Past program

Anna Vaivare – Houses, Mountains and Landscapes of Seyðisfjörður

Anna Vaivare – Houses, Mountains and Landscapes of Seyðisfjörður

Herðubreið gallery, May 29 – June 4, during Herðubreið’s opening hours. Opening May 29, 14:00 -16:00. Everyone is welcome! In conclusion of Anna Vaivare’s residency at Skaftfell the artist is sharing her latest series of drawings, featuring the houses, mountains and landscapes of Seyðisfjörður. Anna Vaivare is an artist from Latvia mostly working in illustration and other graphic forms of transmitting stories and experiences. She started her professional career as an architect after graduating from Riga Technical University Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning. Having created and published a number of short comics, and having illustrated five children’s books she then […]

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Comics drawing workshop with Anna Vaivare

Comics drawing workshop with Anna Vaivare

Skaftfell’s artist in residence Anna Vaivare has been teaching a comics drawing workshop for children from 10-14 years old. The workshop was co-organized with Signý Jónsdóttir from Seyðisfjarðarskóli’s after school program and took place on May 10, 2021. The children learned to develop a story line, invent characters, draw their story and present it to their classmates, and they participated with great enthusiasm! Anna Vaivare is an artist from Latvia mostly working in illustration and other graphic forms of transmitting stories and experiences. She started her professional career as an architect after graduating from Riga Technical University Faculty of Architecture […]

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