Art Can Heal: Seminar on Art Therapy

Egill Sæbjörnsson

Art Can Heal

Seminar on art therapy in honour of Sigríður Björnsdóttir at the House of Collections. Program 14:00-16:00 14:00 Address  Ingibjörg Jóhannsdóttir, Museum Director 

14:10 Art Can Heal  Ágústa Oddsdóttir, teacher, artist and the author of Art Can Heal. The Life and Work of Sigríður Björnsdóttir.  Egill Sæbjörnsson, artist and coordinator of the book. 

14:30 Unchartered path that links art, medicine and mental health  Dr. Abigail Ley, MD, MA, paediatric neurologist and art historian.

 

15:50 Coffee break 

16:00–16:45 Panel discussions 

Ágústa Oddsdóttir, visual artist and author.  Egill Sæbjörnsson

Dr. Abigail Ley  Ingimar Ólafsson Waage, visual artist and the Head of the Department of Arts Education at the Iceland University of the Arts. 

Simona Dvořák, curator and art historian based in Paris. 

Moderator Ingibjörg Jóhannsdóttir, Museum Director.

Artist: Egill Sæbjörnsson

Date:

23.01.2025

Location:

National Gallery of Iceland

Fríkirkjuvegur 7, 101 Reykjavík, Iceland

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