Education
2009 Iceland Academy of the Arts, Diploma in Creative and Critical Thinking
2004 San Francisco Art Institute, Master of Fine Arts in Photography
1997 Istituto Europeo di Design, Bachelor of Arts in Photography
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2022 Perceptions, Chung 24, San Francisco, CA, USA
2019 A Sense of Place - Imprints of Iceland, Mengi, Reykjavik, Iceland
2017 A Matter of Some Moments, Ramskram Gallery, Reykjavik, Iceland
2016 Outlook, Reykjavík Museum of Photography, Reykjavik, Iceland
2014 Moments, VI International Festival of Photography PhotoVisa, Krasnodar, Russia
2005 Scapes, First Street Gallery, Eureka, CA, USA
2004 Dreamscapes, Zinc Details, San Francisco, CA, USA
1997 Christmas in Historical Reykjavik, Reykjavik City Museum, Reykjavik, Iceland
Selected Group Exhibitions
2026
8x10 Fundraising Auction and Exhibition, Center for Photographic Art, Carmel, CA
Held | TOGETHER, Dominican University, San Rafael, CA
San Francisco Art Fair, Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture, San Francisco, CA
Startup Art Fair Los Angeles, The Kinney, Los Angeles, CA
2025
Into the Complete Unknown, Harvey Milk Photo Center, San Francisco, CA
(S)light of Hand, Photographer’s Eye Collective, Escondido, CA
As Above, So Below, Chung 24, San Francisco, Ca
Members Juried Exhibition, Center for Photographic Art, Carmel, CA
Lost Landscapes, Blue Sky Gallery, Portland, OR
Of Land and Place, Vermont Center for Photography, Battleboro, VT
Where Have We Been? Where Are We Going?, Atlanta Photography Group Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2024
2024 BBA Photography Prize Exhibition, Kühlhaus Berlin, Berlin, Germany
2024 International Juried Exhibition, Center for Photographic Art, Carmel, CA
Transformative Landscapes: A Contemporary Perspective, Art Works Downtown, San Rafael, CA
Action for a Green Future, Imago Lisboa Photo Festival 2024, Lisbon, Portugal
Left Hand – Right Hand, The Pingyao International Photography Festival, Pingyao, China
2024 Berkeley Art Center Member’s Exhibition, Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA
ArtSpan’s Golden Benefit Auction, Heron Arts, San Francisco, CA
In Flux:Recalibrating the Unknown, Museum of Northern California Art, Chico, CA
Context 2024, Filter Space, Chicago, IL
Metamorphosis, Mercury 20, Oakland, CA
2023
2023 International Juried Exhibition, Center for Photographic Art, Carmel, CA
Far Away is Now, 120710 Gallery, Berkeley, CA
Greater Bay Area Open, New Museum Los Gatos, Los Gatos, CA
Select West 2023, Garvey Simon, San Anselmo, CA
Shallow Anchors, Upstart Modern, Sausalito, CA
Earth, Palo Alto Art Center, Palo Alto, CA
Hold Up Half the Sky!, Dallas Center for Photography, Dallas, TX
International Festival of Photography San Jose Foto, San Jose Foto Festival, San Jose, Uruguay
Shapeshifters: Myth and Magic of the North”, Think Round Fine Arts, San Francisco, CA
Conceptual Photography Exhibition, D’art Gallery, Denver, CO
18th National Photography Competition, fotofoto gallery, New York, NY
Water, Marin Society of Artists, San Rafael, CA
2022
The Small Works Exhibit, Artworks Downtown, CA
2022 National Multi-Media Juried Art Show, Wilson Arts Center, Wilson, NC
Adopted Landscapes, Collective 62, Miami, FL
Brand 50, Brand Library and Art Center, Glendale, CA
RESTART, Palo Alto Art Center, Palo Alto, CA
MINE: What is Ours in the Wake of Extraction, Midway Gallery, San Francisco, CA
LensCulture New York 2022, Caelum Gallery, New York, NY
Hérna, Hlöðuloftið Korpúlfsstaðir, Reykjavík, Iceland
CAL International 2022, Conroe Art League, Conroe, TX
2021
