Tróndur Patursson
Tróndur Patursson (born 1 March 1944 in Kirkjubøur) is a Faroese painter, sculptor, glass artist and explorer.[1] He was educated in Norway and was initially a sculptor. He has since become better known as a painter and glass artist.[2]
In February 2013 Patursson had an art exhibition at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts;[3] it was an installation called "Migration", featuring approximately 90 of his trademark stained glass birds in the Grand Foyer windows throughout Nordic Cool 2013. The exhibition was a part of the Nordic Cool 2013.[4]
In 1976 he joined
Patursson joined Brendan when it arrived in the Faroe Islands and replaced another crewman. Patursson's home was at Brandonvik, the Viking name for Brendan's Creek.
Honour
- 2013 - Faroese Cultural Prize[6]
References
- ISBN 9781843532187. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
- ^ galleri-profilen.dk
- ^ Kennedy-center.org
- ^ Facebook.com The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
- ^ Visitfaroeislands.com Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine Faces of the Faroe Islands
- ^ in.fo, Tróndur fekk mentunarvirðislønina
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