Born in Reykjavik, Iceland, she lived in England and Italy where she got her training as a sculptor. She studied at Portsmouth College of Art & Design in Portsmouth, England (1974-1975), Portsmouth Polytechnic in Portsmouth, England obtaining a BA in Fine Art (1976-1979), and Accademia di Belle arti, Bologna, Italy (1979-1980). Steinunn has been working professionally for close to 40 years and has exhibited widely in Europe, Japan, USA and Australia. Steinunn has been featured in over 30 exhibitions, residencies, and has received numerous awards. Her works are in private, public and corporate collections worldwide. She works in various forms of sculpture and uses many different materials for her artistic expression. Steinunn has through the years done numerous commissions both indoor in specific spaces as well as site specific outdoor work. Steinunn lives and works in Reykjavik, Iceland. SELECT EXHIBITIONSNordic Museum, SeattleOrlando Museum of Art, FloridaMission Hill Family Estate, British ColumbiaBirmingham Museum of Art, AlabamaKnoxville Museum of Art, TennesseeGeorgia Art Museum, Athens, GeorgiaNeskirkja Church, Reykjavik, IcelandThe Dixon Museum and Gardens, Memphis, TennesseeKatonah Museum Sculpture Garden, NYThe Goethe Institut, Toronto, CanadaFrauen Museum, Bonn, GermanyThe Ásmundur Sveinsson Sculpture Museum / Reykjavík Art MuseumThe Art Museum of Kristianstad, Sweden SELECT AWARDSGrant from the Icelandic Visual Art FundProject Grant from the Icelandic Ministry of CultureProject Grant from the City of ReykjavikGrant from the Icelandic Art CenterAwarded an Honorary Doctorate, University of Hull, UKResidency at Circolo Scandinavo in Rome, ItalyAwarded the Order of the Falcon by the President of Iceland1st Prize in competition for artwork at Leifur Eiríksson International AirportGrant from ADEC, Association Dialogue Entre le Culture, France1st Prize in competition for altar piece in Kópavogur Church1st Prize in competition for monument in Ísafjörður Town Hall SELECT COLLECTIONSCity of ReykjavikIcelandic National Radio, AkureyriThe Reykjavik Museum of ArtMonument in SandgerðiMonument in GrundarfjörðurCentral Bank of IcelandÍsafjörður Town HallAltar Piece in Kópavogur ChurchIcelandic Monopoly in MjóddIcelandic Monopoly in SpönginThe Reykjavik Savings BankTown of HafnarfjörðurKeflavik AirportAkureyri Town TheatreIcelandair Art CollectionNational Bank of IcelandAkureyri Art MuseumThe Catholic Church, ReykjavikThe City of Kristiansstad, SwedenThe Royal CaribbeanHall Financial Group, Texas, USAKathryn Hall Vineyards, California, USAThe Estate of Sir Rocco and Lady Forte, EnglandCollection of Carl XVI Gustav, the King of SwedenAmerican Seafoods, Seattle, USAThe State Hospital in Copenhagen, DenmarkThe Icelandic College of CommerceThe City of Hull, EnglandThe Town of Vík, IcelandF I H Bank, DenmarkLeifur Eiríksson International AirportThe Danish Banker´s Association, Copenhagen, DenmarkThe University of Aberdeen, ScotlandElgiz Museum of Contemporary Art, Istanbul, TurkeyIstanbul Museum of Modern Art, TurkeyCawdor Castle, ScotlandThe Brauer Museum, Indiana, USAThe City of Thorshavn, Faroe IslandsCliff Lede Vineyards, California, USAHall Arts, Dallas Arts District, TX, USASenza Hotel, Napa, CA, USAThe City of CopenhagenOddsson Hotel, Reykjavik, IcelandGeorgia Museum of Art, Athens, GA, USAHannover College, IN, USAThe University of Hull, UKSiegfried AG, Zofingen, SwitzerlandMartin´s Lane Winery, Kelowna, BC, CanadaCedarCreek Winery, Kelowna, BC, CanadaHall Arts, Dallas, TXSnowy Valleys Sculpture Trail, AustraliaThe City of Reykjavík at Grandatorg