© Maria Kjartans. Courtesy of Helphoto Gallery
“Maria Kjartans Photographs have the ability in one frame to explain or describe situations or sensitivities which would take a thousand words to describe. Her pictures manage to transmit sorrow, happiness, distress and curiosity.” ~ Sverrir H. Gunnlaugsson – Ambassador of Iceland in the UK
Icelandic born artist María Kjartans graduated with her MFA from Glasgow school of Art in 2007. Since then she has been living and working in London, Glasgow, Granada, Paris and now most recently Reykjavik, exhibiting her photography and video art around the world. María was rewarded Signature Art Award in London and the IdeasTap / Magnum Photographic awards for her photography projects and was nominated in 2023 for best Icelandic short film at Reykjavik Short & Docs festival. Currently, the project is being scripted for a TV series about the subject.