(1944 - Present) Karolina Larusdottir was born in Reykjavik, Iceland 1944.
She studied at the Sir John Cass College, London (1964-65), the Ruskin School of Art, Oxford (1965-67) and Barking College of Art (1977-80). She now lives and works in East Anglia.
The famous artist who was born in Iceland , her grandfather was the Strongman to Barnham & Bailey circus and he returned and built the first hotel in Iceland.She studied at the Sir John Cass College, London (1964-65), the Ruskin School of Art, Oxford (1965-67) and Barking College of Art (1977-80). She now lives and works in East Anglia.
Her watercolours, oil paintings and hand-made etchings are often inspired by her childhood in Iceland. Her grandfather's hotel in Reykjavik has provided a wealth of her ideas In Icelandic tradition everyone has their own personal , private Guardian Angel. Her work has a dry humour that is timeless and all she is painting is PEOPLE BEING THEMSELVES .
She has won numerous awards and commissions. Commissions include ,
Icelandic Government for visiting dignitaries including Mary Robinson the (past) President of Ireland .
Member of
The New English Art Club,
the Royal Society of Painter Printmakers
The Royal Watercolour Society.
She has illustrated books and then
In 1993 her biography was published in Iceland and buyers can obtain a copy through us when they are available.
Her work is featured in numerous private and public collections world-wide including those of The British Museum, London, The Vatican, H.M. Queen Elizabeth , The Cathedral in Rikjavik and the Icelandic National Collection.
NOW Considered a leading light in the British Art world she is again exhibiting at the Royal Academy .
Her work is so saught after I'm not allowed to advertise it as collectors in Iceland buy by signature whereas in England they buy because they like the painting. This is an artist with works in presidential collections and is collected globally.
