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Bergr\u00fan's first book, My Friend, the Wind, which was published in 2014, immediately attracted attention and was nominated for both the Fj\u00f6rubr\u00e9kka Award and the Nordic Council's Children and Young People's Literature Prize. Since then, ten books have been published by Bergr\u00fan, in which she is both the author of the text and the illustrations. In addition, Bergr\u00fan has illustrated numerous other books, including textbooks on subjects ranging from mathematics to sex education. For her book (lang)elstur a\u00f0 eil\u00edfu, Bergr\u00fan won the Icelandic Book Award in the children's and young people's literature category in 2019. In that book, Bergr\u00fan tackles big questions about life and death with respect and honesty. Bergr\u00fan's subjects are varied; she points out unexpected things in the environment and everyday life, helping young readers and their older helpers to see adventure everywhere. Her books include *The Night Animals*, about children who would rather stay up at night, and *Relax*, which she co-wrote with Eva \u00deorgeirsd\u00f3ttir, introducing relaxation exercises through text and images.<\/p>\n
Summer celebrated with the selection of a town artist<\/strong><\/p>\n Giving thanks with a book donation to all departments at nurseries in Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur.<\/strong><\/p>\n Bergr\u00fan was born in 1985. She graduated with a degree in Art History from the University of Iceland and later completed a course in drawing at the Reykjav\u00edk School of Visual Arts. She has attended courses in children's book illustration and has taken part in workshops both at home and abroad. Bergr\u00fan lives in Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur with her husband, two sons and a three-legged cat. She has a studio in the Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur Icehouse, where she is an active participant in a vibrant, creative community. When selecting the town artist for Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur, proposals from residents are invited. \u201eI am deeply touched and truly proud to be the Artist in Residence of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur. In recent weeks, many have sought refuge in books, as reading is always an invaluable respite from the hustle and bustle of daily life. I have read, but also written and created, and found peace of mind in watercolours and paper. Man's need to create does not flourish least of all in times of uncertainty. When new and difficult emotions overwhelm humanity, it is the artists who record them by lifting brushes, writing poetry and conjuring new melodies.\u201c<\/em> says Bergr\u00fan \u00cdris, the newly crowned Artist of the City of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur 2020, grateful for the honour shown to her. Bergr\u00fan has decided to give back by donating books to all departments of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur's nurseries. The other book is \u201eThe Night Animals', which is accompanied by gentle music by Ragnhei\u00f0ur Gr\u00f6ndal. The other book is called 'R\u00f3', by Eva R\u00fan \u00deorgeirsd\u00f3ttir, with watercolour illustrations by Bergr\u00fan. In 'R\u00f3', you can find simple explanations of how to achieve relaxation and inner peace.\u201eThe people of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur welcomed me with open arms 12 years ago and have since then shown and proven that Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur hearts beat as one when the going gets tough. May as many of us as possible find peace of mind and feel as well as possible, in our best town.\u201c <\/em>says Bergr\u00fan \u00cdris.<\/p>\n Those who have received the title of Artist of the Year in Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur over the years are:<\/strong><\/p>\n We sincerely congratulate Bergr\u00fanu \u00cdrisi on the title and thank her for the beautiful and magnificent gift to our nurseries!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" B\u00e6jarlistama\u00f0ur Hafnarfjar\u00f0ar \u00e1ri\u00f0 2020 er Bergr\u00fan \u00cdris S\u00e6varsd\u00f3ttir barnab\u00f3kah\u00f6fundur og teiknari sem \u00e1 undanf\u00f6rnum \u00e1rum hefur geti\u00f0 s\u00e9r gott or\u00f0 fyrir b\u00e6kur s\u00ednar, b\u00e6\u00f0i h\u00e9r heima og erlendis. B\u00e6jarlistama\u00f0ur f\u00e6r 1,5 millj\u00f3nir \u00ed vi\u00f0urkenningarskyni til a\u00f0 vinna \u00e1fram a\u00f0 list sinni. S\u00e9r \u00e6vint\u00fdri og \u00f3v\u00e6nta hluti \u00ed umhverfinu og hversdagsl\u00edfinu Fyrsta b\u00f3k Bergr\u00fanar Vinur minn, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17475,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_breakdance_hide_in_design_set":false,"_breakdance_tags":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14262","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-frettir"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14262","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14262"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14262\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17475"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14262"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14262"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14262"}],"curies":[{"name":"WordPress","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Bergrun\"](\"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bergrun.jpg\")
\u201eBergr\u00fan \u00cdris is one of our Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur's rays of sunshine, and it is therefore a great pleasure and very fitting to present her with this recognition on the first day of summer. Bergr\u00fan is well deserving of this recognition; a creative and talented woman who has received numerous awards and accolades over the past year and will undoubtedly continue on that journey. It is individuals like Bergr\u00fan \u00cdris who have made Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur a true city of art and culture. Individuals who see potential, opportunity and adventure around every corner and behind every stone.\u201c <\/em>says R\u00f3sa Gu\u00f0bjartsd\u00f3ttir, Mayor of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur. A tradition has developed of announcing the Artist of the Year for Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur when summer takes over from winter, and a presentation ceremony has been held at Hafnarborg on the last day of winter for years. In light of the current situation in society, unconventional methods were used to announce the selection this year, with the mayor visiting the artist.<\/p>\n\n