Guðrún Arndís Tryggvadóttir was born in Reykjavík in 1958. She was admitted to the Icelandic College of Art and Crafts at the age of sixteen and proceeded with her postgraduate studies in Paris and then Munich, where she received the academy’s highest prize upon graduation.
A two-year stay in Iceland followed, with an Artist State Grant by the Ministry of Culture and a solo exhibition at Kjarvalsstaðir, Reykjavík Art Museum in 1987. Next, she stayed in Berlin for one year and then in the United States for five years, where she took part in several exhibitions.
She then had a one-year stay in Iceland in the winter of 1992-1993 and founded the visual arts school Rými / Spaces. Then she moved back to Germany where she painted, founded the design agency Kunst & Werbung, and was among other things, commissioned to design the monument Die Tonstadt-Prisma for the city of Großalmerode.
Guðrún returned to Iceland in 2000. After her return, nature conservation and environmental issues became increasingly important to her. In 2004, she began preparations for the creation of the environmental website Náttúran.is / Nature.is, which she ran until 2016.
Since 2017, she has worked as a ranger along with her artistic practices and runs the educational and publishing company Listrými / Artspace, which among other things, published the book Lífsverk / Legacy - Thirteen churches of Ámundi Jónsson in 2019. Her subject, Ámundi Jónsson, was one of the most respected artists and craftsmen of the 18th century in South Iceland.
Guðrún has received many awards for her work, both in the field of environmental and cultural communication, as well as for her art. Her work is based on a strong conceptual and often historical foundation, but she constantly experiments with new techniques and narrative methods in her art.
About the idea:
The original idea for the painting arose when I was driving in Ísafjörður fjord in June 2023, on my way to coast cleaning at Hornstrandir, and I was totally amazed by this red stripe in the rock that could be seen in many places where it had been blasted for road construction. I began to study these red stripes and found out that the red stripe is caused by the fact that Iceland had a tropical climate about 6-7 million years ago where palm and banana trees and other tropical vegetation covered the land, but during major disasters this material oxidized and petrified or combined with volcanic gases and got this red color.
Receding glacier makes the red stripe visible:
My proximity to the glacier, magnificent rocks and ice during my job as a park ranger in Vatnajökull National Park in the summer of 2023 had a great and strong impackt on me. I was processing the fact that the glacier has covered everything, retreated and grown alternately, but is retreating again. The remarkable thing is that the red stripe is now clearly visible in the Southeast, e.g. near Þröng by Breiðamerkurjökull, where the glacier has retreated enormously and the red stripe is now clearly visible in the rock at the base of Fellsfjall.
About the idea:
The work is based on juxtaposing cultural relics from various periods, e.g. strict forms that belong to the present or the future on the one hand and quotes from centuries-old masterpieces from Icelandic art history on the other. The stratas are mixed up and the earthy qualities of soil, precious stones, metals and ashes collide in an eternal flux of solid and liquid substances.
The whirl and the carved relic:
On an altarpiece from a Búðir church in Snæfellsnes, which is very badly damaged and stored in the National Museum, you can see a whirl or winding that fascinated me so much that I used the form in the work. The whirl and its meaning is interesting. It is probably supposed to represent the journey of the wise men as it bears three golden crowns of the Magi´s. The carved relic on the other hand, is by Ámundi Jónsson and had to be a part of the scene.
Her bloodline of eleven direct female descent that lived in Dalir connects her to this area and has already been a source of exhibitions such as Bloodline in Ólafsdalur 2016 and Considerable in LÁ Art Museum in 2017.
The Smallworks on display at No Around give space for your interpretation through colour.
Lífsverk – Þrettán kirkjur Ámunda Jónssonar, bls. 39.
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Lífsverk – Þrettán kirkjur Ámunda Jónssonar, bls. 45.
Lífsverk – Þrettán kirkjur Ámunda Jónssonar, bls. 8.
Lífsverk – Þrettán kirkjur Ámunda Jónssonar, bls. 35.
Lífsverk – Þrettán kirkjur Ámunda Jónssonar, bls. 28.
Innrömmuð í hvítan ramma í stærðinni 53 x 63 cm.
The painting Melencolia II – part 1, is based on obtrusive personal experience, scientific quotations and art historical sources. Melencolia II – part 1 echoes the etching Melencolia I by Albrecht Dürer (24 x 18,8 cm) from the year 1514.
In the piece ’The Fourth Dimension’ I project the lifespan of all 11 women in the series ‘Bloodline’, letting them emerge and dissolve, positioned on a timespiral of 360°, where one round equals one century.
Time is the creative force and our lives are all intertwined and have a beginning and an end. We are positioned in the year 2017 and the future is unknown to us. My own lifetime is the closest one, the flesh tone one with the golden threads dividing the 7 year periods.
Me with my daugher and ancestors.
Me with my children and my ancestors with theirs.
Taking a close look at my relationships.
Kristín Halldórsdóttir 1754 -1820. One of my ancestors. Mother of twelve children.
The Clock of Centuries is a visual presentation of time and an attempt to demonstrate regeneration through direct female descent. The form is a clock; each circle is one century and the individuals of the female line placed in their birth years as far as records reach, or to the year 1685. The closest to us in time is my daughter, born in 1988, followed by myself in 1958 and my mother in 1938 and thus it proceeds further back. On average these equals three generations in a century.
Um kortið:
Lífrænt Íslandskort birtist nú í fyrsta sinn en ástæðan fyrir útgáfunni er einfaldlega sú að nauðsynlegt var orðið að gera upplýsingar um lífrænan landbúnað og framboð á lífrænum vörum aðgengilegri fyrir alla.
Það er ósk útgefanda að kortið verði til þess að hvetja hið lífræna Ísland til dáða og djörfungar á komandi árum. Upplýsingar þær sem hér birtast eru byggðar á gögnum frá Vottunarstofunni Túni auk þess sem upplýsinga var aflað hjá aðilunum sjálfum.
Lífræna kortið endurspeglar stöðuna eins og hún er haustið 2012. Gögnin er einnig hægt að skoða á Grænum síðum™, Grænu Íslandskorti® og Lífrænu Íslandskorti á vef Náttúrunnar.
Lífrænt Íslandskort 2012. ©Náttúran er ehf. Allur réttur áskilinn.
Útgefandi: Náttúran er ehf.
Ritstjórn: Guðrún A. Tryggvadóttir
Hönnun: Guðrún A. Tryggvadóttir og Signý Kolbeinsdóttir.
Vefþróun: Einar Bergmundur Arnbjörnsson.
Ráðgjöf: Birgir Þórðarson,
Gunnar Á. Jónsson og Oddný Anna Björnsdóttir.
Kort þetta er birt með fyrirvara um réttar upplýsingar og er aðeins ætlað til glöggvunar en ekki ferða.
Allar nánari upplýsingar á natturan.is eða í síma 483 1500.
Skissur og teikningar Guðrúnar í kringum þemað ættartengsl og kynslóðaskipti. Sýnt í austursal Galdrasafnsins á Ströndum.
Vatnslitaskissur Guðrúnar í kringum þemað ættartengsl og kynslóðaskipti. Sýnt í austursal Galdrasafnsins á Ströndum.
Skissur og teikningar Guðrúnar í kringum þemað ættartengsl og kynslóðaskipti. Sýnt í austursal Galdrasafnsins á Ströndum.
Gestir skoða skissur og teikningar Guðrúnar í kringum þemað ættartengsl og kynslóðaskipti í austursal Galdrasafnsins á Ströndum.
Page spread 26-27 from the book Myths & Monsters in Icelandic Folktales.
Illustration: The Raven and the Girl.
Illustrator: Guðrún Tryggvadóttir.
Page spread 18-19 from the book Myths & Monsters in Icelandic Folktales.
Illustration: The Sea Horse.
Illustrator: Guðrún Tryggvadóttir.
Page spread 38-39 from the book Myths & Monsters in Icelandic Folktales.
Illustration: The Sealskin.
Illustrator: Guðrún Tryggvadóttir.
Page spread 14-15 from the book Myths & Monsters in Icelandic Folktales.
Illustration: And the Sea-Knotter Laughed.
Illustrator: Guðrún Tryggvadóttir.
Page spread 10-11 from the book Myths & Monsters in Icelandic Folktales.
Illustration: Sea-dwellers in Human Form.
Illustrator: Guðrún Tryggvadóttir.
Photo is black and white but in reality the painting is in brown tones (will be replaced later).
„Maternity“ by Guðrún Tryggadóttir, to the left and „Landmarks“ by Brynhildur Þorgeirsdóttir, to the right.
At the exhibition Considerable at the LÁ Art Museum.
Photo is black and white but in reality the painting is in color, with black as a ruling color (will be replaced later).
Myndskreyting við söguna Til komi þitt ríki eftir Jakobínu Sigurðardóttur.
Bók: Skuggar – lesarkasafn grunnskóla.
Útgefandi: Námsgagnastofnun 1989.
Myndskreytingar: ©Guðrún Tryggvadóttir.
Hjálmar Árnason og Magnús Jón Árnason söfnuðu efninu.
Myndskreyting við sögu Þórarins Eldjárns Möwekvæði.
Bók: Skuggar – lesarkasafn grunnskóla.
Útgefandi: Námsgagnastofnun 1989.
Myndskreytingar: ©Guðrún Tryggvadóttir.
Hjálmar Árnason og Magnús Jón Árnason söfnuðu efninu.
Myndskreyting við ljóð Steins Steinars Passíusálmur nr. 51.
Bók: Skuggar – lesarkasafn grunnskóla.
Útgefandi: Námsgagnastofnun 1989.
Myndskreytingar: ©Guðrún Tryggvadóttir.
Hjálmar Árnason og Magnús Jón Árnason söfnuðu efninu.
Myndskreyting við ljóðið Refur eftir Örn Arnarson.
Bók: Skuggar – lesarkasafn grunnskóla.
Útgefandi: Námsgagnastofnun 1989.
Myndskreytingar: ©Guðrún Tryggvadóttir.
Hjálmar Árnason og Magnús Jón Árnason söfnuðu efninu.
Myndskreyting við sögu Stefáns Unnsteinssonar Ónefndur félagi.
Bók: Skuggar – lesarkasafn grunnskóla.
Útgefandi: Námsgagnastofnun 1989.
Myndskreytingar: ©Guðrún Tryggvadóttir.
Hjálmar Árnason og Magnús Jón Árnason söfnuðu efninu.
Myndskreyting við ljóðið Barnamorðinginn María Farrar eftir Bertolt Brecht í þýðingu Halldórs Laxness.
Bók: Skuggar – lesarkasafn grunnskóla.
Útgefandi: Námsgagnastofnun 1989.
Myndskreytingar: ©Guðrún Tryggvadóttir.
Hjálmar Árnason og Magnús Jón Árnason söfnuðu efninu.
Myndskreyting við söguna „Móðir mín í kví, kví“ úr þjóðsögum Jóns Árnasonar.
Bók: Skuggar – lesarkasafn grunnskóla.
Útgefandi: Námsgagnastofnun 1989.
Myndskreytingar: ©Guðrún Tryggvadóttir.
Hjálmar Árnason og Magnús Jón Árnason söfnuðu efninu.
Myndskreyting við sögu Eiríks Brynjólfssonar Gömul kona.
Bók: Skuggar – lesarkasafn grunnskóla.
Útgefandi: Námsgagnastofnun 1989.
Myndskreytingar: ©Guðrún Tryggvadóttir.
Hjálmar Árnason og Magnús Jón Árnason söfnuðu efninu.
Myndskreyting við kaflann um fangelsisvist Jóns Hreggviðssonar á Bessastöðum í Íslandsklukku Halldórs Laxness.
Bók: Skuggar – lesarkasafn grunnskóla.
Útgefandi: Námsgagnastofnun 1989.
Myndskreytingar: ©Guðrún Tryggvadóttir.
Hjálmar Árnason og Magnús Jón Árnason söfnuðu efninu.
Myndskreyting við söguna Dauðastríðið eftir Halldór Stefánsson.
Bók: Skuggar – lesarkasafn grunnskóla.
Útgefandi: Námsgagnastofnun 1989.
Myndskreytingar: ©Guðrún Tryggvadóttir.
Hjálmar Árnason og Magnús Jón Árnason söfnuðu efninu.
Myndskreyting við sögu Gests Pálssonar Hans Vöggur.
Bók: Skuggar – lesarkasafn grunnskóla.
Útgefandi: Námsgagnastofnun 1989.
Myndskreytingar: ©Guðrún Tryggvadóttir.
Hjálmar Árnason og Magnús Jón Árnason söfnuðu efninu.
Tvö verk á Kjarvalsstöðum. T.v. GT, t.h. Stúlka í rólu.
fara yfir skráningu og stærði
"At first glance, it's as if the heroin is riding at full speed. She is on a small square island (Iceland) and pretends to be a hero, but is actually trying to hold the pose of the prone horse that sputters to try to get back on all fours. The hero has fallen, as she would not have made it far anyway due to the small size of the island. Everything outside the narrow beach in the picture is the ocean."
My family, captured in parental bondage. I am not really with them, except I creep in through the body of my youngest brother whose right foot reaches out of the picture.
Photo is black and white but in reality the painting is in red and crimson tones (will be replaced later).
The painting is the result of my studies on Egyptology.
Fara yfir skráningu og stærð
A dream I had to paint.
Photo is black and white but in reality the painting is in color (will be replaced later).
Pappírsverk á vinnustofunni í Goethstraße í München.
Á vinstri blaðsíðu t.v.: Sameinuð í draumi. Akríl á pappa, 160x250 cm. 1982. T.h.: Æstir rebbar. Akríl á pappa, snið, 120x80 cm. 1982.
Á hægri blaðsíðu t.v.: Heimsskautafarinn. Akríl og loðskinn á pappa, 50x70 cm. 1982. T.h.: Í vinnustofunni í Goethstraße. 1982.
Myndir á hægri síðu í bæklingnum eru svart/hvítar en verkin eru þó í lit.
Máluð dagblöð. Málað í New York og Reykjavík.
Á vinstri blaðsíðu: 6 dagblaðaopnur. Hvít málning og túss á bandarísk dagblöð, 60x40 cm. 1982.
Á hægri blaðsíðu: 6 dagblaðaopnur. Litmálning og túss á íslensk dagblöð, 60x40 cm. 1982.
Þessar myndir í bæklingnum eru svart/hvítar en dagblöðin á hægri síðu eru þó máluð í lit.
Pappírsmálverk máluð á vinnustofuni í JL húsinu Hringbraut í Reykjavík.
Á vinstri blaðsíðu: Færið mér höfuð hans á fati Akríl, á pappa, ca. 208x340 cm. 1983.
Á hægri blaðsíðu: Hestakótiletta. Akríl á pappa, 208x360 cm. 1983.
Þessar myndir í bæklingnum eru svart/hvítar en verkið á hægri síðu er þó í lit. Verkið á vinstri síðu er málað svart/hvítt svo litleysið kemur ekki að sök.
Pappírsverk á vinnustofunni í Goethstraße í München.
Á vinstri blaðsíðu: Rassasleikjar og rebbar. Akríl, gull og spray á pappa, 160x360 cm. 1982.
Á hægri blaðsíðu: Vængjuð manngeit og klaufar. Akríl á pappa, 50x70 cm. 1982.