Barcelona Foto Biennale, Barcelona, Spain
2021 International Juried Show, Center for Photographic Art, Carmel, CA
Torg Photo Festival, Korpúlfsstöðum, Reykjavík Iceland
Flow Photofest, Gallery Pop, Forres, Scotland
Imago Lisboa Photo Festival 2021, Gallery Imago Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
BBA Photography Prize at Berlin Photo, BBA Gallery, Berlin, Germany
In Conversation with the Land, Center for Fine Art Photography, CO
Alt-Photo: Alternative Processes in Contemporary Photography, Analog Gallery, CA
2020
Reimagined Landscapes, Center for Photographic Art, Carmel, CA
2020 San Francisco Bay International Photography Exhibition, Berkeley, CA
2020 International Juried Competition, Center for Photographic Art, Carmel, CA
Water, Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum, Decorah, ID
Respite and Renewal: Inside and Out, Online Exclusive, Susan Eley Fine Art, NYC, NY
Distinction, 23rd Juried Photography Exhibition, Photographic Center Northwest, Seattle, OR
2019
2019 San Francisco Bay International Photography Exhibition, Berkeley, CA, Gold Award Winner
39th Annual Connect and Collect, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA
ARTBOX.PROJECT ZÜRICH 1.0, Swiss Art Expo, Zurich, Switzerland
ISO 2019 - Ljósmyndasýning FÍSL, Korpúlfstaðir, Reykjavík, Iceland
Nordic Light, Think Round Fine Arts, San Francisco, CA
Something Blue, Gray Loft Gallery, Oakland, CA
2018
Memory and Perception, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Marin, CA
2018 International Juried Exhibition, Center for Photographic Art, Carmel, CA, 3rd place
38th Annual Connect and Collect, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA
Bay Area Currents, Smith Andersen North Gallery, San Anselmo, CA
Landscapes 2018 Exhibition, Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO
2018 National Best Contemporary Photography, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, IN
The Fence 2018, Brooklyn, NY, Denver, CO, Santa Fe, NM, Boston, MA, Atlanta, GA, Durham, NC, Sarasota, FL, Calgary Canada
Tree Talk, Lafayette City Center, Boston, MA
2017
Contemporary Landscape, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, CA
Kuala Lumpur International Photoawards 2017, WHITEBOX Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Art of Living Photography Gallery Awards, ACCI Gallery, Berkeley, CA
Reflect & Engage, The Image Flow, Mill Valley, CA
FÍSL 2017 Samtímaljósmyndun, Miklagardur, Höfn í Hornafirði, Iceland
Public Alchemy II, Cubberley Community Center, Palo Alto, CA
Cascade, Nordic Innovation House, Palo Alto, CA
4th Annual Juried Art Show, Piedmont Center for the Arts, Piedmont, CA
2016
Connect and Collect, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA
Anne and Mark’s Art Party, Santa Clara County Fairgrounds, San Jose, CA
11th National Juried Exhibition, Axis Gallery, Sacramento, CA, Jurors award
Family!, Portfolio Showcase, Davis Orton Gallery, Hudson, New York, NY
Dwelling, Susan Eley Fine Art, New York, NY
Cascade, Rayko Photo Center, San Francisco, CA
Public Alchemy, Cubberley Community Center, Palo Alto, CA
Family Portraits, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA, Jurors award
2015
Domestic, PHOTO Gallery, Oakland, CA
Connect and Collect, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA
Family Matters, PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury, VT
ÍSÓ 2015, Old Shrimp Factory, Isafjordur, Iceland
The Salon Exhibit, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles, CA
Left Coast Annual, Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA
Still Life/Life Still, Darkroom Gallery, Essex, VT
