Rán* Flygenring is an award-winning author and artist based in Reykjavík. She is the writer and illustrator of many books, most about the natural forces and nature-culture. Rán regularly hosts workshops and gives talks, both in Iceland and internationally.

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UPCOMING PROJECT

SOAK: Rituals of Collective Belonging at the 2027 Venice Architecture Biennale

SELECTED WORKS:

Rán Flygenring is an Icelandic author and illustrator working across
picture books, graphic reports, live drawing, visual philosophy, workshops, and lectures. Her practice centers on visual storytelling and frequently
explores nature and the natural elements through research-based and
site-responsive work.


Her books have been published internationally and received numerous major awards for their distinctive and unconventional illustration style, including the Nordic Council Children and Young People’s Literature Prize, the Icelandic Literature Prize, the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis, the German–French Youth Literature Prize, and the Jahres-Luchs Prize. She has been nominated multiple times for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (ALMA).

ABOUT

Meet Rán Flygenring

HOW TO GET IN TOUCH & FREQUENTLY REQUESTED ITEMS

Do you have a project proposal? An invitation to a festival? Some natural catastrophy that needs visual aid? Would you maybe like me to inspire your audience, or make them draw?


You are welcome to get in touch via email; mail@ranflygenring.com. Please allow some time for a response, it gets a bit crowded in my inbox at times. But I will reply, eventually.

If your errand regards translations or foreign rights, please contact my rights agency RLA at rla@rla.is.

Oh, and if you want to buy some of my books, this is best done through my publishers website, angustura.is – or your online book shop.

THE HOUSE OF BIRD LECTURE

NONSENSE:

Art Workshops

Creative Writing and Drawing for all ages.

Live-Drawing

Live-scribing at conferences and Events

Lectures & Talks

I give talks, readings and host workshops in Icelandic, English and Norwegian, most often about storytelling, nature or some unpredictable topic.