Myndin á vinstri síðu í bæklingnum er svart/hvít en verkið er þó í lit.
Innsetninga og málverk á vinnustofunni í Goethstraße í München.
Á vinstri blaðsíðu: Andartjarnir og skaut. Akríl á efnisbúta, 300x170cm. 1982.
Á hægri blaðsíðu: Venus frá Þýskalandi. Akríl á pappa, 180x350 cm. 1982.
Myndin á hægri síðu í bæklingnum er svart/hvít sem kemur þó ekki að sök því verkið er málað svat/hvítt.
Pappírsmálverk málað á vinnustofunni í JL húsinu Hringbraut í Reykjavík.
Á vinstri blaðsíðu: Sjálfsmynd með marmarasúlu. Akríl, á pappa, ca. 208x300 cm. 1983.
Á hægri blaðsíðu: Ferilskrá.
Máluð dagblöð. Máluð í New York.
Á vinstri blaðsíðu: 4 dagblaðaopnur. Hvít málning og túss á dagblöð, 60x40 cm. 1982.
Á hægri blaðsíðu: 6 dagblaðaopnur. Hvít málning og túss á dagblöð, 60x40 cm. 1982.
Þessar myndir í bæklingnum eru svart/hvítar og verkin eru að mestu leiti svart/hvít svo það kemur ekki að sök.
Pappírs- og pappakassaverk gerð á vinnustofuni í JL húsinu, Hringbraut í Reykjavík.
Á vinstri blaðsíðu: Móðir og barn með hor í göngutúr. Akríl og límband á dagblö, 280x100 cm. 1982.
Á hægri blaðsíðu: 1. Kóngur og drottning, 2. Njörvaður niður, 3. Rassaköst. Olíulakk á pappakassa, ca. 200x100 cm. hvert verk cm. 1982.
Myndi á vinstri síðu í bæklingnum er svart/hvít en verkið er þó í lit.
Pappírsmálverk máluð á vinnustofuni í JL húsinu Hringbraut í Reykjavík.
Á vinstri blaðsíðu: Millistig, varð síðan að Dreng með pappírsbát. Akríl, á pappa, ca. 208x360 cm. 1983.
Á hægri blaðsíðu: Sumar. Akríl á pappa, 208x206 cm. 1983.
Myndin á hægri síðu í bæklingnum er svart/hvít en verkið er þó í lit.
Pappírsmálverk máluð á vinnustofuni í JL húsinu Hringbraut í Reykjavík.
Á vinstri blaðsíðu: Drengur með pappírsbát. Akríl, á pappa, ca. 200x340 cm. 1983.
Á hægri blaðsíðu: Við höfnina. Akríl á pappa, 208x360 cm. 1983.
Þessar myndir í bæklingnum eru svart/hvítar en verkin eru þó í lit.
Texti:
Der Katalog wurde mit Mitteln des Programmes der Bayerischen Staatsregierung für Künstler und Publizisten vom 24. juni 1980 erstellt.
Gany besonder herzlichen Dan an Herrn Rudolf Seitz für seine Unterstützung und seinen intensiven Einsatz, um die Schwierigkeiten der Katalogpublikation zu bewältigen.
Ich danke auch herzlich meinem Vater Tryggvi Árnason der an dieser Aufgabe mitgeholfen hat.
Ebenfalls danke ich meinem mann BOB Becker für seine totale Hilfe überhaupt.
©1983 13013 GUNNA Production
Goethestraße 34
8000 München
Gestaltung & Fotos: 13013 GUNNA Production
Repros & Druck: Anderland Verlag München
Farbrepros nr. 3, 38, 45, 48: Tryggvi Árnason
Auflage: 500
Pappírsverk á vinnustofunni í Goethstraße í München.
Texti á vinstri blaðsíðu: Der Katalog erscheint zur Debütantenausstellung in der Aula der Akademie der Bildenden Künste München.
Á hægri blaðsíðu: Klaufar af hverjum? Akríl á pappa, 10x60 cm, 1982.
Þessi mynd í bæklingnum er svart/hvít en verkið er þó í lit.
Pappírsmálverk máluð á vinnustofuni í JL húsinu Hringbraut í Reykjavík.
Á vinstri blaðsíðu: Akkeri og dónaskapur. Akríl á pappa, 200x340 cm. 1983.
Á hægri blaðsíðu: 1. Blár draumur. Akríl á pappa, 208x250 cm. 1983. 2. Drengur með pappírsbát. Akríl á pappa, 200x340 cm. 1983.
Myndin á vinstri síðu í bæklingnum er svart/hvít en verkið er þó í lit.
Pappírsmálverk á vinnustofunni í Goethstraße í München.
Á vinstri blaðsíðu: Jólamálverk, unnið í samvinnu við kollega frá Köln sem eyddu með mér furðulegustu jólum lífs míns, þ.e. við héldum engin jól heldur máluðum bæði okkur sjálf og fullt af myndum og fórum svo bara út í göngutúr á aðfangadagskvöld. Akríl, á pappa, 200x360 cm. 1981.
Á hægri blaðsíðu: Kínversk stúlka. Akríl á pappa, 120x60 cm. 1981.
Þessar myndir í bæklingnum eru svart/hvítar en verkin er þó í lit.
Photo is black and white but in reality the painting is in color (will be replaced later).
Photo is black and white but in reality the painting is in color (will be replaced later).
Fara yfir stærðir o.fl.
Veit ekki hver á núna. Fara yfir skráningu
The artist’s book Painting with black and drinking Campari is a painting on a newspaper. The work is 28 pages, created on the newspaper Morgunblaðið from Wednesday the 20th of October 1982. The paper becomes a part of the painting as its surface and content. The title “Mála með svörtu og drekka camparí” is painted on the front cover of the work. The artist’s book is signed by the author with a stamp and the painted date 31.10.1982 on the front cover of the work.
The photo shows the cover. See more in Sarpur.
The artist’s book The Summer '82 has passed and the Autumn lies ahead is a painting on a newspaper. The work is 16 pages, created on the paper Lesbók Morgunblaðsins. The newspaper becomes a part of the painting as its surface and content. The title “Sumarið '82 er nú liðið og haustið framundan” is painted on the cover incorporating a text from the newpaper. The artist’s book is signed by the author with a stamp and handwritten date on the back cover of the work.
The photo shows the cover. See more in Sarpur.
The artist’s book is a painting on a newspaper. The work is 24 pages, created on the newspaper Morgunblaðið from Wednesday the 22nd of September 1982. The paper becomes a part of the painting as it’s surface and content. The title “Rvk” is painted on the front cover of the work. The artist’s book is signed by the author with a stamp and handwritten date on the front cover of the work.
The photo shows the cover. See more in Sarpur.
The artist’s book Our land is a painting on a newspaper. The work is 44 pages, created on the newspaper Morgunblaðið from Saturday the 18th of September 1982. The paper becomes a part of the painting as its surface and content. The title “Lands vors” is painted on the front cover of the work. The artist’s book is signed by the author with a stamp and handwritten date 1982 on the front cover of the work.
The photo shows the cover. See more in Sarpur.
Hluta innsetninga og upplíminga Guðrúnar í Inwood Park, Uptown N.Y.C., N.Y., U.S.A. sumarið 1982.
The artist’s book Boxer on a Rocky Beach is a painting on a newspaper. The work is 20 pages, created on the magazine Leisure. The paper becomes a part of the painting as its surface and content. The artist’s book is signed by the author with a stamp and a handwritten date 1982 on the front and back cover of the work.
The photo shows the cover. See more in Sarpur.
Hluta upplíminga Guðrúnar í Inwood Park, Uptown N.Y.C., N.Y., U.S.A. sumarið 1982.
Máluð dagblöð límd upp með veggfóðurslími.
Hluta upplíminga Guðrúnar í Inwood Park, Uptown N.Y.C., N.Y., U.S.A. sumarið 1982.
Máluð dagblöð límd upp með veggfóðurslími.
The artist’s book Die Vereinigung is a painting on a newspaper. The work is 80 pages, created on an unknown newspaper. The paper is used as the painting’s surface and is covered with paint. The artist’s book is signed by the author with a stamp and a handwritten date 1982 on the front cover of the work. The name of the author, date and place are painted on the last page.
The photo shows the cover. See more in Sarpur.
The artist’s book Porn News is a painting on a newspaper. The work is 16 pages, created on the newspaper Daily News. The paper becomes a part of the painting as its surface and content. The artist’s book is signed by the author with a stamp and a handwritten date 1982 on the front and back cover of the work.
The photo shows the cover. See more in Sarpur.
The artist’s book The Jewish Family Cross is a painting on a newspaper. The work is 72 pages, created on the newspaper Daily News. The paper becomes a part of the painting as its surface and content. The artist’s book is signed by the author with a stamp and a handwritten date 1982 on the front cover of the work.
The photo shows the cover. See more in Sarpur.
The artist’s book School of the Arts is a painting on a newspaper. The work is 76 pages, created on the newspaper Daily News from Wednesday the 14th of July 1982. The paper becomes a part of the painting as it’s surface and content. The artist’s book is signed by the author with a stamp on the back cover of the work.
The photo shows the cover. See more in Sarpur.
The artist’s book The Knight and the boy is a painting on a newspaper. The work is 72 pages, created on a few editions of the newspaper Daily News from July 1982. The paper is used as the painting’s surface and is covered with paint. The artist’s book is signed by the author with a stamp and a handwritten date 1982 on the front cover of the work.
The photo shows the cover. See more in Sarpur.
Installation.
Acrylic on paper, timber and a frame with broken glass.
Istallation.
Acrylic on paper and a chair.
My contribution to the contest was a selfportrait in an orange pilot jumper. My daily suit.
I poured paint on plastic and let dry. The whole thing was then hung on the wall. Color is my fruitjuice.
Pappírsmálverk máluð á vinnustofu Guðrúnar, JL húsinu Hringbraut í Reykjavík.
Á vinstri blaðsíðu: Akkeri og dónaskapur. Akríl á pappa, 200x340 cm. 1983.
Á hægri blaðsíðu: 1. Blá draumur. Akríl á pappa, 208x250 cm. 1983. 2. Pappírsbátur. Akríl á pappa, 200x340 cm. 1983.
Istallation.
Acrylic on paper and paper tape.
From the series Birthmarks and DIN formats / Me as a 120 page Pocket book, from front and behind.
Serie: 60 black & white photographs DIN A6 (10,5x14,8 cm)
Photographed on 4 negatives with an Hasselblatt camera.
Assistant photographer: Herbert Rometsch.
The work on birthmarks and DIN formats consists of full size photos of Guðrún, cut into the DIN (Deutsche Industrie Normen) formats where her birthmarks play a significant role as important points or scientific subjects, which puts human decisions on agendas, many which don't matter at all or are at least of questionable importance and value, in a new and humorous light.
The subject, the human being, is here forced into the formats it puts everything else in, that is the DIN formats.
The exhibition on the birthmarks and DIN formats consists of three series of black & white photos and photocopies, a book project and a catalogue.
On the first page of the catalogue says:
This book is about
that part of me
that faces the outer world.
This book is about
my points and dots
that face the outer world.
Body, skin, birthmarks, sizes, formats, distances, constellations, self-examination, world view, narrow mindedness, broad mindedness, upscaling, downscaling, simplification, multiplication, view points, change, thoughts, sorting out and judging, putting into perspective, taking out of context, counting in, projecting, moving, etc.
The work on birthmarks and DIN formats consists of full size photos of Guðrún, cut into the DIN (Deutsche Industrie Normen) formats where her birthmarks play a significant role as important points or scientific subjects, which puts human decisions on agendas, many which don't matter at all or are at least of questionable importance and value, in a new and humorous light.
The subject, the human being, is here forced into the formats it puts everything else in, that is the DIN formats.
The exhibition on the birthmarks and DIN formats consists of three series of black & white photos and photocopies, a book project and a catalogue.
On the first page of the catalogue says:
This book is about
that part of me
that faces the outer world.
This book is about
my points and dots
that face the outer world.
Body, skin, birthmarks, sizes, formats, distances, constellations, self-examination, world view, narrow mindedness, broad mindedness, upscaling, downscaling, simplification, multiplication, view points, change, thoughts, sorting out and judging, putting into perspective, taking out of context, counting in, projecting, moving, etc.
This series did originally consist of 19 black & white DIN A4 photos of my back, that I enlarged to real life size photos on thin photo-paper (Copy Line). Then I made stamps and stamped on each photo the name of the receiver and sender, address, POSTE RESTANTE, postal code, city and country. I made photocopies of all the photos before I folded them down to size DIN A5 to look more like letters, took them to the post office where I put stamps on them and sent them on their way.
The final series consists on one side of the letters I got back (11 letters) and photocopies of the letters I did not get back (7 letters) in spite of the international rule that POSTE RESTANTE letters shall be returned to sender if not picked up by receiver within a given time. The photo above shows one example, the letter to me from me that I sent to Beijing and was returned to me.
On July 25, 1980 I sent 19 letters to 19 cities in 18 countries.
The letters are photos of my back. Photos of me, to me, from me.
To be able to send the photos to my own name in 19 cities all over the world I used POSTE RESTANTE*.
Example:
Guðrún Tryggvadóttir
Napels
POSTE RESTANTE
Italy
*POSTE RESTANTE: A department at main post offices where people can send mail to people without permanent residence and to tourists traveling in that city.
The cities were chosen randomly. I sent photos disguised as letters to cities all over the world:
I sent my self photos with the purpose of getting them back, at least sometime. It varies from country to country how long they keep POSTE RESTANTE letters before they send them back, the shortest time was one month.
Conclusively there has been an exhibition of my back in post offices in 19 cities. Also on their way to there and back.
The letters have gone through the hands of many post service and transportation employees, that might have wondered why the senders name is the same as that of the receiver.
The fact that the photos are of the sender and receiver could not have been obvious.
Each country must have rules on how long POSTE RESTANTE are kept before sent back. According to the time of return (12 returned) it is obvious that the distances comply with the timespan. Meaning that long distance = long time from sending to receiving and short distance = short time from sending to receiving.
Returned letters are stamped, signed and written on by all the people that had something to do in the process of delivery. They write and stamp on my back and note that I’m not there.
Drawings on the letters are by people I don’t know.
Letters sent July 25, 1980.
To:
Amsterdam
Barcelona
Berlin B.R.D.
Berlin D.D.R.
Kairo
Kalkutta
London
Mexico City
Moskow
München
Neapel
New York
Oslo
Beijing
Reykjavík
Rome
Teheran
Tokyo
Retrieved mail.
From:
Amsterdam
Berlin B.R.D.
London
München
Napels
New York
Oslo
Beijing
Tokyo
Letters probably still (May 1981) in the following cities:
Barcelona
Berlin D.D.R.
Kairo
Kalkutta
Mexico City
Moskow
Teheran
The only letter I picked um myself was the one at the main pos office POSTE RESTANTE in Reykjavík.
Photo nr. 1 of 11 from the DESTRUCTION series, version Din A4 in color.
Photographed on a 6x6 cm colorslide with an Hasselblatt camera in the middle of the first day.
Assistant photographer: Herbert Rometsch.
Photographed at the same place and time on 11 days.
Photographer, camera, object (arm), background and other relevant aspects during the process remained the same.
Various daylight and weather conditions result in slight light and color variations from one photograph to the other.
