Edda Jónsdóttir (b. 1942) was born in Reykjavík were she studied at the Reykjavík School of Visual Arts, The Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and later at Rijksakademie van Beelende Kunsted Amsterdam. She worked as an artist from 1975-1995, then founded i8 Gallery and directed the gallery in the years 1995-2007 when she returned to making art. Her latest exhibitions were in Ásmundarsalur and Café Mokka in Reykjavik in 2021. It Is a special honour for Hverfisgallerí to organise Jónsdóttir’s exhibition as It was her vision that laid the foundations to the gallery a decade ago.