On the Road, The Club at SJC, San Jose, CA
2014
Open, The Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO
Looking Out, Sharon Arts Center, Peterborough, NH
Landforms, Northern Lights Festival, Norwegian House, Stykkisholmur, Iceland
Connect and Collect, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA
2014 San Francisco International Photography Exhibition, Gallery Photographica, San Francisco, CA
Shelter, Art Works Downtown, San Rafael, CA
Of Memory, Bone and Myth, The Rourke Art Museum, Moorhead, MN
Icelandic Women Photographers 1872-2013, National Museum of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
2013
Context Art Fair, Miami, FL
Imagining the Real, Carnegie Art Center, Turlock, CA
Unfamiliar Landscapes, O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, Mill Valley, CA
Origin and Geography in the Digital Era, Italian Cultural Institute, San Francisco, CA
2012
Arles 2012 Vois Off, Arles, France
2012 International Exhibition of Women’s Fine Art Photography, .NO Gallery, New York, NY, Honorable mention
Water, Ministry for the Environment, Reykjavik, Iceland
Icelandic Contemporary Photography, Kex Hostel, Reykjavik, Iceland
Echo/Bergmál, Reykjavik Museum of Photography, Reykjavik, Iceland
2011
Points of Departure, Jones Studio Gallery, Long Beach, CA
Shaped by Water, Los Altos History Museum, Los Altos, CA
Urban Forest, Pacific Art League, Palo Alto, CA
Summer Photo Show, Lunch Box Gallery, Miami, FL
California!, Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA
Awards
2024
Photolucida Critical Mass, Top 50
The Handmade Tale, L.A. Photo Curator, 2nd Place
2023
Gomma Photography Grant, New Flavour Award Finalist
2023 Members Juried Exhibition, Center for Photographic Art, Honorable Mention
2022
Photolucida Critical Mass, Top 200
RESTART, Palo Alto Art Center, Jury Award
Moscow International Foto Awards, Silver Award
2021
Chromatic Photography Awards, International Color Photography Contest, Honorable Mention
Tokyo Foto Awards, Honorable Mention
Budapest Foto Awards, Honorable Mention
2021 Rfotofolio Selections, Work of Merit
The Prix de la Photographie Paris 2021, Honorable Mention
In Conversation with the Land, Center for Fine Art Photography, Honorable Mention
Photolucida Critical Mass, Top 200
Lensculture Art Photography Awards, Juror’s Pick
Abstract 2020-21, New York Center for Photographic Art, 2nd Place
2020
International Photography Awards, Honorable Mention
15th Pollux Awards, Honorable Mention
2020 San Francisco Bay International Photo Awards, 3rd Place
Distinction, 23rd Juried Photography Exhibition, Photographic Center Northwest, Honorable Mention
Tokyo International Photography Competition - 7th Edition, Winner
2019
Tokyo International Foto Awards, Honorable Mention
2019 San Francisco Bay International Photography Exhibition, Gold Award Winner
2018
ND Awards, Honorable Mention
International Photography Awards, Honorable Mention
London International Creative Competition, Honorable Mention
Photolucida Critical Mass, Top 50
2018 International Juried Exhibition, Center for Photographic Art, 3rd place
2017
Kuala Lumpur International Photoawards 2017, Finalist
The Art of Living Photography Show, ACCI Gallery, Gallery Award Winner
2016
11th National Juried Exhibition, Axis Gallery, Jurors Award
Family Portraits, Richmond Art Center, Jurors Award
2012
International Exhibition of Women’s Fine Art Photography, Honorable Mention
Monograph
“A Sense of Place - Imprints of Iceland”, Daylight Books, January 2020
Selected Bibliography
“Q&A: Charlotta Hauksdóttir”, Sophia Zhang, Online Editor-in-Chief ,December, 2025