The changing conditions of the letters on the arm are caused by the healing taking place between the photosessions (1 day, 24 hours)
Concept:
I cut letters into my left arm.
1. day D
2. day E
3. day S
4. day T
5. day R
6. day U
7. day C
8. day T
9. day I
10. day O
11. day N
Each day I photograph my arm with the recently cut letter.
Each day a new letter is added so that the word DESTRUCTION appears on the eleventh day.
The healing becomes more and more obvious, the letters appear weaker and so the meaning of the word DESTRUCTION gets destroyed.
Result: DESTRUCTION (here cutwounds on skin) that takes place over time proves to be untrue because of the healing.
Left wall: 11 typewritten examples (framed 33 x 240 cm).
DESTRUCTION series nr. 1, Din A4.
Right wall: 11 colour photographs (framed 33 x 240 cm).
DESTRUCTION series nr. 2, Din A4.
11 photos from the DESTRUCTION series, version Din A4 in color.
Photograped on a 6x6 cm colorslides with an Hasselblatt camera in the middle of the day on 11 days. View series.
Assistant photographer: Herbert Rometsch.
Photographed at the same place and time in 11 days.
Photographer, camera, object (arm), background and other relevant aspects during the process remained the same.
Various daylight and weather conditions result in slight light and color variations from one photograph to the other.
The changing conditions of the letters on the arm are caused by the healing taking place between the photosessions (1 day, 24 hours)
Concept:
I cut letters into my left arm.
1. day D
2. day E
3. day S
4. day T
5. day R
6. day U
7. day C
8. day T
9. day I
10. day O
11. day N
Each day I photograph my arm with the recently cut letter.
Each day a new letter is added so that the word DESTRUCTION appears on the eleventh day.
The healing becomes more and more obvious, the letters appear weaker and so the meaning of the word DESTRUCTION gets destroyed.
Result: DESTRUCTION (here cutwounds on skin) that takes place over time proves to be untrue because of the healing.
Photo nr. 2 of 11 from the DESTRUCTION series, version Din A4 in color.
Photographed on a 6x6 cm colorslide with an Hasselblatt camera in the middle of the second day.
Assistant photographer: Herbert Rometsch.
Photographed at the same place and time on 11 days.
Photographer, camera, object (arm), background and other relevant aspects during the process remained the same.
Various daylight and weather conditions result in slight light and color variations from one photograph to the other.
The changing conditions of the letters on the arm are caused by the healing taking place between the photosessions (1 day, 24 hours)
Concept:
I cut letters into my left arm.
1. day D
2. day E
3. day S
4. day T
5. day R
6. day U
7. day C
8. day T
9. day I
10. day O
11. day N
Each day I photograph my arm with the recently cut letter.
Each day a new letter is added so that the word DESTRUCTION appears on the eleventh day.
The healing becomes more and more obvious, the letters appear weaker and so the meaning of the word DESTRUCTION gets destroyed.
Result: DESTRUCTION (here cutwounds on skin) that takes place over time proves to be untrue because of the healing.
Photo nr. 3 of 11 from the DESTRUCTION series, version Din A4 in color.
Photographed on a 6x6 cm colorslide with an Hasselblatt camera in the middle of the third day.
Assistant photographer: Herbert Rometsch.
Photographed at the same place and time on the 11th day.
Photographer, camera, object (arm), background and other relevant aspects during the process remained the same.
Various daylight and weather conditions result in slight light and color variations from one photograph to the other.
The changing conditions of the letters on the arm are caused by the healing taking place between the photosessions (1 day, 24 hours)
Concept:
I cut letters into my left arm.
1. day D
2. day E
3. day S
4. day T
5. day R
6. day U
7. day C
8. day T
9. day I
10. day O
11. day N
Each day I photograph my arm with the recently cut letter.
Each day a new letter is added so that the word DESTRUCTION appears on the eleventh day.
The healing becomes more and more obvious, the letters appear weaker and so the meaning of the word DESTRUCTION gets destroyed.
Result: DESTRUCTION (here cutwounds on skin) that takes place over time proves to be untrue because of the healing.
Photo nr. 4 of 11 from the DESTRUCTION series, version Din A4 in color.
Photograped on a 6x6 cm colorslide with an Hasselblatt camera in the middle of the fourth day.
Assistant photographer: Herbert Rometsch.
Photographed at the same place and time on 11 days.
Photographer, camera, object (arm), background and other relevant aspects during the process remained the same.
Various daylight and weather conditions result in slight light and color variations from one photograph to the other.
The changing conditions of the letters on the arm are caused by the healing taking place between the photosessions (1 day, 24 hours)
Concept:
I cut letters into my left arm.
1. day D
2. day E
3. day S
4. day T
5. day R
6. day U
7. day C
8. day T
9. day I
10. day O
11. day N
Each day I photograph my arm with the recently cut letter.
Each day a new letter is added so that the word DESTRUCTION appears on the eleventh day.
The healing becomes more and more obvious, the letters appear weaker and so the meaning of the word DESTRUCTION gets destroyed.
Result: DESTRUCTION (here cutwounds on skin) that takes place over time proves to be untrue because of the healing.
Photo nr. 5 of 11 from the DESTRUCTION series, version Din A4 in color.
Photographed on a 6x6 cm colorslide with an Hasselblatt camera in the middle of the 5th day.
Assistant photographer: Herbert Rometsch.
Photographed at the same place and time on 11 days.
Photographer, camera, object (arm), background and other relevant aspects during the process remained the same.
Various daylight and weather conditions result in slight light and color variations from one photograph to the other.
The changing conditions of the letters on the arm are caused by the healing taking place between the photosessions (1 day, 24 hours)
Concept:
I cut letters into my left arm.
1. day D
2. day E
3. day S
4. day T
5. day R
6. day U
7. day C
8. day T
9. day I
10. day O
11. day N
Each day I photograph my arm with the recently cut letter.
Each day a new letter is added so that the word DESTRUCTION appears on the eleventh day.
The healing becomes more and more obvious, the letters appear weaker and so the meaning of the word DESTRUCTION gets destroyed.
Result: DESTRUCTION (here cutwounds on skin) that takes place over time proves to be untrue because of the healing.
Photo nr. 6 of 11 from the DESTRUCTION series, version Din A4 in color.
Photographed on a 6x6 cm colorslide with an Hasselblatt camera in the middle of the sixth day.
Assistant photographer: Herbert Rometsch.
Photographed at the same place and time on 11 days.
Photographer, camera, object (arm), background and other relevant aspects during the process remained the same.
Various daylight and weather conditions result in slight light and color variations from one photograph to the other.
The changing conditions of the letters on the arm are caused by the healing taking place between the photosessions (1 day, 24 hours)
Concept:
I cut letters into my left arm.
1. day D
2. day E
3. day S
4. day T
5. day R
6. day U
7. day C
8. day T
9. day I
10. day O
11. day N
Each day I photograph my arm with the recently cut letter.
Each day a new letter is added so that the word DESTRUCTION appears on the eleventh day.
The healing becomes more and more obvious, the letters appear weaker and so the meaning of the word DESTRUCTION gets destroyed.
Result: DESTRUCTION (here cutwounds on skin) that takes place over time proves to be untrue because of the healing.
Photo nr. 7 of 11 from the DESTRUCTION series, version Din A4 in color.
Photographed on a 6x6 cm colorslide with an Hasselblatt camera in the middle of the seventh day.
Assistant photographer: Herbert Rometsch.
Photographed at the same place and time on 11 days.
Photographer, camera, object (arm), background and other relevant aspects during the process remained the same.
Various daylight and weather conditions result in slight light and color variations from one photograph to the other.
The changing conditions of the letters on the arm are caused by the healing taking place between the photosessions (1 day, 24 hours)
Concept:
I cut letters into my left arm.
1. day D
2. day E
3. day S
4. day T
5. day R
6. day U
7. day C
8. day T
9. day I
10. day O
11. day N
Each day I photograph my arm with the recently cut letter.
Each day a new letter is added so that the word DESTRUCTION appears on the eleventh day.
The healing becomes more and more obvious, the letters appear weaker and so the meaning of the word DESTRUCTION gets destroyed.
Result: DESTRUCTION (here cutwounds on skin) that takes place over time proves to be untrue because of the healing.
Photo nr. 8 of 11 from the DESTRUCTION series, version Din A4 in color.
Photographed on a 6x6 cm colorslide with an Hasselblatt camera in the middle of the eighth day.
Assistant photographer: Herbert Rometsch.
Photographed at the same place and time on 11 days.
Photographer, camera, object (arm), background and other relevant aspects during the process remained the same.
Various daylight and weather conditions result in slight light and color variations from one photograph to the other.
The changing conditions of the letters on the arm are caused by the healing taking place between the photosessions (1 day, 24 hours)
Concept:
I cut letters into my left arm.
1. day D
2. day E
3. day S
4. day T
5. day R
6. day U
7. day C
8. day T
9. day I
10. day O
11. day N
Each day I photograph my arm with the recently cut letter.
Each day a new letter is added so that the word DESTRUCTION appears on the eleventh day.
The healing becomes more and more obvious, the letters appear weaker and so the meaning of the word DESTRUCTION gets destroyed.
Result: DESTRUCTION (here cutwounds on skin) that takes place over time proves to be untrue because of the healing.
Photo nr. 9 of 11 from the DESTRUCTION series, version Din A4 in color.
Photographed on a 6x6 cm colorslide with an Hasselblatt camera in the middle of the ninth day.
Assistant photographer: Herbert Rometsch.
Photographed at the same place and time on 11 days.
Photographer, camera, object (arm), background and other relevant aspects during the process remained the same.
Various daylight and weather conditions result in slight light and color variations from one photograph to the other.
The changing conditions of the letters on the arm are caused by the healing taking place between the photosessions (1 day, 24 hours)
Concept:
I cut letters into my left arm.
1. day D
2. day E
3. day S
4. day T
5. day R
6. day U
7. day C
8. day T
9. day I
10. day O
11. day N
Each day I photograph my arm with the recently cut letter.
Each day a new letter is added so that the word DESTRUCTION appears on the eleventh day.
The healing becomes more and more obvious, the letters appear weaker and so the meaning of the word DESTRUCTION gets destroyed.
Result: DESTRUCTION (here cutwounds on skin) that takes place over time proves to be untrue because of the healing.
Photo nr. 10 of 11 from the DESTRUCTION series, version Din A4 in color.
Photographed on a 6x6 cm colorslide with an Hasselblatt camera in the middle of the tenth day.
Assistant photographer: Herbert Rometsch.
Photographed at the same place and time on 11 days.
Photographer, camera, object (arm), background and other relevant aspects during the process remained the same.
Various daylight and weather conditions result in slight light and color variations from one photograph to the other.
The changing conditions of the letters on the arm are caused by the healing taking place between the photosessions (1 day, 24 hours)
Concept:
I cut letters into my left arm.
1. day D
2. day E
3. day S
4. day T
5. day R
6. day U
7. day C
8. day T
9. day I
10. day O
11. day N
Each day I photograph my arm with the recently cut letter.
Each day a new letter is added so that the word DESTRUCTION appears on the eleventh day.
The healing becomes more and more obvious, the letters appear weaker and so the meaning of the word DESTRUCTION gets destroyed.
Result: DESTRUCTION (here cutwounds on skin) that takes place over time proves to be untrue because of the healing.
Photo nr. 11 of 11 from the DESTRUCTION series, version Din A4 in color.
Photographed on a 6x6 cm colorslide with an Hasselblatt camera in the middle of the 11th day.
Assistant photographer: Herbert Rometsch.
Photographed at the same place and time on 11 days.
Photographer, camera, object (arm), background and other relevant aspects during the process remained the same.
Various daylight and weather conditions result in slight light and color variations from one photograph to the other.
The changing conditions of the letters on the arm are caused by the healing taking place between the photosessions (1 day, 24 hours)
Concept:
I cut letters into my left arm.
1. day D
2. day E
3. day S
4. day T
5. day R
6. day U
7. day C
8. day T
9. day I
10. day O
11. day N
Each day I photograph my arm with the recently cut letter.
Each day a new letter is added so that the word DESTRUCTION appears on the eleventh day.
The healing becomes more and more obvious, the letters appear weaker and so the meaning of the word DESTRUCTION gets destroyed.
Result: DESTRUCTION (here cutwounds on skin) that takes place over time proves to be untrue because of the healing.
The series „Bloodline“ displayed in 5 and 6 meter long rows from floor to ceiling at the exhibition Considerable at the LÁ Art Museum.
Row to the left:
1. Ingibjörg Nikulásdóttir 1685 -1739
2. Kristín Halldórsdóttir 1754 -1820
3. Ragnhildur Rögnvaldsdóttir 1726 - 1792
4. Ingibjörg Bjarnadóttir 1824 -1855
5. Halldóra Sturlaugsdóttir 1785 -1834
6. Guðrún Þorleifsdóttir 1851-1899
Row to the right:
7. Ingibjörg Ásmundsdóttir 1885-1969
8. Guðrún Guðmundsdóttir 1916-1997
9. Guðbjörg Erla Gunnarsdóttir 1938
10. Guðrún Arndís Tryggvadóttir 1958
11. Móna Róbertsdóttir Becker 1988
Piece nr. 12 of 12, installation at the Bloodline exhibition.
Generations nr. 1-33.
Measured from the settlement of Iceland in 874 untill the birth of my daughter in 1988, the latest female in my Dalir bloodline, with the average of 33,33 years between generations, make up 33 generations from the settlement to date.
With the bloodsamples in the cupboard I want to point to the vast number of generations of foremothers that have possibly lived in Dalir and fought for their survival.
Piece nr. 12 of 12, installation at the Bloodline exhibition.
Generations nr. 1-33.
Measured from the settlement of Iceland in 874 untill the birth of my daughter in 1988, the latest female in my Dalir bloodline, with the average of 33,33 years between generations, make up 33 generations from the settlement to date.
With the bloodsamples in the cupboard I want to point to the vast number of generations of foremothers that have possibly lived in Dalir and fought for their survival.
Piece nr. 12 of 12, installation at the Bloodline exhibition.
Generations nr. 1-33.
Measured from the settlement of Iceland in 874 untill the birth of my daughter in 1988, the latest female in my Dalir bloodline, with the average of 33,33 years between generations, make up 33 generations from the settlement to date.
With the bloodsamples in the cupboard I want to point to the vast number of generations of foremothers that have possibly lived in Dalir and fought for their survival.
Piece nr. 12 of 12, installation at the Bloodline exhibition.
Generations nr. 1-33.
Measured from the settlement of Iceland in 874 untill the birth of my daughter in 1988, the latest female in my Dalir bloodline, with the average of 33,33 years between generations, make up 33 generations from the settlement to date.
With the bloodsamples in the cupboard I want to point to the vast number of generations of foremothers that have possibly lived in Dalir and fought for their survival.
Bloodline is the result of a journey I undertook in my mind, to overcome the limits of time, and so meet my ancestors of direct female descend. Most of them lived long before I was born so I have no memories of them but in the book of Icelanders (on islendingabok.is) information can be found on all Icelanders. Birth- and death dates, birth places and the places they lived at different times, child- births, husbands and other facts that have been kept in church books and gathered by official registrations.
