About me

I am an Icelandic illustrator based in Amsterdam. Known for my colourful character illustrations and vulnerable approach to subjects such as mental health and sexuality. I approach my art with honesty and vulnerability, as well as with humor and kindness.

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Projects

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  WaterInspired by Icelandic water.
• I just want to feel less lonely - the zineLate November 2020 I was accepted into a remote artist residency by SPACE10 and Are.na, called 'The New Everyday Life'. ​ This zine looks into the static world of video calls. It's about loneliness, and human behaviour, during this time of isolation. I based the illustrations off video calls with fellow residents as well as personal calls with friends and family, and I looked into my own behaviour of hiding "undesirable" and vulnerable things from the curated frame of the video call. View the

Work history

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IllustratorAlda Lilja
Aug 2018Amsterdam, NetherlandsFreelance

Education

BA (hons) IllustrationArts University Bournemouth
Aug 2015 - Jun 2018Bournemouth, United Kingdom