Director of the Museum of Design and Applied Art, Reykjavík, Iceland, and former head of exhibitions at the National Gallery of Iceland. Has curated numerous exhibitions in Iceland on arts, crafts and design. Publications include Ólafur Kvaran (ed.), Íslensk listasaga, 5. bindi [Icelandic Art History, vol. 5]; ‘Gjörningar, tímatengd verk og myndbandslist’ [Performance Art: time-based art and videos] (2011); Jólaskeiðin, íslensk hönnun og smíði 1946–2008 [The Icelandic Christmas Silver Spoon, from 1946–2008] (Hönnunarsafn Íslands 2008); Vefur lands og lita, Júlíana Sveinsdóttir; and ‘Ofið úr íslenskri ull Júlíana Sveinsdóttir’ [Weaving with Icelandic wool, Juliana Sveinsdottir] (Listasafn Íslands 2003).
