Speakers
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Jónsi
BioJónsi is a visual artist, musician, and self-taught perfumer known for making immersive and meditative sound and sculptural artwork that explore themes of nature and the human condition. Since the 1990s, world-renowned interdisciplinary artist Jónsi has produced ethereal sounds through an astute aesthetic that combines the minimal, classical, and progressive.
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Ingibjörg Birgisdóttir
BioIngibjörg Birgisdóttir (b. 1981) graduated with a BA in fine arts from the Icelandic Academy of the Arts in 2006 and studied Computer Science at the University of Iceland from 2019-2022. She has worked in various mediums including painting, sculpture, 3d graphics, video and photography.
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Lilja Birgisdóttir
BioLilja Birgisdóttir (b. 1983) studied photography at the Royal Academy of Arts, The Hague, Netherlands and received a BA in fine art from the Iceland Academy of the Arts in Reykjavík, Iceland in 2010. She is a member of Kling & Bang, an artist-run gallery in Reykjavík, where she takes part in selecting artists and curating exhibitions for the space.
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Sigurrós Birgisdóttir
BioSigurrós Birgisdóttir (b. 1993) is a founding member of Fischersund perfumery and art collective, where she works as a perfumer and the lead artisan. Self-taught with an endless quest for learning within the fragrance space, she hand-blends perfumes, candles, and incense and contributes to the development of new scents.
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Leslie Anne Anderson
BioLeslie Anne Anderson is Chief Curator at the National Nordic Museum, a mayoral-appointed Seattle Arts Commissioner, and chair of Seattle’s Public Art Advisory Committee.