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 Roots, Icelandic Times

2019 Rætur, Fréttablaðið

2018 Listening to the Sound of the Shell, Backlight