© Svanhít Valgersdóttir and Peter Rittweger
Svana art
Svanhvit Valgeirsdottir (Iceland)
has been working as an full time artist for the last 20 years. She studied art for 3
years in Iceland and has taken various courses and distance learning in art in the
countries where she has lived. She has had both solo and group exhibitions in
Iceland, Germany, Japan and Belgium. She got a grant for an art residency in
Snæfellsnes – Iceland in 2015 and 2016 to work and exhibit for a month. Svanhvit
is also a renowned make-up artist, specially in the opera and theater world,
designing make-up for productions in Iceland such as Oliver twist, Wizard of Oz,
Rigoletto, the Magic flute (opening production at Harpan Concert house in 2011)
and Nabucco, Aida and Don Carlos (Latvian national opera) and many more. In
2014 she was nominated for best make up in TV and Film in Iceland.
Her motto is to continue to let life and culture from various countries inspire her.
Member of SIM - The Association of Icelandic Visual Artists
Member and founder of Brucoda
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