Visual artist based
in Reykjavík, Iceland
WORKS
Spread me thin/ Þunnt smurð
Traces / Ummerki
Tvinna / Thread
A til G
Burden /Byrði
Conversation of Diaries/
Samtal dagbókanna
PORTRAITS
GDRN
Bríet
Hipsumhaps
Selection
BIO
svanhildur@svanhildur.is
Svanhildur Gréta Kristjánsdóttir is an Icelandic photographer born in 1993. She graduated from the Reykjavik School of Photography in early 2021. Choosing the camera as her medium, she uses the photograph to address personal and social issues. With a background in journalism Svanhildur is driven by storytelling, history and collective experiences in her artistry.
EXHIBITIONS / PUBLICATION
2022 Spread Me Thin, Ásmundarsalur (group exhibition)
2021 Traces, Reykjavík Museum of Photography, Iceland (group exhibition)
2021 Traces II, Ásmundarsalur, Reykjvavík (solo exhibition)
2020 - Thread Shortlisted for best graduate work. Blurring the Lines, Venice, Italy.
EDUCATION
2018 - 2021 The School of Photography, Iceland
2014 - 2015 Media Communication, London College of Communication.
2009 - 2013 Matriculation, The Commercial College of Iceland, Reykjavík
WORK EXPERIENCE
2021 —present Working artist & Co-founder of EY Studio
2019 — 2020 Broadcast Director at 101 Radio
2017 — 2019 Co-founder and Art Director of Studio Holt
2016 — 2017 Journalist at Fréttatíminn newspaper
2015 — 2016 Project manager at Döðlur Creative Agency
2014 — 2015 Editor and Co-founder og Blær.is online webzine
2013 — 2015 Content Editor at Plain Vanilla Games, creators of Quizup