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Astrid Jóhanna Andreasen (born July 31, 1948 in Vestmanna, Faroe Islands[1]) is a Faroese artist, illustrator and postage stamp designer. As a scientific illustrator, she specialises in marine animals.
Andreasen grew up in Vestmanna, as the daughter of Andreas Andreasen (1906–1974), a teacher, and Daniella Andreasen, a housewife. Early in her career she produced illustrations for collections of her father's poetry. From 1968 to 1970 she studied at a vocational school in Kerteminde in Denmark to become a teacher of embroidery. In 1974 she studied to become an occupational therapist in Hellerup.[2] In the 1970's she took a job as a therapist in Tórshavn hospital where she worked with mentally handicapped people, teaching them embroidery and other art forms.
From 1984 to 1986, Andreasen learned illustration and weaving at the Academy of Arts in Århus, and from 1990 to 1991 she specialized in scientific illustration at the Gerlesborg School of Fine Art as well as at the Tjärnö Marine Biological Laboratory.[1]
Andreasen worked from 1999 until 2016 as a scientific illustrator at the National Museum of the Faroe Islands.[3] She has gained international recognition through her illustrations for Postverk Føroya. As an artist she is especially known for her textile art works, which are held by the collection of the National Gallery of the Faroe Islands. Together with her daughter Katrin (* 1971), she produced the altarpiece of the Vestmanna church, a Tree of Life made out of wood and metal.
In 2018, Andreasen was awarded the Faroese Award of honor.[4][5]
Stamps
Fish
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FR 248 of 1994: Kombikk - stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus)
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FR 249: Rútar kongur - false boarfish (Neocyttus helgae)
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FR 250: Áarsíl - brown trout (Salmo trutta fario)
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FR 251: Búrfiskur - orange roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus)
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Leafhoppers
Date of issue: 6 February 1995
FR 264: Ulopa reticulata
FR 265: Streptanus sordidus
FR 266: Anoscopus flavostriatus
FR 267: Macrosteles alpinus
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Raven
Date of issue: 12 June 1995.
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FR 275: North Atlantic raven (Corvus corax varius)
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FR 276: Pied raven (Corvus corax varius morpha leucophaeus)
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Invasion birds
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FR 290: Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
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FR 291: Common crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
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Mushrooms of the Faroes
FR 303: Leyk-vakshattur (Hygrocybe helobia)
FR 304: Gulur vakshattur (Hygrocybe chlorophana)
FR 305: Moyggjar-vakshattur (Hygrocybe virginiae)
FR 306: Papageyka-vakshattur (Hygrocybe psittacina)
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Invasion Birds '97
Date of issue: 17 February 1997.
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FR 307: Reyðkollur - redpoll (Carduelis flammea)
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FR 308: Prýðisígda - bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
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Sedentary Birds I
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FR 324: Blackbird (Turdus merula)
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FR 325: Starling (Sturnus vulgaris faeroensis)
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Sedentary Birds II
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FR 344: House sparrow (Passer domesticus)
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FR 345: Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
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Molluscs
Date of issue: 11 February 2002
FO 409: Lítli høgguslokkur (Sepiola atlantica) ten armed squid
FO 410: Øða (Modiolus modiolus) horse mussel
FO 411: Bertákna (Polycera faeroensis) sea slug - a species, which got its name from the Faroes
FO 412: Agngágga (Buccinum undatum) common northern welk
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Art on posters
Date of issue: 14 April 2003
FO 440: Fish tree
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Storm Petrel
FO 522: Leach's petrel (Oceanodroma leuchorhoa)
FO 523: Storm petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus)
FO 524: Leach's petrel (Oceanodroma leucorrhoa)
FO 525: Storm petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus)
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Deepwater Fishes
FO 539-548: Deepwater fishes
FO 539: Grønlandstussi - Atlantic footballfish (Himantolophus groenlandicus)
FO 540: Seilur - elongated bristlemouth (Gonostoma elongatum)
FO 541: Trantakongafiskur - deepwater redfish (Sebastes mentella)
FO 542: Bláaskøta - Blu-ray (Neoraja caerulea)
FO 543: Tranthavmús - straightnose rabbitfish (rhinochimaera atlantica)
FO 544: Lusifer (Linophryne lucifera)
FO 545: Tussafiskur - deep-sea angler (Ceratias holboelli)
FO 546: Laksastyrja - moonfish (Lampris guttatus)
FO 547: Silvurøks - hatchet fish (Argyropelecus olfersi)
FO 548: Havtaska - anglerfish (Lophius piscatorius)
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Other works
Information sign about the birdlife of Viðarlundin park in Tórshavn
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Weblinks
- Astrid Andreasen's page on mynd.fo
- Green Renaissance: Itchy Fingers, video about Astrid Andreasen, 2019, youtube.com
- Astrid Andreasen: Robbenbaby Halichoerus grypus, Motivarbeitsgemeinschaft Allgemeine Zoologie e.V., 2020 (in German)
- Scientific article by Dorete Bloch with illustrations by Astrid Andreasen, Frødi, 2004
- Listasavn Føroya (Short biography, in Faroese)
- Nordlysid.com - Astrid Andreasen's Corner (Short biography in English, with photos)
References
- ^ a b "Pauli Trond Petersen helt røðu á 70 ára føðingardegnum hjá Astrid Andreasen". R7 Portal (in Faroese). 2018-08-07. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
- ^ "Astrid Andreasen". www.mynd.fo. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
- ^ "SUMMARLIST 2019". Issuu. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
- ^ "Mentanarvirðislønir landsins 2018". Norðlýsið (in Faroese). Retrieved 2021-01-24.
- ^ "Heiðursgáva landsins latin Astrid Andreasen". Kringvarp Føroya (in Faroese). Retrieved 2021-01-24.