Íris Ösp is a graphic designer and photographer with a bachelor's degree in design and photography from Accademia Italiana in Florence.
"As a graphic designer and photographer, I blend artistry and technical skills to create visually captivating and emotionally resonant works. My design work transforms ideas into compelling visuals, combining color, typography, and imagery to communicate powerful messages. Every project, whether a logo or branding material, is crafted with precision and creativity to ensure it stands out and connects with its audience.
In my photography, I capture the beauty and essence of the world around me. Whether it’s pattern in a stunning landscape, a candid portrait, or an intricate still life, my photographs tell stories and evoke emotions. Balancing these two creative disciplines, I bring a unique perspective to every project, ensuring that each design and photograph is not only visually striking but also deeply meaningful.
Through my work, I aim to inspire and engage, leaving a lasting impression."
Contact
Email: iris@reykjavik-underground.com
Upcoming exhibitions 2026
Ofið landslag - Woven Landscape
transforms the Icelandic landscape from photography into textile that wraps around the body, bringing nature closer to human perception. The work is based on images from the series Hringir – Circles.
Kirsuberjatréð, Vesturgata 4, 101 Rvk, Iceland
Opening: Friday, May 8, 2026 16:00–18:00
Hönnunarmars 2026 / DesignMarch
TENGSL – The Space Between
is an installation-based exhibition that brings together sculpture and meditation as part of the viewer’s experience. The work explores the relationship between individuals and their inner landscape – emotions, memories, and the hidden dimensions of the self.
The exhibition invites visitors to approach the works not only visually but also through embodied perception. A short guided meditation offers an opportunity to deepen the connection with the artwork and open a space for reflection and awareness.
The Iceland University of the Arts
Stakkahlíð 1, 105 Reykjavík, Iceland
Opening: Wednesday, May 6, 2026
17:00–20:00
Hönnunarmars 2026 / DesignMarch
Exhibitions 2025
Hringir – Circles
Michelsen 1909
Reykjavík
Hönnunarmars 2025 / Design March
Skuggar tilverunnar - The shadows of our existence
Hafnarstræti 8
Reykjavík
Hönnunarmars 2025 / Design March
Hringir – Circles and
The shadows of our existence
ITSLIQUID GROUP
ROME INTERNATIONAL ART FAIR
ROME, ITALY 2025
Previous exhibitions
Hringir – Circles - Hraun og mosi
Norræna húsið / Nordic House
Reykjavík
Hönnunarmars 2019 / Design March
Hringir – Circles - Fjaran
Gallerý Grótta / Grótta Art museum
Seltjarnarnesbær
2020
Hringir – Circles - The four elements and
Book publication
Jónshús / Jónshús community hall
Copenhagen
2022
Hringir – Circles - The four elements and
book publication
Iðnó / Iðnó culture house
Reykjavík
2023
Nordic house
Moss and lava
The first series "Lava and Moss" in the Nordic House during Design March in the spring of 2019. The exhibition ended up lasting over a year locacted in MATR. The pictures spoke very nicely to the environment around the Norræna húsið.
Íris Ösp with her daughter Sara Lind
Grótta art museum
Black beaches
In October 2020 we did not have the opportunity to go to many art exhibitions due to Covid. There were only a few days where you could go to the exhibition itself and smell the seaweed and listen to the sound of the sea.
I decided in collaboration with Grótta art museum in Seltjarnanes to make the exhibition Hringir vol.2 digital as well.
Jónshús - Köben
Exhibition and publishing party
In April 2022, an exhibition was set up together with the publication of the photo and poetry book Hringir - Circles, which is a collection of the first four series of Hringir. The exhibition took place in Jónshús, Copenhagen. The exhibition featured pictures from all the series, as well as the newly printed book.
Publication of the photography and poetry book in Jónshús, Copenhagen
Iðnó Culture house
Exhibition and publishing party
In May 2023, the exhibition in the beautiful Iðnó culture house, showcased images from the first four series and marked the publication of the photo and poetry book Hringir-Circles in Iceland.
Iðnó Culture house
Exhibition and publishing party
In May 2023, the exhibition in the beautiful Iðnó culture house, showcased images from the first four series and marked the publication of the photo and poetry book Hringir-Circles in Iceland.
From the exhibition at Iðnó Culture house
ROME INTERNATIONAL ART FAIR 2025
Medina Art Gallery, Rome, Italy
ROME INTERNATIONAL ART FAIR 2025 analyzes the relationship between body and space, and the hybridization between identities and cultural/physical/social/urban settings in contemporary times, through two main sections: MIXING IDENTITIES and FUTURE LANDSCAPES.
MIXING IDENTITIES analyzes the hidden parts of our identities, through an immersive experience inside the fascinating universe of the complex labyrinths of our consciousness. The human body is a changing system that connects us with other bodies and spaces to perceive the surrounding reality; a strong communication system with its own language and infinite ways of expression.
FUTURE LANDSCAPES are abstract, infinite and conceptual, associated with a sense of freedom and infinite extension. Primarily experienced with the mind, spaces redefine their limits and borders, transforming surfaces in an open flow of pure ideas. This section focuses on the concept of the borders and the structures between body, mind and soul, the human identity and the city, the space and the ground.
Interviews
"If you do what you love, you don't really go to work a single day.
This was a phrase I adopted when I was younger, now with a lot of commitment and good support, it has become my reality."
Íris is a member of FÍT, The Icelandic Graphic Design Association.
Íris is also on the board of Grapíka Íslandica, an association of women
in graphic design in Iceland.
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