Bloodline is the result of a journey I undertook in my mind, to overcome the limits of time, and so meet my ancestors of direct female descend. Most of them lived long before I was born so I have no memories of them but in the book of Icelanders (on islendingabok.is) information can be found on all Icelanders. Birth- and death dates, birth places and the places they lived at different times, child- births, husbands and other facts that have been kept in church books and gathered by official
registrations.
From these sources I have proof that my oldest foremother’s name was Ingibjörg Nikulásdóttir born in 1685, at Skarðsströnd, here nearby Ólafsdalur. She was housemaid at Kross in Skarðsströnd but moved from there to Bugðustaðir where she ran the house.
Generation after generation continued to live in Dalir county until the 19th century when my great- great grandmother Guðrún Þorleifsdóttir moved from Stróra-Vatnshorn and gave birth to my great grandmother, Ingibjörg Ásmundsdóttir, at Kross in Lundareykjadalur in Borgarfjörður.
Ingibjörg was raised in Akranes but soon moved to Reykjavík. She died at 84, when I was 10 years old and I have only vague memories of her. Six of my foremothers were registered in Dalir county and therefore it is not unlikely that their foremothers lived in the same area centuries before as well.
Measured from the settlement of Iceland in 874 untill the birth of my daughter in 1988, the latest female in my Dalir bloodline, with the average of 33,33 years between generations, make up 33 generations from the settlement to date.
With the bloodsamples in the cupboard I want to point to the vast number of generations of foremothers that have possibly lived here in the area and fought their fights to survive in the harsh Icelandic environment.
I owe my life to them and I wanted to show them respect and gratitude by giving myself fully to their memory and try to imagine their hardship and pain as well as victories and happiness, by painting them, here in the old farmschool house in Ólafsdalur where time stands still.
(Main text, under glass at the exhibition)
Piece nr. 11 of 12, painting nr. 11 of 11 from the Bloodline serie.
Generation nr. 11, Ingibjörg Nikulásdóttir, mother of 3 children, my great- great- great- great- great- great- great- grandmother in the female bloodline. Born 1685 died 1739.
Piece nr. 10 of 12, painting nr. 10 of 11 from the Bloodline serie.
Generation nr. 10, Ragnhildur Rögnvaldsdóttir, mother of 5 children, my great- great- great- great- great- great- grandmother in the female bloodline. Born 1726 died 1792.
Verk nr. 9 af 12, málverk nr. 9 af 11 úr Dalablóðs seríunni.
Ættleggur nr. 9, Kristín Halldórsdóttir, 12 barna móðir, langa- langa- langa- langa- langamma mín í móðurætt. Fædd 1754 dáin1820.
Íslendingabók:
Fædd 1754. Látin 19. október 1820. Húsfreyja á Kolsstöðum, Kvennabrekkusókn, Dal. 1801. „Vinnusöm og dygg; fær fínt orð“, segir í Dalamönnum.
Heimildir: Kb.Kvennabrekka.Dal., 1801, Dalamenn, Borgf.II.77, Esp.2375
Makar og börn:
Sturlaugur Atlason um 1750 - 1813. Eiginmaður. Bóndi á Kolsstöðum, Kvennabrekkusókn, Dal. 1801. Bóndi þar frá 1784 til æviloka. „Iðjusamur, frómur og skilsamur“, segir í Dalamönnum.
Jón „eldri“ Sturlaugsson 1783 - 1836
Ragnhildur Sturlaugsdóttir 1784 - 1828
Halldóra Sturlaugsdóttir 1785 - 1834. Var á Kolsstöðum, Kvennabrekkusókn, Dal. 1801. Húsfreyja í Lækjarskógi.
Kristín Sturlaugsdóttir 1786 - 1832
Egill Sturlaugsson 1788 - 1843
Jón „yngri“ Sturlaugsson 1789 - 1845
Ingibjörg Sturlaugsdóttir 1790 - um 1808
Guðríður Sturlaugsdóttir 1791 - 1855
Hreggviður Sturlaugsson 1793 - 1863
Árni Sturlaugsson 1795 - 1839
Jóhannes Sturlaugsson 1798 - 1840
Guðmundur Sturlaugsson 1800 - 1877
Piece nr. 8 of 12, painting nr. 8 of 11 from the Bloodline serie.
Generation nr. 8, Halldóra Sturlaugsdóttir, mother of 7 children, my great- great- great- great- grandmother in the female bloodline. Born 1785 died 1834.
Piece nr. 7 of 12, painting nr. 7 of 11 from the Bloodline serie.
Generation nr. 7, Ingibjörg Bjarnadóttir, mother of 2 children, my great- great- great grandmother in the female bloodline. Born 1824, died 1855.
Piece nr. 6 of 12, painting nr. 6 of 11 from the Bloodline serie.
Generation nr. 6, Guðrún Þorleifsdóttir, mother of 4 children, my great- great- grandmother in the female bloodline. Born 1851, died 1899.
Piece nr. 5 of 12, painting nr. 5 of 11 from the Bloodline serie.
Generation nr. 5, Ingibjörg Ásmundsdóttir, mother of 12 children, my great- grandmother in the female bloodline. Born 1885, died 1969.
Piece nr. 4 of 12, painting nr. 4 of 11 from the Bloodline serie.
Generation nr. 4, Guðrún Guðmundsdóttir, mother of 4 children, my grandmother in the female bloodline. Born 1916, died 1997.
Piece nr. 3 of 12, painting nr. 3 of 11 from the Bloodline serie.
Generation nr. 3, Guðbjörg Erla Gunnarsdóttir, mother of 4 children, my mother. Born 1938.
Piece nr. 2 of 12, painting nr. 2 of 11 from the Bloodline serie.
Generation nr. 2, Guðrún Arndís Tryggvadóttir, mother of 2 children, my self. Born 1958.
Piece nr. 1 of 12, painting nr. 1 of 11 from the Bloodline serie.
Generation nr. 1, Móna Róbertsdóttir Becker, my daughter. Born 1988.
Bjarnheiður explains her shot ceramic containers to guests, young and old.
Guests at the studio show at Jörvi.
Guests at the studio show at Jörvi.
Shot ceramic containers by Bjarnheiður.
Guests at the studio show at Jörvi.
Ceramic sculpture by Bjarnheiður
Bjarheiðurs' molds for casting ceramik.
Guests at the studio show at Jörvi.
A young visitor looks at painting nr. 7, portrait of Ingibjörg Bjarnadóttir and painting nr. 8, portrait of Halldóra Sturlaugsdóttir in the green classroom at the exhibition Bloodline in the old agricultural school in Ólafsdalur.
The poster for the exhibition Bloodline.
At the exhibition „Zoom Out“ at Reykjavík Art Museum, Kjarvalsstaðir.
At the exhibition „Zoom Out“ at Reykjavík Art Museum, Kjarvalsstaðir. Guðrún's painting „Heroin“.
Graphic: My life´s plate, much simplified. Countries, art schools, major occupations and companies ©Guðrún Arndís Tryggvadóttir 2023.
Guðrún Arndís Tryggvadóttir was born in Reykjavík in 1958. She was admitted to the Icelandic College of Art and Crafts at the age of sixteen and proceeded with her postgraduate studies in Paris and then Munich, where she received the academy’s highest prize upon graduation.
A two-year stay in Iceland followed, with an Artist State Grant by the Ministry of Culture and a solo exhibition at Kjarvalsstaðir, Reykjavík Art Museum in 1987. Next, she stayed in Berlin for one year and then in the United States for five years, where she took part in several exhibitions.
She then had a one-year stay in Iceland in the winter of 1992-1993 and founded the visual arts school Rými / Spaces. Then she moved back to Germany where she painted, founded the design agency Kunst & Werbung, and was among other things, commissioned to design the monument Die Tonstadt-Prisma for the city of Großalmerode.
Guðrún returned to Iceland in 2000. After her return, nature conservation and environmental issues became increasingly important to her. In 2004, she began preparations for the creation of the environmental website Náttúran.is / Nature.is, which she ran until 2016.
Since 2017, she has worked as a ranger along with her artistic practices and runs the educational and publishing company Listrými / Artspace, which among other things, published the book Lífsverk / Legacy - Thirteen churches of Ámundi Jónsson in 2019. Her subject, Ámundi Jónsson, was one of the most respected artists and craftsmen of the 18th century in South Iceland.
Guðrún has received many awards for her work, both in the field of environmental and cultural communication, as well as for her art. Her work is based on a strong conceptual and often historical foundation, but she constantly experiments with new techniques and narrative methods in her art.
Education
1979-1983 Akademie der Bildenden Künste, München, Munich, Germany - Major in Painting and Graphics. Diploma/M.F.A. The Debütant Award (Summa cum laude).
1978-1979 École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris, France - Painting Major.
1974-1978 Icelandic College of Art and Crafts, Reykjavík, Iceland - Painting Major.
Grants and Awards
2024 MUGGUR - Travel Grant - SÍM, The City of Reykjavík and Myndstef.
2023 The progressive Fund of South Iceland – Grant for exhibition projects.
2022 The progressive Fund of South Iceland – Grant for exhibition projects.
2022 The Iceland Visual Arts fund – Grant for a book project.
2020 The Bishop´s Office – Grant for Legacy.
2019 The progressive Fund of South Iceland – Grant for exhibitions on Legacy.
2019 The National Museum of Iceland – Publishing grant for Legacy.
2019 The Iceland Visual Arts fund – Publishing grant for Legacy.
2019 Icelandic Literature Center – Publishing grant for Legacy.
2019 The Bishop´s Office – Project grant for Legacy.
2018 Landsbankinn – Project grant for Legacy.
2018 Héraðssjóður Suðurprófastsdæmis – Project grant for Legacy.
2018 MUGGUR - Travel Grant - SÍM, The City of Reykjavík and Myndstef.
2017 The progressive Fund of South Iceland – Grant for an exhibition at the LÁ Art Museum.
2017 The Iceland Visual Arts fund – Grant for a major exhibition project.
2017 The Visual artists’ Stipend Fund of the Government of Iceland - Artists' Salaries – 3 months.
2016 The Visual artists’ Stipend Fund of the Government of Iceland - Artists' Salaries – 4 months.
2016 SORPA bs. – Grant for the Recycle Map.
2015 Landsbankinn – Environmental grant for developing of the Green Map app.
2015 The progressive Fund of South Iceland – Grant for developing of the Green Map - South app.
2015 The Environment Prize of Ölfus - For Nature.is.
2014 Ministry for the Environment and Natural Resources – Grant for the printed version of the Green Map Iceland.
2014 The Icelandic Recycling Fund – Grant for development of the Recycle Map App.
2014 Nature Conservation Fund of Pálmi Jónsson – Grant for development of the environmental educational app Húsið og umhverfið/The House and the Environment (iOS og Android).
2014 Ministry for the Environment and Natural Resources – Grant for development of the environmental educational app Húsið og umhverfið/The House and the Environment.
2014 Ministry of Education, Science and Culture – Grant for the distribution of the printed version of the Green Map Iceland to all schools in Iceland.
2014 SORPA bs. – Grant for development of the Recycle Map App.
2013 Ministry for the Environment and Natural Resources – Grant for the printed version of the Green Map Iceland.
2013 Ministry of Education, Science and Culture – Grant for the printed version of the Green Map Iceland.
2013 Minstry of Industries and Innovation – Grant for the printed version of the Green Map Iceland.
2013 Samkaup – Grant for the printed version of the Green Map Iceland.
2013 Vatnajökull National Park – Grant for the printed version of the Green Map Iceland.
2013 The City of Reykjavík – Grant for development of the Recycle Map App.
2013 Ministry for the Environment and Natural Resources - from the Parliamental Annual Budget – Grant for nature.is.
2012 Hostel – Grant for development of the Green Map of Iceland App.
2012 Nature Conservation Fund of Pálmi Jónsson - Grant for development of the Green Map of Iceland App.
2012 The Icelandic Recycling Fund – Grant for development of the Recycle Map App.
2012 Gámaþjónustan – Grant for development of the Recycle Map App.
2012 The City of Reykjavík – Grant for development of the Green Map of Iceland App.
2012 Kuðungurinn/The Shell – the Environment Award of the Ministry for the Environment, for Nature.is.
2012 Ministry for the Environment, from the Parliamental Annual Budget – Grant for Nature.is.
2012 SORPA bs. – Grant for development of a Recycle Map App.
2012 Landsbankinn – Environmental grant for development of the Recycle Map App.
2011 Ministry of Education, Science and Culture – Grant for the distribution of ’52 Eco-tips’ to all preschools in Iceland.
2011 Althingi - The Parliamental Annual Budget – Grant for Nature.is.
2010 The Nordic Culture Fund – For Nature.is for funding of environmental films and panel discussions on RIFF Reykjavik International Film Festival.
2010 Althingi - The Parliamental Annual Budget – Grant for Nature.is.
2010 Landsvirkjun – Grant for development of a green bookkeeping function for homes and small companies.
2009 The City of Reykjavík – Winner of an idea contest for new touristic projects for the city. Grant for development of a Green Map for the City of Reykjavík.
2009 Community Award of Fréttablaðið – nominee.
2009 Nature Conservation Fund of Pálmi Jónsson – Grant for development of Nature-Nanny on Nature.is.
2009 Ministry for the Environment – Grant for Nature.is for Green Map development.
2009 Ministry of Energy and Tourism – Grant for Nature.is for Green Map development.
2009 Ministry of Education, Science and Culture – Grant for the distribution of ’52 Eco-tips’ to schools.
2009 The Community Prize of Fréttablaðið – G.A.T. nominated as a Community Hero.
2009 Althingi - The Parliamental Annual Budget – Grant for nature.is.
2008 Ministry of Energy and Tourism – Grant for publishing of Naturecards „52 Eco-Tips“ – for Nature.is
2008 Althingi - The Parliamental Annual Budget – Grant for Nature.is.
2008 University of Iceland - Contribution for Green Map development – Grant for Nature.is.
2007 Board of Environmental Education – Grant for Nature.is.
2007 Hópbílar hf. – Grant for Nature.is.
2007 Endurvinnslan hf./Recycling Inc. – Grant for Nature.is.
2007 Ministry of Agriculture – Grant for nature.is.
2006 The Acricultural Productivity Fund – Grant for Nature.is.
2006 Environmental Prize from Töðugjöld and Sunnlenska fréttablaðið – For Nature-Nanny (now Nature.is).
2006 Skrefi framar/A step ahead, Innovation Centre – Grant for Nature-Nanny (now Nature.is).
2006 Ministry of the Environment – Grant for Nature-Nanny (now Nature.is).
2006 Memory Fund of Margrét Björgólfsdóttir – Grant for Nature-Nanny (now Nature.is).
2006 Employment's Development Fund of South Iceland – Grant for Nature-Nanny (now Nature.is).
2005 Skrefi framar/A step ahead, Innovation Centre (2 grants) – for Nature-Nanny (now Nature.is).
2005 Nýsköpunarsamkeppnin/Innovation Competition of Nýsköpunarsjóður atvinnulífsins – For Guðrúns' business plan for Nature-Nanny (now Nature.is) finalist along with 12 other business plan projects.
