Iceland Academy of the Arts

Iceland Academy of the Arts

Listaháskóli Íslands
Type	Private
Established	1998
Students	452 (2009)[1]
Location	Reykjavík , Iceland
Website	www.lhi.is

Iceland Academy of the Arts (Icelandic: Listaháskóli Íslands) is an Icelandic institution of higher education, located in Reykjavík, which offers the only university-level degrees in the arts in Iceland.^[2] The institution was founded on 21 September 1998^[3] by consolidating the Iceland Drama School and the Reykjavík Arts School,^[2][4] and classes began in autumn 1999.^[5] It has five departments: Art education, Design and Architecture, Fine Arts, Music, and Theatre and Dance.

• Ólöf Arnalds, singer/songwriter and indie musician
• Ragnar Kjartansson, performance artist
• Hugleikur Dagsson, artist
• Sigurlaugur Elíasson, artist and poet
• Guðmundur Steinn Gunnarsson, composer and musician
• Þórhallur Gunnarsson, actor and television personality
• Karl Kvaran, painter and draughtsman
• Stefán Karl Stefánsson, film and stage actor
• Guðmundur Jörundsson, fashion designer
• Alex Somers, visual artist and musician
• Arngunnur Árnadóttir, clarinettist, poet and novelist

• Skemman.is (digital library)

• Official homepage, English version
• Listing at Cumulus, International Association of Universities and Colleges of Art, Design and Media
• Listing and ranking at 4 International Colleges and Universities
• Listing at www.University.Directory.eu
• Arts Schools in Iceland, list at Center for Icelandic Art

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