Hafdis Helgadottir

Hafdís Helgadóttir is an Icelandic painter and video artist born in Patreksfjörður and based in Reykjavík. She trained in painting in Reykjavík and earned a master's degree from the Academy of Fine Arts in Helsinki in 1996. Her recent work centres on colour, with on-site studies of landscape that lead to paintings and related series. She took part in a residency at Green Olive Arts in Tetouan, Morocco.