Vigdis Sigmundsdóttir (born 1 March 1954) is an artist from the

Faroe Islands The Faroe Islands ( ), or simply the Faroes ( fo, Føroyar ; da, Færøerne ), are a North Atlantic island group and an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark. They are located north-northwest of Scotland, and about halfway bet ...

, known internationally for producing a

collage Collage (, from the french: coller, "to glue" or "to stick together";) is a technique of art creation, primarily used in the visual arts, but in music too, by which art results from an assemblage of different forms, thus creating a new whole. ...

of 12 motives from

Ormurin Langi Ormurin Langi ("The Long Serpent") is a Faroese folk ballad. It was written in ca. 1830 by Jens Christian Djurhuus. Written in 86 verses in Faroese, the song deals with the Norwegian king Olaf Tryggvason. The title ''Ormurin Langi'' refers to ...

(The Long Serpent) that resulted in a series of stamps from Postverk Føroya released in 2006.

Biography

Sigmundsdóttir is a born artist, and started already as a child to draw, aquarelle and paint on canvas. As a child of the Faroese painter Sigmund Petersen, she had favourable surroundings for developing as an artist. Lately she has mainly concentrated on colorful paper collages. As collages has become her passion, she has developed her own style and inspiration from the particular light and weather on the Faroe Islands. She is a part of an artistic family, and her sister Bibi, niece Aggi Ásgerð Ásgeirsdóttir and niece Vígdis Petersen are artists. Sigmundsdóttir moved to the island

Suðuroy Suðuroy (literally South Island, da, Suderø) is the southernmost of the Faroe Islands. The island covers 163.7 square kilometres (63.2 sq mi). In 2018 the population was 4,601. Suðuroy region (sýsla) comprises this island and Lítla ...

which is the most southern part of Faroe Islands.

Education

*1956: Graduated as a Nurse from Randers Centralsygehus *1960s: Attended courses on artistic drawing and painting at the School of Art in Randers *1972: Graduated as an Indoor Architect from Arkitekt Akademiet in Copenhagen *1980: Attended drawing and painting courses at the Nordic House in

Tórshavn Tórshavn (; lit. "Thor's harbour"), usually locally referred to as simply ''Havn'', is the capital and largest city of the Faroe Islands. It is located in the southern part on the east coast of Streymoy. To the northwest of the city lies the ...

Exhibitions

*1995 The Faroese House,

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*2000 The Faroese House, Copenhagen *2001 Galleri Gertrud, Copenhagen *2002 Smiðjan í Lítluvík,

*2004

in 'Kulturhuset Førde', Fjalar og Hyllestad,

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

*2004 Ministry of Culture, Tórshavn *2005

in the Nordic House, Reykjavík *2006

released as 12 stamps *2006 Bella Centeret in Copenhagen in association with a Viking Rotary Convention *2006 Drew Christmas stamps for Y´Mænds Club, Odense *2007 Helligåndshuset, Randers

Gallery - Ormurin langi (The Long Serpent)

Below are some of the art works with motives from the old Faroese ballad "Ormurin langi", which Sigmundsdóttir has created. They were used in a series of Faroese Stamps by Postverk Føroya in 2006. Image:Faroese stamp 555 Ormurin langi.jpg, Image:Faroese stamp 559 Ormurin langi.jpg, Image:Faroese stamp 562 Ormurin langi.jpg,

References

External links

Info about the stamp series 'Ormurin Langi'Faroese stampsVisitsuduroy.fo
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