Kristín Gunnlaugsdóttir (b. 1963) began her art studies early at the School of Visual Arts in Akureyri in 1975, participating in courses and completing the foundation program in 1986. She graduated from the School of Visual Arts and Crafts in 1987. From 1987 to 1988, she resided in a monastery in Rome, where she studied iconography and painting. In 1995, she graduated with honors from the Accademia di belle Arti in Florence. In her visual art, Kristín primarily works with paintings, wall tapestries with embroidery, drawings, egg tempera with gold leaf, and watercolor images. Kristín has held numerous solo exhibitions and participated in art events both domestically and internationally. She has also taught visual art at the School of Visual Arts in Reykjavik, the Iceland University of the Arts, and Einar Granum Kunstskola in Oslo. Kristín was awarded the Icelandic Falcon Order in 2018 for her contribution to the field of visual arts.