My art is rooted in curiosity about the natural world — what moves beneath the surface, what patterns repeat, what a leaf holds that the eye almost misses. I paint what grows, in oil on canvas, usually close up. I sit down at the easel with nothing decided and paint until things start to grow. Each painting is built up in many layers over a long time.

My artistic journey began in 1982, when I moved from Iceland to California with my husband and young son. There I began studying art more seriously, taking evening classes at the Art Center in Pasadena before continuing at Otis/Parsons College of Art and Design in Los Angeles. After returning to Iceland and raising my family, I completed my MFA and have since worked as an artist. My work has been exhibited internationally, including in the United States, Germany, Spain, France and Iceland.

♡ Ingibjörg