Curriculum Vitae
Ferilskrá á íslensku
Education
- 2001 BA in textiledesign from the Iceland Academy of Arts and Desing.
Theatre work
- 2007 Costume-and set-design for "Liliom (/Carusel)", put on stage by Herranótt, directed by Ólafur Egill Egilsson.
- 2005 Costumedesign for "Three Sisters", put on stage by the graduation class of theatre students at the Iceland Academy og Art and Design, directed by Harpa Arnardóttir.
- 2004 Costume-and set-design for "In Transit", a play written and put on stage by Thalamus in co-operation with AandBC (shown in the Reykjavik City Thaetre, England, Scotland
and Norway), directed by Rex Doyle.
- 2003-2004 Costume-and set-design for "Alice in Wonderland", put on stage by LFMH, directed by Steinunn Knútsdóttir and Árni Pétur Guðjónsson.
- 2003 Assistant-designer for Þórunn Sigríður Þorgrímsdóttir, set-designer, in the Icelandic play "Vegurinn brennur" put on stage in the National Theatre of Iceland, directed by Viðar Eggertsson.
- 2003 Costume-and set-design for "Riddarar hringborðsins", written and put on stage by Kvenfélagið Garpur in the Reykjavik Art Museum, directed by Þórhildur Þorleifsdóttir.
- 2003 Costume-and set-design for "Heart of a Dog", put on stage by Herranótt, directed by Ólafur Egill Egilsson.
- 2002 Assistant-designer for Rebekka A. Ingimundardóttir set and costume-designer, in the Icelandic play "Strompleikur" put on stage in the National Theatre of Iceland, directed by Kristín Jóhannesdóttir.
- 2002 Costume-and set-design for "Rótlaus", put on stage by LFMH, directed by María Reyndal.
- 2001 Costume-and set-design for "Fröken Júlía", put on stage by Einleikhúsið, directed by Rúnar Guðbrandsson.
- 2001 Costume-and set-design for "Arabian Nights", put on stage by the National School of Acting, directed by María Reyndal.
- 1995-1997 Costume-and set-design for various small theatregroups, directors: Melkorka Tekla Ólafsdóttir, Kolbrún Halldórsdóttir og Andrés Sigurvinsson.
Costumemaking and textilework
- 2006 Textiledesigner for costumes in the play "Bakkynjur" for the National Theatre of Iceland, directed by Giorgos.
- 2004-2006 Work on my own fashion-and textiledesings which were for sale in Verksmiðjan, in down town Reykjavik, Iceland.
- 2004-2005 Costumemaking (patterncutting, textilework and costumemaking) for The Saga Museum, work done for a museum in Norway.
- 2004-2005 Textiledesigner for costumes in the play "Mýrarljós" for the National Theatre of Iceland, directed by Edda Heiðrún Backmann.
- 2003- Research on the old Icelandic methods of natural dying, preparation for the making of a website on the subject.
- 2004 Patterncutting, dying, costumemaking and set design for photo-exhibition at the Icelandic Emigration Center.
- 2003 Teacher of a course on the making of Vikingclothing for the Westfjords Developments Agency (patterncutting, dying and tabletweaving).
- 2001-2002 Costumemaking (patterncutting, textilework and costumemaking) for The Saga Museum in Reykjavik.
- 2000 A student work-experience at the Designstudio of fashiondesigner Vivienne Westwood, in London.
- 1999 Winner of the National Smirnoff Fashion Awards in Iceland and participater in the International Smirnoff Fashion Awards in Hong Kong.
- 1997-2000 Various small projects in fashion designing and sewing.
Other work
- 2003-2006 Bellydance teacher at the Belly dance School of Josy Zareen.
- 2004 Proppsmaking for the christmas-series of a childrens program: Lazy Town (Latibær).
- 2004 Dancer in a Bellydance group which was hired by the City of Reykjavik to perform dance-shows all over the city, the summer of 2004.
Grants
- 2004 From the City of Reykjavik to perform Bellydancing all over Reykjavik, the summer of 2004.
- 2003 From the Icelandic Ministry of Education for studies in on the old icelandic methods of natural dying.
- 2003 From Handverk og Hönnun for studies in on the old Icelandic methods of natural dying.
- 1999 From the Icelandic Ministry of Education to partisipate in the International Smirnoff Fashion Awards in Hong Kong.