Ragnheiður Jónsdóttir

Was born 1933 in Island, today she lives and works in Reykjavik.
During her forty year career the prolific and influential artist Ragnheiður Jónsdóttir has produced works, which still live on in the popular imagination of Icelanders. She began her career as an artist but soon became one of the pioneers who put graphic art firmly on the map of the Icelandic art scene during the 1970s and 80s. Her various interpretations of the daily grind became contemporary symbols, especially within the women’s liberation movement and contributed to their debate on one’s individual identity, which was very much on the agenda in the West at the time. Ragnheiður’s reputation went before her and she took part in a great number of exhibitions in various countries. Her lithographic work can be seen in various galleries abroad, from the Faroe Islands to Egypt, and of course her work is also to be found in a great many museums in Iceland.



Selected exhibitions:

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2013

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Mind Play and Finger Dance Ragnheiður Jónsdóttir's career in art.
 

2012

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Nautn og notaglidi Arnesinga Art Museum
Drawings and prints ART MUSEUM A.S.Í./Reykjavik
 

2010

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The Will as a Weapon - (1970 - 1980) Reykjavik Municipal Art Museum KJARVALSSTAÐIR Reykjavik/Hallgrímskirkja
Islensk myndlist - hundrad år i hnotskurn Arnesinga Art Museum
 

2003

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The 7th Intern. Biennial of Drawings anf Graphic Art, Györ/Hungary
The 4th Egyptian International Print Triennale Cairo/Aleksandria/Egypt
 

2001

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Islends grafik Borås Konstgrafiska verkstad/Sweden
Iclandic drawings Tegneforbundet Oslo/Norway
Biennal i Maleri Väsby Konsthall/Sweden