Short Personal History

• Born in Reykjavik, Iceland
• Attended primary and secondary school in Reykjavik
• Studied Biology (BSc) at the University
  of Iceland (1971–1974)
• Studied Soil Microbiology (PhD) at the University of Wales, UK (1975–1978)
• Worked on an alfafla legume improvement project at the University of Minnesota, USA (1978–1980)
• Worked for the United Nations, at the Joint FAO/IAEA Programme in Austria, supporting legume improvement and food production projects in developing countries (1981–2010)
• Head of the Soil Science Laboratory of the FAO/IAEA Agriculture and Biotechnology Laboratory (1997–2010)
• Published several books and scientific articles in international journals on biological nitrogen fixation of leguminous crops
• Married to Helga from Kufstein, Tyrol, in 1982. Daughters, Elva and Lilja, born in 1984 and 1986, respectively
• Working on art using acrylic paint since 1989
• Exhibitions in Austria, France, Iceland, Mexico and the USA

Selected Exhibitions

• Unido Art Club, Vienna International Centre, July 1992
• Gallery Borg, Reykjavik, Iceland, March 1994
• Galeria de Arte, Acapulco, Mexico, July 1994
• Gallery Greip, Reykjavik, Iceland, July 1995
• Bergerhaus, Gumpoldskirchen, Austria, April 1996
• Gallery Greip, Reykjavik, Iceland, November 1996
• Kunst Wien 1999, Museum of Applied Art (MAK), Galerie Peithner-Lichtenfels, Vienna, 1999
• Galerie Peithner-Lichtenfels, Feldkirch, Austria, March – April 2000
• Gallery Fold, Reykjavik, Iceland, August – September 2001
• Lichtenstein Castle, Maria Enzersdorf, Austria, June 2003
• In der Mühle, Tattendorf, Austria, October 2010
• Galerie de L‘Europe, Paris, France, June 2012
• Haus der Kunst, Baden, Austria, September 2013
• Art Innsbruck, I.T.V. Holz-Art Gallery, Innsbruck, Austria, December 2016