“Charlotta Maria Hauksdottir: Emotions of Landscape and Memory”, Aatonau, Ewan Shah, October, 2024
“An Icelandic artist’s response to climate change”, Palo Alto Online, Sherry Listgarten, November, 2023
“Earth Week: Charlotta Hauksdóttir: Imprints”, Lenscratch, April 2023
“A Sense of Place, Imprints of Iceland”, Europe Now, Council for European Studies, January 20
“Earth Day in Isolation”, Musée Magazine, April 2020
“Charlotta Hauksdottir: A Sense of Place: Imprints of Iceland”, Lenscratch, January 2020
“Surreal and fantastical Landscape” Morgunbladid Daily Newspaper, December 2020
“What the Weather Is”, New York Review of Books, December 2019
“A Sense of Place by Charlotta Maria Hauksdottir”, All About Photo, December 2019
“Book Review: A Sense of Place by Charlotta María Hauksdóttir”, F-Stop Magazine, December 2019
“Charlotta Hauksdóttir – Finding a “Sense of Place” in Iceland”, Formed from Light, October 2019
“Charlotta Maria Hauksdottir”, Aint-Bad Magazine, April 2019
“Imprints by Charlotta Hauksdottir”, Dodho Magazine, March 2019
“Charlotta María Hauksdóttir - Imprints”, KATALOG-Journal, December 2018
“The Risks of Concerned Art in the Digital Age”, Medium, October 2018
“Imagined Landscapes”, Frettabladid Daily Newspaper, October 2018
“Wild Icelandic Landscapes as you’ve never seen them”, WIRED Magazine, September 2018
“Le donne fotografe dalla nascita della fotografia ad oggi: uno sguardo di genere”, Patrizia Pulga, (Italy), March 2017
“The Human Landscape”, What will you remember?, April 2017
Charlotta María Hauksdóttir: "Outlook" at the Reykjavik Museum of Photography”, www.all-about-photo.com, June 2016
“Family Matters”, Show Catalog, PhotoPlace Gallery, (VT, USA), July 2015
“Art in 365 Days”, Icelandic Art Calendar, (Reykjavik, Iceland), November 2014
“Dreams, Fantasies and Illusions”, Show Catalog, PhotoPlace Gallery, (VT, USA) October 2014
“What’s Important and Precious to Me”, Show Catalog, PhotoVisa, (Russia), September 2014
“Photo of the Day” www.Smithsonian.com, September 2014
“Behold” Photo Blog, Slate Magazine, www.slate.com, August 2014
“Of Memory, Bone and Myth”, Show Catalog, The Rourke Art Museum, (MN, USA) March 2014
“Betur sjá augu”, Show Catalog, (Reykjavik, Iceland), January 2014
“Art in 365 Days”, Icelandic Art Calendar, (Reykjavik, Iceland), September 2013
“2012 International Exhibition of Fine Art Photography”, Professional Women Photographers, .NO Gallery, Show Catalog, (NY, USA), April 2012
“Echo/Bergmal”, Show Catalog, (Reykjavik, Iceland), January 2012
“Laugavegurinn“ START ART, (Reykjavik, Iceland), June 2010
“Flash at a Moment of Danger”, Show Catalog, (Reykjavik, Iceland), June 2009
“Augnablik til framtíðar”, Icelandic Photographers Association 80th year, (Reykjavik, Iceland), May 2006
“The Painter Soffía Sæmundsdóttir” Nýtt Líf Magazine, Sigríður Inga Sigurðardóttir, (Reykjavik, Iceland), January 1999
”The Ceramist Guðrún Indriðadóttir,” Nýtt Líf Magazine, Sigriður Inga Sigurðardóttir, (Reykjavik, Iceland), April 1999
“Depression,” Vera Women’s Magazine, (Reykjavik, Iceland), September 1998
“The Photographs of Charlotta María Hauksdóttir”, Morgunbladid, (Reykjavik, Iceland), February 1997
“A Fotografare il Corpo”, La Pelle Magazine, (Rome, Italy), April 1997
Public collections
Fidelity Investments Corporation, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Fairmont Banff Springs, Banff, Canada
Stanford Health Care, Palo Alto, California, USA
Reykjavik Museum of Photography, Reykjavik, Iceland
Affymetrix, Santa Clara, California, USA
Genentech Inc., South San Francisco, California, USA
Reykjavik City Museum, Reykjavik, Iceland