frá HDK-Valand, Háskólanum í Gautaborg þar sem hún lauk námi 2023. Áður lærði hún ljósmyndun í Ljósmyndaskólanum í Reykjavík og er með BA gráðu í Listfræði frá Háskóla Íslands.
Education:
2023 MFA in Photography, HDK-Valand, University of Gothenburg (SE)
2019 Diploma, The School of Photography, Reykjavík (IS)
2014 BA Art Theory, University of Iceland, Reykjavík (IS)
Exhibitions:
2024 “I Saw Three Suns in the Sky” Ottó, Höfn í Hornafirði (IS)
2023 “Staring Into the Sun Until It Turns Purple” group show, Röda Sten Konsthall, Gothenburg (SE)
2022 “Various Works”, group show, Galleri Format, Malmö (SE)
2019 “Rætur/Roots” Reykjavík Museum of Photography, Skotið, Reykjavík (IS)
2018 “Listening to the Sound of the Shell”, group show, Nykyaika Photographic Centre, Tampere (FI)
2018 “Blómin í baðinu” Ramskram, Reykjavík (IS)
2018 “Amma” Farmers & Friends, Reykjavík (IS)
Collections:
Photography Museum of Reykjavík
Grants
2024 SASS (IS)
2023 SASS (IS)
2023 Eric Ericssons stiftelse (SE)
Press:
2019 Roots, Reykjavík Museum of Photography
2019 Rætur, Fréttablaðið