Vigdis Sigmundsdóttir (1 March 1934 – 23 February 2023) was an artist from the Faroe Islands, known internationally for producing a collage of 12 motives from Ormurin Langi (The Long Serpent) that resulted in a series of stamps from Postverk Føroya released in 2006.

Biography

Sigmundsdóttir started to draw as a child, with aquarelle and paint on canvas. As a daughter of the Faroese painter Sigmund Petersen, she had favourable surroundings for developing as an artist. Later she mainly concentrated on colourful paper collages. As collages became her passion, she developed her own style and inspiration from the particular light and weather on the Faroe Islands. Sigmundsdóttir was a part of an artistic family, and her sister Bibi, niece Aggi Ásgerð Ásgeirsdóttir and niece Vígdis Petersen are artists. Sigmundsdóttir moved to the island of Suðuroy, which is the most southern part of Faroe Islands. She died on 23 February 2023, at the age of 88.

Education

Exhibitions

Gallery - Ormurin langi (The Long Serpent)

Below are some of the art works with motives from the old Faroese ballad "Ormurin langi", which Sigmundsdóttir has created. They were used in a series of Faroese Stamps by Postverk Føroya in 2006.