2005 The Farmers Association of Iceland /The Agricultural Productivity Fund – Grant for Nature-Nanny (now Nature.is).
2005 Employment's Development Fund of South Iceland – Grant for Nature-Nanny (now Nature.is).
2005 Directorate of Labor – Grant for Nature-Nanny (now nature.is).
1995 Art and Culture Competition, Witzenhausen, Germany – Art Award, 2nd Prize.
1991 Cultural Fund of the Icelandic Board of Education – Travel Grant.
1991 The Visual artists’ Stipend Fund of the Government of Iceland - Artists' Salaries – 3 months.
1984 Engelhorn Stiftung zur Förderung bildender Kunst GmbH/Engelhorn Foundation for the Fine Arts, Germany – Grant.
1985 The Visual artists’ Stipend Fund of the Government of Iceland - Artists' Salaries – 12 months.
1983 Bavarian Governmental Fund for Artists and Publicists, Munich, Germany – Grant for printing of a catalogue for the
Debütant Award exhibition at the Akademie der Bildenden Künste.
1983 Akademie der Bildenden Künste, Munich, Germany – The Bavarian Graduation Prize, the Debütant Award ’83.
1976 Icelandic College of Art and Crafts, Reykjavik, Iceland – The Best of the Class Award.
Selected One Person Shows
2024 Snæfellsjökull National Park. Visitor Center Hellissandur – INNÍ / INSIDE.
2023-2024 Swimmingpool Höfn in Hornafjörður – Umbreyting / Metamorphosis.
2023 Sesseljuhús – ONÍ / INTO.
2022 Pop-up show in an Industrial space in Selfoss – Imaginations.
2021 Selfoss Swimmingpool – Kafarinn / The Diver.
2021 Ísafjörður Art Museum – Vakning / Awakening.
2019-20 Skálholt – Thirty illustrations from the book Lífsverk - Þrettán kirkjur Ámunda Jónssonar/Legacy - The thirteen churches of Ámundi Jónsson.
2020 Safnaðarheimilið á Hellu – Thirty illustrations from the book Lífsverk - Þrettán kirkjur Ámunda Jónssonar/Legacy - The thirteen churches of Ámundi Jónsson.
2019-20 Hallgrímskirkja – Lífsverk - Þrettán kirkjur Ámunda Jónssonar / Legacy - The thirteen churches of Ámundi Jónsson.
2017-18 Listasafn Árnesinga / LÁ Art Museum – Verulegar / Considerable - Guðrún Tryggvadóttir and Brynhildur Þorgeirsdóttir.
2017 The Corridor - Reykjavík, Iceland – Uppruni / Source.
2016 Ólafsdalur, Iceland – Dalablóð / Bloodline
2015 Barn show in Alviðra - Ölfus, Iceland – Studio Exhibition.
2010 Museum of Icelandic Sorcery and Witchcraft - Hólmavík, Iceland – Family ties and Generation Studies.
2002 Alþjóðahúsið - Reykjavík, Iceland – Myths and Monsters in Icelandic Folktales - llustrations.
2002 Arthouse in Laugardalur - Reykjavík, Iceland – Myths and Monsters in Icelandic Folktales - Illustrations.
1997 Gallery Art & Advertising International - Kassel, Germany.
1995 Glass- und Ceramic Museum - Grossalmerode, Germany – Deutsche Bilder.
1990 The Murray Hill School - Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A. 1990 – Studio Exhibition.
1987 Kjarvalsstaðir/Reykjavík Art Museum - Reykjavík, Iceland – Guðrún Tryggvadóttir.
1983 Akademie der Bildenden Künste - Munich, Germany – Debütant Exhibition.
1983 The Red House Gallery - Akureyri, Iceland. – Í rauða húsinu.
1982 Inwood Park Manhattan - N.Y.C., N.Y., U.S.A. – Outdoor Exhibition.
1982 The Living Art Museum - Reykjavik, Iceland – Exhibition.
1982 Manhattan - N.Y.C, N.Y., U.S.A. – Outdoor Exhibition in Inwood Park.
1981 The Red House Gallery - Akureyri, Iceland – Birthmarks and DIN formats.
1980 Djúpið Gallery - Reykjavik, Iceland – Destruction.
Selected Group Shows
2023 Kjarvalsstaðir / Reykjavík Art Museum – Kviksjá / Kaleidoscope: Icelandic 20th Century Art.
2023 LÁ Art Museum – Hornsteinn / Cornerstone – 60 years of LÁ Art Museum.
2022 Umhverfing / Around nr. 4 – Dalir, Westfjords, Strandir – Academy of the Senses.
2020 Kirkjuhúsið – Kanill - Christmas exhibition of SÍM.
2020 Listasafn Reykjanesbæjar / Reykjanes Art Museum – List í 365 daga - 2020.
2020 Nordatlantens Brygge – Copenhagen – EN HILSEN OVER HAVET - postkort fra nordatlantiske kunstnere - Curator Heiðar Kári Randversson.
2015-2016 Listasafn Reykjanesbæjar / Reykjanes Art Museum – Kvennaveldið: Konur og kynvitund / Woman's lot: The feminine knowing - Curator: Aðalsteinn Ingólfsson.
2015-2021 Safnahúsið / Culture House – Sjónarhorn / Points of View - Curator: Markús Þór Andrésson.
2015 Listasafn Árnesinga / LÁ Art Museum – ÁKALL / CHALLENGE - sustainability in visual arts - Curator: Ásthildur Björg Jónsdóttir.
2014 Listasafn Árnesinga / LÁ Art Museum – UMRÓT - Icelandic art post 1970, work from the collection of the National Gallery of Iceland.
2013 Kjarvalsstaðir / Reykjavík Art Museum – Flæði / Zoom out - Salon Exhibition from the collection of the Reykjavík Municipal Art Museum.
2011 Kjarvalsstaðir / Reykjavík Art Museum – Jór! Horses in Icelandic Art.
2006 Listasafn Íslands / National Gallery of Iceland – The Painting post 1980.
2005 Hoffmannsgallery, Reykjavíkur Akademían / The Reykjavík Academy – Icelandic front runners in painting.
2002 Gerðuberg - Reykjavík/Gerðuberg Cultural Center – This is what the children want to see - Illustrations from new Icelandic children books.
2001 Nýlistasafnið - Reykjavík/The Living Art Museum – Communicating with the Collection, The new painting - Gullströndin andar/Gold Coast Spirit.
1995 Sparkasse Bank - Witzenhausen, Germany – Kunst und Kultur / Art and Culture. Show of the winners of the competition Art and Culture.
1995 VHS - Witzenhausen, Germany – Kunst und Kultur / Art and Culture. Show of the competition Art and Culture.
1995 Kringlan - Reykjavík – Collection from the Reykjavík Art Museum.
1991 Gallery Spaces - Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A. – Unreconciled Passion, Art and the Confrontation of Grief.
1991 Trumbull Art Gallery - Warren, Ohio, U.S.A. – Concepts and Dimensions.
1991 William Busta Gallery - Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A. – The great Cleveland Mug Show.
1990 William Busta Gallery - Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A.
1988 Kjarvalsstaðir / Reykjavík Art Museum – Reykjavík Art Festival, Maðurinn í forgrunni / The Figure in Icelandic Art,1965–85.
1988 Kjarvalsstaðir / Reykjavík Art Museum – Self-portraits in Icelandic art.
1986 Nýlistasafnið / The Living Art Museum - Reykjavík – 11 artists.
1986 Kjarvalsstaðir / Reykjavík Art Museum – Reykjavík Art Festival, Reykjavík in the Visual Arts.
1985 Gerðuberg - Reykjavík/Gerðuberg Cultural Centre – Womens Art Festival, Books and illustrations.
1985 Gallery Salurinn – Reykjavík.
1984 Franklin Furnace - N.Y.C., N.Y., U.S.A. – Iceland, The Art revealed.
1983 Gallery A - Amsterdam, Holland – Artists' books from Iceland.
1983 Jötunshús / JL House, Reykjavík – Gullströndin andar/Gold Coast Spirit.
1982 Akademie der Bildenden Künste - Munich, Germany – Show of the competiton Kunst & Fruchtsaft.
1982 Centrum´t Hoogt University - Utrecht, Holland – Art- Photocopies Exhibition.
Exhibitions ahead
2024 Umhverfing / Around nr. 5.
Courses
2024 Red Cross – First Aid – Safety and Rescue: Life Guard.
2022 Arctic Trucks – A course in driving and handeling modified jeeps in tourism.
2020 Mountaineering and nature consciousness, glacier climbing, kajaking, backpacking hikes – Öræfaskólinn/The Wilderness School.
2020 Confident´s education – The Confident: Role and position – Communicaton - Bullying – Félagsmálaskólinn/School for Social Affairs.
2019 Confident’s conference in Gdansk, Polland – Báran Union.
2019 First Aid Course – Heilbrigðisstofnun Suðurlands.
2019 Konur taka af skarið/Women´s Leader Training - AkureyrarAkademían.
2018 Park Ranger Certification Course – The Environment Agency of Iceland
2014 Permaculture Design Certification Course – Norsk Permaculture Association and the Nordic Permaculture Institute - Jan Martin Bang og Kristín Vala Ragnarsdóttir.
2014 Storytelling – The Icelandic Storytelling Academy - Guðrún Eva Mínervudóttir, Marteinn Þórsson and Tyrfingur Tyrfingsson.
2013 Adapting to organic farming - the first steps – The Organic Academy - The Icelandic Farmers Association, Verndun og ræktun/Protection and Cultivation, The Organic Farmers Association and Vottunarstofan Tún.
2013 Permaculture design – The Icelandic Permaculture Association - Penny Livingston-Stark.
2010 Training Workshop on Systems, Sustainability, and the ISIS Method. ISIS Academy Intensive – AtKisson Group in association with the University of Iceland.
2007 File-management – Skipulag og skjöl.
2005 GAP Instructors Course, Global Action Plan – Landvernd/The Icelandic Environment Association.
2005 The Art of Curing - Herbalism – Dr. Christian Osika.
2004 The Art of Curing - Herbalism – Dr. Christian Osika.
2004 Brautargengi, a course in management and writing business plans – Impra Innovation Centre Iceland.
2002 Medieval Icelandic Art – Þóra Kristjánsdóttir - University of Iceland.
Residencies abroad
Aside from MY previous 18 years in in Germany, U.S.A. and France:
2018 08. Scholar's apartment in Jónshús, Icelandic Culture Center in Copenhagen – granted by Althingi / The Parliament of Iceland.
Residencies ahead
2024 03. Guest Atelier of SÍM The Association of Icelandic Visual Artists, in Athene.
Selected Catalogues and Books
2023 ONÍ / INTO – Catalogue, 28 pages. Publisher Listrými / Artspace.
2022 Umhverfing / Around nr. 4 – Dalir, Westfjords, Strandir. Publisher: Academy of the Senses.
2019 Lífsverk - Þrettán kirkjur Ámunda Jónssonar/Legacy / The thirteen churches of Ámundi Jónsson – Book, 140 pages. Publisher: Listrými / Artspace. Concept, art work and publishing: Guðrún A. Tryggvadóttir. Texts by: Guðrún A. Tryggvadóttir, Arndís S. Árnadóttir and Sólveig Jónsdóttir. Editor: Þorvaldur Kristinsson.
2017 Verulegar / Considerable – Brynhildur Þorgeirsdóttir and Guðrún Tryggvadóttir – Catalogue. Editor: Inga Jónsdóttir, text by Heiðar Kári Rannversson. Publisher: Listasafn Árnesinga/LÁ Art Museum.
2015 Kvennaveldið: Konur og kynvitund / Woman's lot: The feminine knowing – Catalogue - Editor: Aðalsteinn Ingólfsson - Publisher: Listasafn Reykjanesbæjar / Reykjanes Art Museum.
2015 ÁKALL / CHALLENGE - Sustainability in Visual Arts – Catalogue - Editor: Ásthildur Björg Jónsdóttir - Publisher: Listasafn Árnesinga/LÁ Art Museum.
2011 Íslensk listasaga / Art History of Icelandic, from the beginning of the 19th century to the 21 century – 5 volumes - Editor: Ólafur Kvaran - Publisher: Forlagið in collaboration with the National Gallery of Iceland.
2011 JÓR! Hestar í íslenskri myndlist / JÓR! Horses in Icelandic Art – Catalogue - Editor: Aðalsteinn Ingólfsson - Publisher: Bókaútgáfan Opna and Reykjavík Art Museum.
2006 Málverkið eftir 1980 / The Painting Post 1980 – Catalogue - Publisher: The National Gallery of Iceland.
2004 Íslenski hesturinn / The Icelandic Horse – Book - Editor: Gísli B. Björnsson and Hjalti Jón Sveinsson - Publisher: Mál og menning.
2002 Furðudýr í íslenskum þjóðsögum / Myths & Monsters in Icelandic Folktales - Fabelwesen aus isländischen Sagen – Books, published in 3 languages - Illustrations: Guðrún Tryggvadóttir - Publisher: Salka - Reykjavík.
1997 Views Cultural Handbook – Handbook on Culture - Publisher: VHS - Witzenhausen, Germany.
1992 Unreconciled Passion, Art and the Confrontation of Grief – Catalogue - Publisher: Gallery Spaces - Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A.
1989+90 Skuggar / Shadows - Storybook for primary schools – Book - Illustrations: Guðrún Tryggvadóttir - Publisher: Námsgagnastofnun Reykjavíkur.
1988 Maðurinn í forgrunni, Maðurinn í íslenskri myndlist, 1965 - 1985 / The Person in the Spotlight - The Person in Icelandic Art, 1965 - 1985 – Catalogue - Publisher: Reykjavík Municipal Art Museum.
1988 Sjálfsmyndir / Self-portraits – Catalogue - Publisher: Reykjavík Municipal Art Museum.
1986 11 listamenn / 11 Artists – Catalogue - Publisher: The Living Art Museum - Reykjavík.
1986 Reykjavík í myndlist / Reykjavík in the Visual Arts – Catalogue - Publisher: Reykjavík Municipal Art Museum.
1983 Guðrún Tryggvadóttir – Catalogue - Editor: Guðrún Tryggvadóttir - Publisher: Bayerisches Ministerium für Kunst und Kultur, Munich, Germany. Funded by the Bavarian Governmental Fund for Artists and Publicists, in collaboration with the Akademie der Bildenden Künste, München, Germany.
Also publishing of diverse books and artists books in limited editions.
Works in Public Collections
National Gallery of Iceland
Reykjavik Municipal Art Museum, Reykjavik, Iceland.
The Living Art Museum - Reykjavik, Iceland.
LÁ Art Museum - Hveragerði.
The Iceland Steamship Company Ltd. - Eimskip - Reykjavik, Iceland.
Búnaðarbanki Íslands (Kaupþing/Glitnir/Arion) - Reykjavík.
Engelhorn Foundation for the Fine Arts - Munich, Germany.
William Busta Collection - Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A.
The City of Grossalmerode - Germany.
Glass and Ceramic Museum - Grossalmerode, Germany.
Various works in private collections in Europe and the U.S.A.
Selected Articles, Critics and Interview (with/about/by G.A.T.)
2024 15.01. snaefellsjokull.is - INNí / INSIDE opnun myndlistarsýningar.
2024 13.01. snb.is - INNÍ / INSIDE Guðrún Arndís Tryggvadóttir.
2024 12.01. mbl.is - Sýnir á Hellissandi.
2024 09.01. Bæjarblaðið Jökull - Sýning í þjóðgarðsmiðstöðinni.
2024 05.01. sim.is - INNÍ - Guðrún Arndís Tryggvadóttir.
