Björg Steinunn
Björg Steinunn is a multidisciplinary artist with a degree in Theatre and Performance making from Iceland University of the Arts. She started showcasing oil paintings in 2017 and has had three solo displays in various galleries since then. She draws inspiration from catholic imagery and Icelandic pop culture and is highly influenced by absurdist methods and existential theory. Her first theatre piece Hlutverkaleikur was performed in Tjarnarbíó in 2018 as a result of winning a script competition.
She is not always serious. She has been studying improv and sketch comedy since 2016 and performs with Improv Ísland every week in Þjóðleikhúsið. In 2018 she co-wrote and produced the sketch comedy series Viðundur which will return to the screen in 2022.
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Stage production
- Beðið eftir klóstinu devised by improv troupe Hey, premiered at IUA Laugarnes in Iceland in April 2022.
- Komin á leið devised by Hólmfríður Hafliðadóttir and Starkaður Pétursson and director Björg Steinunn, premiered at IUA Laugarnes in Iceland in April 2021.
- Sitcom þátturinn Sælan written and directed by Inga Steinunn and Björg Steinunn, premiered in IUA Laugarnes in Iceland in January 2020.
- Hlutverkaleikur written and directed by Björg Steinunn, won Ungleikur’s script competition, premiered in Tjarnarbíó in Iceland in October 2018.
Collaborated Stage Production
- Og svo er nótt by Annalísa Hermannsdóttir, assistant director was Björg Steinunn, premiered in IUA Laugarnes in Iceland in June 2021.
- Hvað ef? by Almar Blær, light design by Björg Steinunn, premiered in IUA Laugarnes in Iceland in March 2021.
- Nokkur orð um mig by Annalísa Hermannsdóttir, assistant director was Björg Steinunn, premiered in IUA Laugarnes in Iceland in April 2020 and shown in Tjarnarbíó at Rvk FRINGE in 2021 and scheduled for Lahti FRINGE 2022.
- Strákavandamál by Inga Steinunn, co-directed by Björg Steinunn, won Ungleikur’s script competition, premiered in Borgarleikhúsið in Iceland in October 2019.
Screen production
- Viðundur Sketch Show written and produced by Björg Steinunn and Inga Steinunn, funded by Kópavogsbær municipality, premiered in Bíó Paradís Cinema in August 2018.
- Skuggamynd Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins song by Erna Mist, music video produced by Björg Steinunn in 2017.
Fine arts
- Sjáðu mig mamma! gallery exhibition of oil paintings by Björg Steinunn, opened in Bókasafn Kópavogs in Iceland 2020.
- Gluggar gallery exhibition of oil paintings and mixed media by Björg Steinunn, funded by Kópavogsbær municipality, opened in Molinn in Iceland 2019.
- Ekki bara baunir gallery exhibition of oil paintings by Björg Steinunn, opened in Gallerí Tukt in Iceland in June 2018.
- María Mey mural located in Central Reykjavík, commisioned by Álfurinn, funded by Reykjavík 2018.
- K.óla illustrated sketchbooks, five illustrated covers by Björg Steinunn, showcased in Molinn 2018.
Published work
- Þúsund og ein nótt playbook by Björg Steinunn collaborated with improv troupe Hey, independently published in 2021 and a part of Ungleikur’s theatre festival.
- Leikhúsboð short play by Björg Steinunn, published in icelandic literary magazine Skandali in 2020.
