Guðný Hafsteinsdóttir is a ceramist and a teacher and has always worked in both fields. As Guðný’s works show, her background is first and foremost Icelandic, but in addition to her studies at the Icelandic School of Art and Craft, Guðný has also studied ceramics in Denmark, Finland and Hungary.
Iceland has a great story-telling tradition and the works of Icelandic artists are often characterized by story-telling features. This also applies to Guðný’s work.