2024 02.01. skessuhorn.is - Opnar sýningu í nýju þjóðgarðsmiðstöðinni.
2023 09.12. Morgunblaðið - Vatnið sem uppspretta hugmynda.
2023 04.12. sunnlenska.is - Guðrún Arndís sýnir í Sundlaug Hafnar.
2023 30.11. sim.is - UMBREYTING / METAMORPHOSIS - Guðrún Arndís Tryggvadóttir.
2023 17.08. sim.is - Finissage sýningar Guðrúnar Arndísar Tryggvadóttur ONÍ / INTO í Sesseljuhúsi.
2023 27.06. sim.is - Sýningarspjall á sýningu Guðrúnar Arndísar Tryggvadóttur ONÍ í Sesseljuhúsi.
2023 31.05. sim.is - ONÍ / INTO - Guðrún Arndís Tryggvadóttir.
2023 16.02. dfs.is - Árborg fær Kafarann að gjöf.
2023 15.02. sunnlenska.is - Rausnarleg gjöf til Sveitarfélags Árborgar.
2023 13.02. arborg.is - Rausnarleg gjöf til Sveitarfélagsins Árborgar.
2023 11.01. sunnlenska.is - Guðrún listamaður mánaðarins í Gallery Listasel.
2022 06.10. Dagskráin - „Pop-up“ sýning GuðrúnarArndísar Tryggvadóttur á Selfossi.
2022 04.10. sunnlenska.is - Pop-up sýning Guðrúnar um helgina.
2022 30.09. sim.is - Pop-up sýning: Ímyndanir/Imaginations - Guðrún Arndís Tryggvadóttir.
2021 27.10. Dagskráin - Vinnustofusýning hjá Guðrúnu A. Tryggvadóttur.
2021 26.10. sim.is - Mánuður myndlistar: Opin vinnustofa – Guðrún A. Tryggvadóttir.
2021 21.06 sim.is - Selfoss: Sýning í sundlaug Selfoss – Guðrún Arndís Tryggvadóttir.
2021 16.06. Dagskráin - Ný verk prýða Sundlaug Selfoss.
2021 11.06. arborg.is - Ný verk prýða Sundlaug Selfoss.
2021 31.05. sim.is - Listasafn Ísafjarðar: Vakning/Awakening – Listamannaspjall.
2021 31.05. safnis.is - VAKNING - Listamannsspjall laugardaginn 5. júní.
2021 29.05. bb.is Listasafn Ísafjarðar: Vakning/Awakening -- Guðrún Arndís Tryggvadóttir.
2021 27.04. bb.is - Sýningin Vakning í Safnahúsinu.
2021 27.04. icelandicartcenter.is - Guðrún Arndís Tryggvadóttir: Vakning.
2021 26.04. safnis.is - VAKNING / AWAKENING.
2021 26.04. sim.is - Listasafn Ísafjarðar: Vakning/Awakening – Guðrún Arndís Tryggvadóttir.
2020 27.02. sim.is - Listamannaspjall – Guðrún Arndís Tryggvadóttir.
2020 25.02. Morgunblaðið - Samtal við Söguna – grein Steinunn Jóhannesdóttir.
2020 17.02. ruv.is - Leitað að lífsverki – grein og viðtal Jórunn Sigurðardóttir.
2020 08.02. RÚV 1 - Orð um bækur – spyrill Jórunn Sigurðardóttir.
2020 08.02. Morgunblaðið - Lífsverk Guðrúnar um Ámunda sýnt á Hellu.
2020 05.02. Dagskráin / dfs.i - Lífsverk Ámunda Jónssonar snikkara.
2020 03.02. sunnlenska.is - Lífsverk Ámunda Jónssonar snikkara.
2020 21.01. sim.is - Listamannaspjall í Hallgrímskirkju.
2020 04.01. Morgunblaðið - Lífsverk Ámunda smiðs í samtímanum – Einar Falur Ingólfsson.
2020 02.01. Morgunblaðið - Bækur ársins – Árni Matthíasson.
2019 19.12. skalholt.is - Sýning um Ámunda Jónsson í Skálholtsskóla. Þrjátíu myndverk úr bókinni LÍFSVERK.
2019 12.12. dfs.is - Viðtal við Guðrúnu A. Tryggvadóttur um sýningu í Skálholti um helgina.
2019 11.12. sim.is - LÍFSVERK – Útgáfuhátíð og sýningaropnun í Skálholti.
2019 04.12. Dagskráin - Lífsverk – Þrettán kirkjur Ámunda Jónssonar.
2019 03.12. kirkjan.is - Sýning og bók.
2019 30.11. Morgunblaðið - Missti þrettán systkin og byggði þrettán kirkjur – Böðvar Páll Ásgeirsson.
2019 28.11. hallgrimskirkja.is - Lífsverk – Opnun sýningar Guðrúnar A. Tryggvadóttur.
2019 26.11. sunnlenska.is - Þrettán kirkjur Ámunda Jónssonar.
2019 22.11. blaskogabyggd.is - LÍFSVERK – Útgáfuhátíð í Skálholti.
2019.22.11. sim.is - Guðrún Arndís Tryggvadóttir LÍFSVERK – Þrettán kirkjur Ámunda Jónssonar Hallgrímskirkju.
2019 22.11. sim.is - Guðrún Arndís Tryggvadóttir Útgáfa bókarinnar LÍFSVERK – Þrettán kirkjur Ámunda Jónssonar
2019 01.11. skalholt.is - Lífsverk – Þrettán kirkjur Ámunda Jónssonar – Útgáfuhátíð í Skálholti.
2018 09.08. jonshus.dk - Fræðimenn segja frá.
2018 27.01. sunnlenska.is - Sunnudagsspjalla með Guðrúnu og Brynhildi.
2018 24.01. Dagskráin/dfs.is - Sunnudagsspjall með Brynhildi og Guðrúnu.
2018 22.01. sim.is - Sunnudagsspjall með Brynhildi og Guðrúnu á sýningunni Verulegar í Listasafni Árnesinga.
2018 18.01. sim.is - Sýningin Verulegar framlengd hjá Listasafni Árnesinga.
2018 17.01. Dagskráin/dfs.is - Stór verk til sýnis í Listasafninu í Hveragerði.
2017 24.10. RÚV - Ríkisútvarpið - Rás 1 - Víðsjá - Viðtal við G.A.T. (byrjar á mín. 38:10) - spyrill Halla Harðardóttir.
2017 07.10. Dagskráin/dfs.is - Guðrún Tryggvadóttir segir frá verkum sínum á sýningunni Verulegar.
2017 05.10. gogg.is - Verulegar - leiðsögn með Guðrúnu 8.október kl. 15:00.
2017 05.10. arborg.is - Verulegar - Brynhidlur Þorgeirsdóttir - Guðrún Tryggvadóttir.
2017 02.10. sim.is - Listasafn Árnesing: Leiðsögn með Guðrúnu Tryggvadóttur 8. okt.
2017 22.09. dfs.is - Ný sýning í Listasafninu í Hveragerði.
2017 21.09. Fréttablaðið - Báðar með eitthvað fígúratíft í blóðinu (bls. 38).
2017 28.09. Suðri - Verulegar (bls. 14.)
2017 20.09. arborg.is - Ný sýning í Listasafni Árnesinga – Verulegar
2017 19.09. sim.is - Verulegar/Considerable í Listasafni Árnesinga.
2017 19.09. hveragerdi.is - Verulegar - Considerable - opnar í Listasafni Árnesinga þ. 23. september.
2017 18.09. Sunnlenska - Verulegar - Ný sýning í Listasafni Árnesinga.
2017 17.08. Bylgjan - Í bítið - Viðtal við G.A.T.
2017 15.08. RÚV - Ríkisútvarpið - Sjónvarp - Fréttir - Viðtal við G.A.T. - spyrill Sigríður Hagalín Björnsdóttir
2017 18.01. Morgunblaðið - Uppruni í Gangi.
2017 17.01. sim.is - Guðrún Tryggvadóttir í Gallerí Gangi - Uppruni.
2017 17.01. Kvennablaðið - Guðrún Tryggvadóttir opnar sýningu á Gallerí Gangi.
2016 23.07. Morgunblaðið - Samtal ellefu kynslóða í Ólafsdal.
2016 22.07. RUV Rás1 - Skuggsjá - Dalablóð (byrjar á mín. 6:10) - Viðtal við G.A.T. - spyrill Viðar Eggertsson.
2016 22.07. hveragerdi.is - Dalablóð í Ólafsdal - Guðrún Tryggvadóttir.
2016 22.07. reykholar.is - Ólafsdalur: Formæður á tímaflakki í myndlist.
2016 21.07. skessuhorn.is - Sýningin Dalablóð í Ólafsdal er um formæður listakonunnar - Viðtal við G.A.T. - Magnús Magnússon.
2016 21.07. Bændablaðið bls. 50 - Málverkasýning í Ólafsdal við Gilsfjörð - Dalablóð.
2016 21.07. Fréttablaðið bls. 30 - Mikilvægt að við skoðum aftur fyrir okkur. Viðtal við G.A.T. - Gunnþóra Gunnarsdóttir.
2016 19.07. Skessuhorn - Sýningin Dalablóð í Ólafsdal er um formæður listakonunnar. Viðtal við G.A.T. - Magnús Magnússon.
2016 15.07. olafsdalur.is - Dalablóð – Sýning Guðrúnar Tryggvadóttur.
2016 13.07. sim.is - DALABLÓÐ.
2016 07.07. dalir.is - Dalablóð – Málverkasýning í Ólafsdal
2015 05.11. Dagskráin / dfs.is - Endurvinnslukort Mýrdalshrepps komið í loftið.
2015 30.10. Morgunblaðið - Listamannabærinn Hveragerði – sýning í Listasafni Árnesinga.
2015 27.09. Morgunblaðið - Guðrún Tryggvadóttir myndlistarmaður opnar sýningu á nýjum verkum í hlöðunni í Alviðru.
2015 24.09. Dagskráin / dfs.is - Guðrún Tryggvadóttir sýnir í hlöðunni í Alviðru.
2015 24.09. Sunnlenska - Guðrún sýnir í hlöðunni í Alviðru.
2015 22.09. sim.is - Guðrún Tryggvadóttir sýnir í hlöðunni í Alviðru.
2015 18.09. hveragerdi.is - Guðrún Tryggvadóttir sýnir í hlöðunni í Alviðru.
2015 16.09. Fréttablaðið - Grænt app vísar veg um Suðurland.
2015 10.09. Dagskráin / dfs.is - Opnunarhátíð Græna kortsins fyrir Suðurland í Listasafni Árnesinga og fyrirlestur í Sesseljuhúsi.
2015 08.09. olfus.is - Opnunarhátíð Grænkorta appsins.
2015 08.09. sunnlenska.is - Opnunarhátið appsins Grænt kort - Suður.
2015 07.09. arborg.is - Opnunarhátíð Græna kortsins fyrir Suðurland í Listasafni Árnesinga.
2015 04.09. listasafnarnesinga.is - Opnunarhátið Græna kortsins fyrir Suðurland í Listasafni Árnesinga.
2015 04.09. hveragerdi.is - Listasafn Árnesinga kynnir - Opnunarhátíð Græna kortsins.
2015 04.09. solheimar.is - Frumkvöðull Græna kortsins/Green Map heldur fyrirlestur í Sesseljuhúsi.
2015 27.08. Dagskráin / dfs.is - Vinnustofa í myndlist í Listasafni Árnesinga.
2015 16.06. ruv.is - Sjálfbæra heimilið er í Sesseljuhúsi.
2015 13.06. vbr.is - Sjálfbæra heimilið-sýning í Sesseljuhúsi.
2015 10.06. sass.is - Græna kortið fékk styrk úr Uppbyggingarsjóði Suðurlands.
2015 11.06. Dagskráin - Náttúran.is gefur út vefforrit og app um húsið og umhverfið.
2015 04.06. sunnlenska.is - Sjálfbæra heimilið í Sesseljuhúsi.
2015 04.05. dalvikurbyggd.is - Heimasíða um málefni tengd flokkun og endurvinnslu.
2015 16.05. norden.is - Tilnefningar til náttúru- og umhverfisverðlauna Norðurlandaráðs 2015.
2015 30.04. Bændablaðið / bbl.is - Opið hús í Garðyrkjuskólanum (bls. 7)
2015 30.04. Dagskráin / dfs.is - Náttúran hlaut umhverfisverðlaun Ölfuss.
2015 30.04. olfus.is - Náttúran.is hlaut umhverfisverðlaun Ölfuss.
2015 29.04. N4 - Að sunnan - Viðtal við G.A.T. (12:50-18:30 mín innan þáttar).
2015 22.04. RÚV - Ríkisútvarpið - Rás 1 - Síðdegisútvarpið - viðtal við G.A.T.
2015 07.04. sunnlenska.is - Hvergerðingar fyrstir á Suðurlandi til að taka upp Endurvinnslukortið.
2015 07.04. dfs.is - Endurvinnslukort Hveragerðis komið í loftið.
2015 07.04. hveragerdi.is - Samningur um Endurvinnslukortið.
2015 10.03. agl.is - Endurinnslukort Djúpavoshrepps komið í gagnið.
2015 09.03. dalir.is - Endurvinnslukort Dalabyggðar.
2015 04.03. breiddalur.is - Endurvinnslukort Breiðdalshrepps komið í loftið.
2015 03.03. djupivogur.is - Endurvinnslukortið.
2014 12.11. RÚV - Ríkisútvarpið - Rás 2 - Síðdegisútvarpið (ca. 55 mín. inn í þáttinn) - Vistvænar byggingar og HÚSIÐ. Viðtal við G.A.T.
2014 27.20. RÚV - Ríkisútvarpið - Rás 1 - Samfélagið umhverfismál. Byggingar nýta 40% allra hráefna. Umfjöllun um morgunfund Vistbyggðarráð og Náttúran.is.
2014 2# Í boði náttúrunnar - App hússins.
2014 3# Neytendablaðið - HÚSIÐ - nýtt app frá Náttúran.is.
2014 15.08. Morgunblaðið - Skólar og námskeið - Húsið, náttúran og umhverfið. Viðtal við G.A.T. - Jón Agnar.
2014 11.08. Vbr.is - Vistbyggðarráð og Náttúran.is í samstarf.
2014 31.07. Stöð 2 - Ísland í dag - Við erum að gera það sem þarf að gera - Viðtal við G.A.T og E.B.A. - Edda Sif Pálsdóttir.
2014 31.07. Vísir.is - Við erum að gera það sem þarf að gera - esp.
2014 21.07. Stöð 2 - Bylgjan - Bítið - Nýja appið „Húsið“ er fyrir allt á heimilinu - Viðtal við G.A.T.og E.B.A.
2014 19.07. Vísir.is - Þetta er uppreisn neytandans - Viðtal við G.A.T. um appið Húsið - Ólöf Skaftadóttir.
2014 19.07. Fréttablaðið bls. 22 - Þetta er uppreisn neytandans - Viðtal við G.A.T. um appið Húsið - Ólöf Skaftadóttir.
2014 10.07. RÚV - Ríkisútvarpið - Rás 1 Sjónmál - Viðtal vð G.A.T. um appið Húsið - Leifur Hauksson.
2014 #13 Bændablaðið - Náttúran.is uppfærir og gengur í endurnýjun lífdaga - smh.
