Organization:Iceland Academy of the Arts

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Iceland Academy of the Arts
Listaháskóli Íslands
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TypePrivate
Established1998
Students452 (2009)[1]
Location,
Iceland
Websitewww.lhi.is
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Iceland Academy of the Arts (Icelandic: Listaháskóli Íslands) is an Icelandic institution of higher education, located in Reykjavík, which offers the only university-level degrees in the arts in Iceland.[2] The institution was founded on 21 September 1998[3] by consolidating the Iceland Drama School and the Reykjavík Arts School,[2][4] and classes began in autumn 1999.[5] It has five departments: Art education, Design and Architecture, Fine Arts, Music, and Theatre and Dance.

Notable alumni

  • Ólöf Arnalds, singer/songwriter and indie musician
  • Ragnar Kjartansson, performance artist
  • Hugleikur Dagsson, artist
  • Sigurlaugur Elíasson, artist and poet
  • Guðmundur Steinn Gunnarsson, composer and musician
  • Þórhallur Gunnarsson, actor and television personality
  • Karl Kvaran, painter and draughtsman
  • Stefán Karl Stefánsson, film and stage actor
  • Guðmundur Jörundsson, fashion designer
  • Alex Somers, visual artist and musician
  • Arngunnur Árnadóttir, clarinettist, poet and novelist

See also

  • Skemman.is (digital library)

References

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