About Linda Ólafsdóttir
I'm an Icelandic illustrator, living in Reykjavík with my husband and two kids.
I really like to draw... ...a lot, every single day, often in the evening and sometimes at night.
Picture books are my passion and I'm constantly being inspired in my own (often very loud) little house.
When not trying to escape trolls or erupting volcanos, I chase my kids, draw and paint, preferably the creatures I'm chasing after and also the place that I live in.
I have a BFA degree from the Icelandic Academy of the Arts and an MFA degree in Illustration from the Academy of Art University in the oh so lovely city of San Francisco.
Contact Me
If you have any illustration inquiries, questions or just want to say hi! feel free to contact me:
Email: linda@lindaolafsdottir.com
Phone: (+354) 868 3378
Facebook: Linda Olafsdottir Illustration & Fine Art
My clients include: Sterling Publishing Inc., The Iceland Post, The Icelandic National Center for Educational Materlials, Forlagið Publishing, Bókabeitan, Töfrahurðin, Nathan & Olsen / General Mills, Arion Bank, The Icelandic Advertising Agency, The Centre for Gender Equality, Potterybarn Teen, Dimma Publishing ehf, Besla Children's Clothing, Hringurinn Childrens Hospital Fund, Weber Design, Ginsburgh Design, Mimir Simenntun.
My works have been published and featured in: Poets and Artists Magazine, Lines and Colors.com, Creative Quarterly #17, 3x3 Illustrator Directory 2010, SCBWI Magazine, Pikaland.com, Little Chimp Society, RUV, Morgunblaðið, mbl.is, Nýtt Líf, Hús og Híbýli, MAN magasín, Fréttablaðið, Fréttatíminn.
I have been honoured to have received The Spring Breeze Awards from the International Board of Books for Young People (ibby.is) in 2014. In 2013 I was one of the nominees for The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Awards (alma.se).
I have been fortunate to have received a grant from The Icelandic Visual Art Copyright Association as well as to have been the Art Spot winner in the SCBWI Magazine, a Valedictorian Candidate at the Academy of Art University and a Bronze Medal winner in the Creative Quarterly Magazine.