2014 30.06. Fréttablaðið - Gagnagrunnur fyrir neytendur - ssb.
2013 18.11. RÚV - Ríkisútvarpið Rás 1 - Sjónmál - Allt er vænt sem vel er grænt - Viðtal við G.A.T. um Græna kortið - Lísa Pálsdóttir.
2013 15.10. Sunnlenska.is - Grænt kort í prentútgáfu.
2013 11.10. Fréttatíminn - Appafengur - Endurvinnslukortið.
2013 08.10. Skessuhorn.is - Græn kort um Ísland gefið út.
2013 03.10. Feykir.is - Græn kort af Íslandi - Kristín.
2013 03.10. Mbl.is - Gefa út grænt kort um Ísland.
2013 02.09. Everydaystories.be - Viðtal við G.A.T.
2013 28.06. RÚV - Ríkisútvarpið - Rás 1 Sjónmál - Viðtal við G.A.T. um moltugerð.
2013 23.05. Visir.is - Grét yfir tíufréttunum - Viðtal við G.A.T.
2013 20.04. Fréttablaðið - sérblað Grænn apríl - Umhverfisvænn vefur.
2013 12.05. Everydaystories.be - Food for our heads, hearts and stomachs - viðtal við G.A.T.
2013 1# Sumarhúsið og garðurinn - Rós í hnappagatið fyrir Lífræna Íslandskortið - Auður I. Ottesen.
2013 15.01. RÚV - Ríkisútvarpið Rás 2, Morgunútvarpið - Vitundarvakning nauðsynleg - Viðtal við G.A.T.
2013 09.01. Landvernd.is - Fyrirlestur í Norræna húsinu frá 03.01.´13 - Náttúran á umbrotatímum - G.A.T og E.B.A.
2012 20.10. Morgunblaðið - Lífræn vottun fari úr 1,2% í 15% árið 2012.
2012 15.10. Sunnlenska.is - Gera upplýsingar um lífrænan landbúnað aðgengilegan.
2012 15.10. Bleikt.is -Lífrænt Íslandskort komið út
2012 15.10. Smugan - Grænt Íslandskort lítur dagsins ljós.
2012 14.10. Stöð 2, Kvöldfréttir, Viðtalsskot við G.A.T. á Lífræna Íslandi og umfjöllun um Lífræna koritð.
2012 13.08. ÍNN Frumkvöðlar Viðtal við G.A.T.
2012 29.07. RÚV - Ruv.is Nýr gagnagrunnur um E-efni
2012 29.07. RÚV - Ríkisútvarpið Sjónvarp, Kvöldfréttir, Nýr gagnagrunnur um E-efni.
2012 26.04. Fréttablaðið - Náttúran.is fær viðurkenningu.
2012 25.04. RÚV Ríkisútvarpið Sjónvarp, Tíu Fréttir - Náttúran.is vefur með umhverfisvitund hlaut Kuðunginn.
2012 25.04. RÚV - Ruv.is Náttúran.is fær Kuðunginn.
2012 25.04. Stöð2 Síðdegisútvarpið -Náttúran.is fær Kuðunginn - Viðtal vð G.A.T og E.B.A.
2012 25.04. Visir.is - Náttúran.is fær viðurkenningu
2012 25.04. Mbl.is - Náttúran fær Kuðunginn
2012 25.04. Umhverfisraduneyti.is - Viðurkenningar á Degi umhverfisins.
2012 25.02. Fréttablaðið - Húsið og umhverfið og viðtal við G.A.T.- Hólmfríður Helga Sigurðardóttir
2011 28.10. informacje.is - Zielona mapa Reykjaviku.
2011 28.10. ferdamalastofa.is - Græna Reykjavíkurkortið í prentútgáfu.
2011 27.10. grapevine.is - Green Map of Reykjavik launched.
2011 27.10. nmi.is - Ísland er fyrsta landið sem flokkar allt landið eftir Green Map kerfi.
2011 norden.org - SD life style portals - Iceland - One-stop shop-portals for sustainable lifestyle.
2011 07.09. DV - Lifðu af landinu - viðtal Gunnhildur Steinarsdóttir
2011 08. heilsuhringurinn.is - grein - Veist þú hvaða aukefni eru í matarkörfunni þinni?
2011 26.08. bbl.is - grein - Upplýsingar um E-efnin á natturan.is.
2011 #33. Vikublaðið Reykjavík - viðtal við G.A.T. um ber.
2011 15.07. RÚV - Ríkisútvarpið Sjónvarp, kvöldfréttir - frétt um Græna Reykjavíkurkortið - viðtal við G.A.T.
2011 08.06. DV - Frábær vefur - Teitur Atlason, um Náttúruna.
2011 24.04. Paris s'éveille! http:parisseveille.info - L'interview de Gunna - viðtal við G.A.T. - Mark Sitbon
2011 22.02. Bleikt.is - Guðrún Arndís Tryggvadóttir - Náttúran.is - Viðtal við G.A.T. - Eyrún Viktorsdóttir
2011 15.01. RÚV - Út um græna grundu - Náttúran.is - Grænt kort - Viðtal við G.A.T. - Sigrún Harðardóttir
2011 06.07. gamar.is - Grænt Reykjavíkurkort 2011.
2010 12.12. Hverafuglinn - Tákn jólanna - G.A.T.
2010 17.10. DV og dv.is - Endurvekjum gömlu skynsemina - Viðtal við G.A.T.
2010 16.10. RÚV - Samfélagið í nærmynd - G.A.T. og áhugavert kort af Reykjavík - Viðtal við G.A.T.
2010 10.11. Icef.is - Fyrsti gesturinn í Skelinni.
2010 10.11. Strandir.is - Fyrsti gesturinn í Skelinni heldur myndlistarsýningu.
2010 08.11. Visitreykjavik.is - Green Map of Reykjavik now awailable in printed version.
2010 27.10. Fréttablaðið - Grænn leiðarvísir um Reykjavíkurborg - solveig.
2010 20.10. Atvinnumalkvenna.is - Grænt Reykjavíkurkort komið út í prentúgáfu.
2010 14.10. Morgunblaðið - Grænt Reykjavíkurkort - Guðrún Bergmann.
2010 14.10. Loftslag.is - Grænt Reykjavíkurkort
2010 11.10. Morgunblaðið - Grænt Reykjavíkurkort gerir vistvæna kosti sýnilegri.
2010 10.10. Oddi.is - Grænt Reykjavíkurkort prentað í Odda.
2010 26.04. Fréttablaðið - Náttúran.is þriggja ára - ve.
2010 26.04. umhverfisraduneyti.is - Viðurkenningar veittar á degi umhverfisins - G.H:G.
2010 08.04. atvinnumalkvenna.is - Styrkir eða bætur - virkjanir eða brauðmolar? - G.A.T.
2010 17.03. atvinnumalkvenna.is - Að hreinsa til - í huganum - G.A.T
2010 03.03. atvinnumalkvenna.is - Örlagarík ferð út með ruslið - G.A.T.
2010 16.02. atvinnumalkvenna.is - Inngangur - pistilar um umhverfismál - G.A.T.
2009 24.10. Fréttablaðið - Náttúruleg efni nýtast við hreingerningar - Viðtal við G.A.T. - Sigríður.
2009 26.03. Fréttablaðið - Endurvinnslan kortlögð - Viðtal við G.A.T. - she.
2009 #13 Hús og híbýli - umfjöllun um Náttúran.is.
2009 08. Visitreykjavik.is - Green Map of Reykjavik has now been published online - Grein og stöðugur tengill á Græna Reykjavíkurkortið frá vef Höfuðborgarstofu.
2009 27.06. RÚV - Í boði náttúrunnar - Viðtal við G.A.T. og H.H.
2009 26.06. RÚV - Samfélagið í nærmynd - Viðtal við G.A.T. og H.H.
2009 29.04. Fréttablaðið - Vonumst til að spilin nýtist - Viðtal við G.A.T.
2009 27.04. Flokkun.is -Náttúran.is - vefur með umhverfisvitund - umfjöllun.
2009 17.04. RÚV - Samfélagið í nærmynd- Viðtal við E.B.A. v. Græna íslandskortsins.
2009 03. Fenúrfréttir - grein um Endurvinnslukortið.
2009 03. CoolPlanet2009.org.
2009 26.03. Fréttablaðið - Endurvinnslan kortlögð - Viðtal við G.A.T.
2009 09.03. Sorpa.is - Umhverfisvefur kynnir nýtt Endurvinnslukort.
2009.06.03. Fréttablaðið - Frá úthlutun Samfélagsverðlauna Fréttablaðsins 2009.
2009 28.03. Fréttablaðið - G.A.T. tilnefnd til Samfélagsverðlauna Fréttablaðsins 2009.
2008 18.12. Fréttablaðið - Góð ráð - Barnaherbergið - málning - Náttúran.is.
2008 11.12. Fréttablaðið - Góð ráð - Svefnherbergið - ljósmyndir - Náttúran.is.
2008 04.12. Morgunblaðið - frétt um Fair Trade búðina á Náttúran.is.
2008 04.12. Fréttablaðið - Góð ráð - Barnaherbergið - rúmfatnaður - Náttúran.is.
2008 24.11. Fréttablaðið - Góð ráð - Garðurinn - smáfuglar - Náttúran.is.
2008 21.11. Fréttablaðið - Góð ráð - Skrifstofan - planta - Náttúran.is.
2008 11. Nattura.info - grein um Græna Íslandskortið.
2008 11. Nattura.info - grein um Náttúran.is vef með umhverfisvitund.
2008 22.10. Fréttablaðið - Góð ráð - Garðurinn - húsdýr - Náttúran.is.
2008 09.11. Fréttablaðið - Góð ráð - Skrifstofan - plöntur - Náttúran.is.
2008 09.10. Fréttablaðið - Góð ráð - Skrifstofan - húsgögn - Náttúran.is.
2008 07.10. Fréttablaðið - Góð ráð - Bílskúrinn - hiti - Náttúran.is.
2008 26.09. natturan.infa - Grænt Íslandskort á Náttúran.is.
2008 23.09. Fréttablaðið - Grænt Íslandskort - þig.
2008 19.09. Rás 1 - Viðtal við G.A.T. - Samfélagið í nærmynd - Lísa Pálsdóttir.
2008 09.09. Bændablaðið - Náttúran.is kynnir græna Íslandskortið.
2008 #12 Hús og híbýli - Ísland komið á græna kortið - umfjöllun.
2008 04.11. dv.is - Ísland komið á græna kortið.
2008 01.09. Fréttablaðið - Góð ráð - grein um eiturefni - Náttúran.is.
2008 28.08. Fréttablaðið - Góð ráð - grein um endurvinnslu - Náttúran.is.
2008 26.08. natturuverndarsamtok.is - Grein um græna Íslandskortið.
2008 22.08. Fréttablaðið - Góð ráð - grein um potta og pönnur - Náttúran.is.
2008 20.08. samband.is - Grænt Íslandskort orðið að veruleika.
2008 18.08. Fréttablaðið - Góð ráð - grein um klósett - Náttúran.is.
2008 12.08. hostel.is - Grein Grænt Íslandskort.
2008 11.08. Rás 1- Viðtal við G.A.T - Samfélagði í nærmynd - Erla Sigurðardóttir.
2008 11.08. Fréttablaðið - Góð ráð - grein um endurvinnslu - Náttúran.is.
2008 08.08. eyjan.is - Grein Ísland komið á græna kortið.
2008 07.08. Fréttablaðið - Góð ráð - grein um uppþvottavélina - Náttúran.is.
2008 06.08. visitreykjavik.is - grein Green Map of Iceland.
2008 05.08. ferdamalastofa.is - grein Grænt Íslandskort á vefnum.
2008 05.08. vb.is - Grein Grænt Íslandskort komið út - Viðar Þorsteinsson.
2008 31.07. Fréttablaðið - Góð ráð - grein um garðinn og endurvinnslu - Náttúran.is.
2008 24.07. Fréttablaðið - Góð ráð - grein um bílskúrinn og orkunotkun - Náttúran.is.
2008 Handbók bænda - Góð ráð - fjöldi góðra ráða Náttúrunnar - Náttúran.is.
2008 10.07. Fréttablaðið - Góð ráð - grein um þvottahúsið og hreinlætisvörur - Náttúran.is.
2008 07.07. Fréttablaðið - Góð ráð - grein um þvottahúsið og hreinlætisvörur - Náttúran.is.
2008 #9 Nýtt líf - Umfjöllun um Náttúruspilin - Ingibjörg Dögg Kjartansdóttir.
2008 07.07. 24 stundir - Viðtal við Önnu Karlsdóttur um græna Íslandskortið - Einar Jónsson.
2008 26.06. Fréttablaðið - Góð ráð - grein um eldhúsið og ísskápinn - Náttúran.is.
2008 24.06. Rás 1 - Viðtal við G.A.T. - „Flækingur“ - Elín Lilja Jónasdóttir.
2008 #6 Grapevine - opna um Nature.is.
2008 19.06. Rás 1 - Viðtalsþátturinn „Okkar á milli“ - Viðtal við Guðrúnu Tryggvadóttur - Anna Margrét Sigurðardóttir.
2008 #8 Hús og híbýli - Viðtal við G.A.T. v. Náttúran.is - María Margrét Jóhannsdóttir.
2008 04.06. 24 stundir - Viðtal við G.A.T. v. Náttúran.is - Kristjana Guðbrandsdóttir.
2008 02.06. Fréttablaðið - Góð ráð - grein um skrifstofuna og tölvur - Náttúran.is.
2008 22.05. Fréttablaðið - Góð ráð - grein um svefnherbergið og vefnaðarvörur - Náttúran.is.
2008 20.05. 24 stundir - Viðtal við G.A.T. v. Náttúran.is - María Ólafsdóttir.
2008 13.05. Fréttablaðið - Góð ráð - grein um garðinn og moltu - Náttúran.is.
2008 08.05. Fréttablaðið - Góð ráð - grein um barnaherbergið og leikföng - Náttúran.is.
2008 05.05. Fréttablaðið - Góð ráð - grein um þvottahúsið og þvottavélina - Náttúran.is.
2008 24.04. Fréttablaðið - Góð ráð - grein um myndlist og lýsingu - Náttúran.is.
2008 17.04. Fréttablaðið - Góð ráð - grein um eldhúsið og ísskápinn - Náttúran.is.
2008 10.04. Fréttablaðið - Viðtal við G.A.T. v. Náttúran.is - gun.
2008 #1 Neytendablaðið - Viðtal við G.A.T. v. Náttúran.is - Brynhildur Pétursdóttir.
2008 08.03. Rás 1 - Samfélagið í nærmynd - Viðtal við G.A.T. og E.B.A. v. Náttúran.is - Steinunn Harðardóttir (endurtekið 12.03.).
2008 26.02. Bændablaðið - Viðtal við G.A.T.og E.B.A. v. Náttúran.is - Þröstur Haraldsson.
2008 08.02. Viðskiptablaðið - Viðtal við G.A.T. v. Náttúran.is - Viðar Þorsteinsson.
2008 16.01. Rás 1 - Samfélagið í nærmynd - Viðtal við G.A.T. og E.B.A. v. Náttúran.is - Steinunn Harðardóttir.
