Gerður Helgadóttir

Gerður Helgadóttir (1928–1975) was an Icelandic sculptor and stained glass artist.

She studied at the Art and Craft School of Iceland (MHÍ), in Denmark, at the Accademia di Belle Arti Firenze and at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière, Paris. Perhaps her most noted work was her stained glass in Skálholt Cathedral and the church in Kópavogur.

Honours In 1974, she was awarded the Order of the Falcon.

Artworks In the 1960s, Gerður produced geometric ironworks which earned her fame as a pioneer of three-dimensional abstract artworks in Iceland. They were donated to the city of Kópavogur with the conditions that they build a museum in her honor and preserve and showcase her work. The Gerðarsafn Kópavogur Art Museum opened in 1994.thumb Stained glass window works within the Skalholt Church created by Gerdur Helgadottir.