Artist and designer Inga Elín has a long period of study behind her. After graduating from the Reykjavík School of Art, she went on for a five-year period to study at the Iceland Academy of the Arts followed by a further five years with Denmark Design in Copenhagen.
She has held numerous private exhibitions as well as in collaboration with other artists both at home and abroad, receiving many prizes and awards for her work. Mention must be made of the Kunsthandvaerkereprisen, an award bestowed by Queen Margrethe II of Denmark.
She ran the Gallery Inga Elín at 5, Skólavörðustígur, in Reykjavík until 2002. She has also been closely involved with the Icelandic Chefs Competition Team. The restaurants Argentina Steakhouse and Vox at the Hilton Hotel also own many works by her.
For the past ten years, Inga Elín has designed the statuette Ístónn for the Icelandic annual music awards.
Elton John paid a visit to Iceland some years ago and purchased a piece from her which she now calls the Elton John Bowl. He was also impressed with her sculptures, purchasing one of them.
Inga Elín works with many types of materials, porcelain, stoneware and combinations of glass and cement.
She creates both functional objects as well as sculptures.
Her latest project is a series of ceramic bowls decorated with ash from the Eyjafjallajökull eruption in April and May 2010.