2008 12.01. Rás 1 - Út um græna grundu - Viðtal við G.A.T. og E.B.A. v. Náttúran.is - Steinunn Harðardóttir (endurtekið 16.01.).
2007 28.12. Rás 2 - Morgunútvarpið - Viðtal við G.A.T. v. Náttúran.is - Gestur Einar Jónasson.
2007 31.10. Morgunblaðið - Grein um Náttúran.is - Kristín Heiða Kristinsdóttir.
2007 31.08. Morgunblaðið - Náttúran.is er fræðslusíða fyrir neytendur.
2007 #2.22 Gróandinn - Viðtal við G.A.T. v. Náttúran.is - Hildur Arna Gunnarsdóttir.
2007 09.05. landvernd.is - Grein Náttúrumarkaðurinn.
2007 03.05. framtidarlandid.is - Grein Náttúran á netinu - Viðar Þorsteinsson.
2007 25.04. Morgunblaðið - Grein v. opnunar Náttúran.is - Kristján G.
2007 24.04. Samfélagið í nærmynd RÚV - Viðtal við Guðrúnu Tryggvadóttur v. Náttúran.is - Leifur Hauksson.
2007 24.04. Fréttablaðið - Grein v. opnunar Náttúran.is - Bergsteinn.
2006 #33 Glugginn – Grein v. umhverfisverðlauna til Náttúran.is.
2006 #33 Sunnlenska fréttablaðið – Guðrún Tryggvadóttir, Sunnlendingur vikunnar og grein v. Umhverfisverðlauna Náttúran.is.
2005 Dagblaðið – Grein og viðtal við G.A.T. um Grasaguddu.
2005 #2 Heilsuhringurinn – Grein um Grasaskjóðu Grasaguddu.
2005 30.09 Síðdegisþátturinn, Talstöðin – Viðtal við G.A.T. v. Grasaguddu - Lóa Aldísardóttir.
2005 #16 Bændablaðið – Grein um Grasaskjóðu Grasaguddu.
2005 Ýmsar blaðagreinar um Gull í mó og opnun Grasaskjóðunnar.
2005 Ýmsar blaðagreinar um styrkveitingar til handa Grasaguddu.
2002 12. Ýmis viðtöl og umfjöllun á ljósvakamiðlum v. útkomu bókarinnar Furðudýra í íslenskum þjóðsögum.
2002 04.12. Morgunblaðið - Reykjavík - Bókagagnrýni.
2002 06.11. Morgunblaðið - Reykjavík - Grein Anna G. Ólafsdóttir.
2002 17.09. Stöð 2 - Reykjavík - Ísland í bítið – Viðtal v. útkomun Ísl. Furðurdýra.
2002 20.08. Fréttablaðið - Reykjavík - Viðtal.
2001 25.01. Morgunblaðið - Reykjavík - Grein Halldór B. Runólfsson.
2001 23.01. Dagblaðið - Reykjavík - Grein.
1999 10.11. Morgunblaðið - Reykjavík - Viðtal Margrét Sveinbjörnsdóttir.
1999 # 45 Local-News - Großalmerode, Þýskaland - Grein G. Hildebrand.
1999 02.11. Marktspiegel - Witzenhausen, Þýskaland - Grein M. Hauptmannl.
1999 31.10. HNA, Hessisch Niedersächsische Allgemeine - Witzenhausen, Þýskaland - Grein S.F.F.
1999 28.10. HNA, Hessisch Niedersächsische Allgemeine - Witzenhausen, Þýskaland - Grein K.
1998 31.12. HNA, Hessisch Niedersächsische Allgemeine - Witzenhausen, Þýskaland - Grein.
1998 13.10. Marktspiegel - Witzenhausen, Þýskaland - Grein M. Hauptmannl.
1998 12.10. HNA, Hessisch Niedersächsische Allgemeine - Witzenhausen, Þýskaland - Grein S.F.F.
1996 02.01. Hessisch Niedersächsische Allgemeine - Witzenhausen, Þýskaland - Viðtal Matthias Seitz
1995 02.07. Witzenhäuser Merkur - Witzenhausen, Þýskaland - Grein Michael Casper.
1995 30.06. HNA, Hessisch Niedersächsische Allgemeine - Witzenhausen, Þýskaland - Gagnrýnandi Maja Koch.
1995 02.07. HNA, Hessisch Niedersächsische Allgemeine - Witzenhausen, Þýskaland - Grein Daniela Herzog.
1995 27.06. Marktspiegel - Witzenhausen, Þýskaland - Grein Reb.
1995 02.04. Witzenhäuser Merkur - Witzenhausen, Þýskaland - Grein Michael Casper.
1994 05.03. HNA, Hessisch Niedersächsische Allgemeine - Witzenhausen, Þýskaland - Grein Arne Richter.
1992 #25 Vikan - Viðtal við G.A.T.
1992 29.09. Morgunblaðið - Reykjavík - Grein Eiríkur Þorláksson.
1992 28.09. DV - Rými nýr listaskóli og gallerí
1992 19.09. Morgunblaðið Lesbók - Reykjavík - Grein Gísli Sigurðsson.
1992 10.02. The Plain Dealer - Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A. - Gagnrýnandi Helen Cullinan.
1992 30.01. Cleveland Edition - Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A. - Gagnrýnandi Amy Sparks.
1992 24.01. Cleveland Jewish News - Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A. - Gagnrýnandi Eileen Beal.
1991 04.01. The Plain Dealer - Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A. - Gagnrýnandi Helen Cullinan.
1989 12. Vera - Reykjavík - Heimkoman - Viðtal Anna Ólafsdóttir Björnsson.
1988 03. Heimsmynd - Reykjavík - Grein Gunnar B. Kvaran.
1987 03.02. Þjóðviljinn - Reykjavík - Grein Gunnar B. Kvaran.
1987 03.01. Ríkissjónvarpið - Stöð 1, þáttur um einkasýningu G.T. að Kjarvalsstöðum.
1987 28.03. Dagblaðið - Reykjavík - Lífið er stíll - Gagnrýnandi Aðalsteinn Ingólfsson.
1987 28.03. Morgunblaðið - Reykjavík - Stórhuga - Gagnrýnandi Bragi Ásgeirsson.
1987 21.03 Morgunblaðið Lesbók - Reykjavík - Margar framakonur vilja útiloka ástina - Viðtal Gísli Sigurðsson.
1987 21.03. Alþýðublaðið - Guðrún Tryggvadóttir á Kjarvalsstöðum
1987 14.03. Þjóðviljinn - Reykjavík - Myndlistarveisla - ólg.
1987 13.03. Dagblaðið - Reykjavík - Guðrún og Hansína sýna.
1987 13.03. Tíminn - Guðrún Tryggvadóttir og Hansína Jensdóttir.
1987 12.03. Morgunblaðið - Kjarvalsstaðir: Tónleikar við opnun tveggja sýninga
1987 # 11 Helgarpósturinn - Þessir mættu.
1987 12.03. Helgarpósturinn - Reykjavík - Mála til að skilja heiminn - Viðtal Kristján Kristjánsson.
1987 # 11 Vikan - Reykjavík - GUNNA - Viðtal við Guðrúnu Tryggvadóttur myndlistarkonu - Unnur Úlfarsdóttir.
1986 21.11. Tíminn - 11 listamenn sýna í Nýlistasafninu.
1986 04. Teningur - Reykjavík - Í Gunnu Tryggva - Viðtal Hallgrímur Helgason.
1985 24.12. Morgunblaðið - Reykjavík - Grein Bragi Ásgeirsson.
1984 27.07. Morgunblaðið - Reykjavík - Viðtal Hildur Einarsdóttir.
1983 06.12. DV - Reykjavík - Viðtalið: Vildi aldrei gera neitt annað - Viðtal G.B.
1983 04.12. Þjóðviljinn - Reykjavík - Grein.
1983 04.12. Morgunblaðið - Reykjavík - Íslensk kona hlaut heiðursverðlaun listaháskólans í München.
1983 30.11. Tíminn - Valin til að halda sýningu við Listaakademíuna í München.
1983 15.12. Donau-Kurier - Ingolstadt, Þýskaland - Gagnrýnandi Helmut Bauer.
1983 14.12. Süddeutsche Zeitung - München, Þýskaland - Gagnrýnandi Christoph Wiedemann.
1983 29.11. Þjóðviljinn - Hlýtur viðurkenningu í München.
1983 11.03. Dagur - Guðrún sýnir í Rauða húsinu.
1983 03.02. Tíminn - Gullströndin andar.
1983 # 2 Neue Kunst in Europa - Þýskaland - Grein.
1980 10. Morgunblaðið - Reykjavík - Guðrún Tryggvadóttir í Djúpinu - Gagnrýnandi Valtýr Pétursson.
1980 04.10. Morgunblaðið - Reykjavík - Sýningar um helgina.
1980 26.09. Þjóðviljinn - Ljósmyndir í Djúpinu.
1980 26.09. Morgunblaðið - Reykjavík - Guðrún Tryggvadóttir sýnir í Djúpinu.
Major occupations
2023 Head Park Ranger – Vatnajökull National Park.
2021-2023 Manager – Hólaskógur Mountain Hut
2018-dato Publisher, owner – Listrými/Artspace.
2017-2021 Park Ranger – Þingvellir National Park.
2010-2011 Caretaker – Alviðra Environmental Center of Landvernd - The Icelandic Environment Association
2009-2018 Assistand show designer – Listasafn Árnesinga/LÁ Art Museum.
2009-2018 Project Mangager and teacher of art coursesVerkefnisstjóri og kennari á listnámskeiðum – Listasafn Árnesinga/LÁ Art Museum.
2007-2016 Entrepreneur, owner and CEO – Náttúran er ehf. - natturan.is/nature.is
2005-2006 Organizing agent – Fósturlandsins Freyjur/Rural Business Women Project–Interreg. III B Northern Periphery Programme.
2005-2007 Entrepreneur, owner – Grasagudda.is.
2000-2018 Entrepreneur, owner – ART-AD - Art & Advertising International.
2000-2002 Teacher dept. of Design – Listaháskóli Íslands/Icelandic Academy of the Arts.
1995-2000 Entrepreneur, owner – Kunst & Werbung - Art & Advertising International & gallery - Großalmerode and Kassel, Germany
1994-1995 Art Director, co-owner – Kunst & Kommerz, Großalmerode, Germany.
1993-1994 Designer, photographer – Marktspiegel, Witzenhausen, Germany.
1992-1993 Entrepreneur, owner, headmaster – RÝMI Myndmenntaskóli, verkstæði, gallerí/Art school, Workshop, Gallery - Reykjavík.
1991-1992 Show designer – William Busta Gallery og Reinberger Galleries, Cleveland Institute of Art - Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A.
1989 Teacher in water colouring – Tómstundaskólinn, Reykjavík.
1986 Teacher department of painting – Icelandic College of Art and Crafts,, Reykjavík.
1976 Assistant teacher to Hörður Ágústsson in live drawing classes – Icelandic College of Art and Crafts, Reykjavík.
1974-1978 Work at various advertisting agencies in sommer holidays and after school.
1972-1976 Work at child care, in shops, at a bank, at fish factories in sommer holidays and after school.
Writing
2018-2019 Lífsverk/Legacy, book on art and cultural history.
2007-2016 News, Educational material and Articles on Nature.is (thousands of Articles).
2005-2007 News, Educational material and Articles on Nature-Nanny/Grasagudda.is (hundreds of Articles).
2004-dato Business plans, Marketing plans, Grant applications, PR material etc.
1978-dato Textwork (in Icelandic, English and German) in various fields such as art, advertising, Corporate Identity (company names), PR-work, articles, project plans e.t.c.
Languages
Icelandic - speech and writing – very good, mother tongue (ie. writing experience).
English - speech and writing – quite good (ie. 4 years working in U.S.A).
German - speech and writing – quite good (ie. 13 years studying and working in Germany).
Danish - speech and writing – sufficient (good reading capacity, limited practical speaking experience).
French French - speach and writing – some (ie. studied 1 year in Paris).
Computer knowledge
1993-dato Experience and good knowledge in all major applications.
Member of
2019-dato Félag um átjándu aldar fræði.
2018-dato Oddafélagið
2018-dato The Rangers Associtation of Iceland.
2014-dato The Icelandic Permaculture Association.
2012-dato Listvinafélag Hveragerðis - The Friends of the Arts, Hveragerði.
2011-2012 The Social Banking Association.
2011-dato Nature Conservation Association of South-West Iceland.
2011 Green april.
2011-2015 The Organic Consumers Association.
2010-dato Vatnavinir - Friends of Water.
2008-dato NVV - The Wesfjords Nature Conservation Association.
2008-dato The Horticultural Society of Iceland.
2007-dato The Icelandic Forestry Association.
2006-dato Fuglavernd - Bird Conservation Society.
2006-dato INCA - Iceland Nature Conservation Association.
2005-dato Landvernd - The Icelandic Environment Association.
2004-2008 FKA - The Icelandic Association of Women Entrepreneurs.
2002-dato INCA - Iceland Nature Conservation Association.
1978-dato SÍM - The Associatin of Icelandic Visual Artists.
On the board of
2020-dato Landvarðafélag Íslands/The Rangers Associtation of Iceland.
2016 -2020 Listvinafélag Hveragerðis/The Friends of the Arts, Hveragerði.
2015-2020 Náttúruverndarsamtök Suðurlands /NSS - The Nature Conservation Association of South Iceland.
2014-2018 The Greenland Fund - appointed by Alþing/the Icelandic Parliament.
2013-2014 Náttúruverndarsamtök Ísland /INCA - Iceland Nature Conservation Association.
2012-2016 Chairman of the board of Listvinafélag Hveragerðis The Friends of the Arts, Hveragerði.
2011-2012 The Social Banking Association.
2008-2009 The Consumers Association.
2008-2009 Náttúruverndarsamtök Suðurlands/NSS - The Nature Conservation Association of South Iceland.
2007-2009 Landvernd - The Icelandic Environment Association.
Commitee member of
2021-2022 Secretary of the Rangers Associtation of Iceland.
2020-2021 Appointed confident of Þingvellir National Park in the The Rangers Associtation of Iceland.
2019-2021 Elected confident for the employees of Þingvellir National Park, members of Báran union.
2018-dato Committee for wages and legal matters at the The Rangers Associtation of Iceland.
2011-2014 Member of the founding and stearing committe of the Organic Consumers Association.
2011 Member of the stearing committe of Green April.
2010 Member of the founding committe of The Social Banking Association.
2010 RIFF Reykjavík International Film Festival - Chairman of the committe for RIFF's Environmental film award.
2009-2016 Representative of Landvernd - The Icelandic Environment Association in Umhverfismerkisráð/Environment Eco-Label Committee for the Nordic Eco-label the Swan and the Flower - The Environment Agency of Iceland.
2008-2009 Chairman of Alviðra's Commitee of Environmental Education - The Icelandic Environment Association.
2008-2016 Committee on Paper Waste, representative for the environment organizations - The Ministry of Environment.
1983-dato Commitees for diverse Shows, Galleries, Exhibitions, Schools, Societies and Competitions in Iceland and abroad.
Interests
Arts, culture, nature, swimming, hiking, environmental issues, creative arts and artistic and environmental education at large.
Offspring
Móna Róbertsdóttir Becker born 1988 and Daníel Tryggvi Guðrúnarson born 1998.