“I am interested in the subtlety and transformative nature of silver as a drawing material. I began with drawing, painting and etching - my work in intaglio printmaking led me to engraving and working with precious metals. Through forming, chasing and engraving a drawing can transcend the page, playing out across the surface of silver.”

Anna Ólafsson MFA (DJCAD) is a British/Icelandic artist and designer based in Perthshire, Scotland. Working across the fields of drawing, painting, printmaking, etching and engraving, she makes artworks from metal, paper and light, inspired by the natural world.

She trained in metalwork and hand engraving with the celebrated engraver, designer, jeweller, goldsmith and silversmith, Dr Malcolm Appleby MBE FRSE, at his workshop in Grandtully, Highland Perthshire. Anna’s studies were generously supported by the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers and the Walter Craig Charitable Trust, Dundee.

This year Anna was awarded a month-long fully funded scholarship with renowned silversmith and designer Rod Kelly to study the arts of chasing and silversmithing. Anna was resident at the Muckle Roe workshop in Shetland from June to early July 2024, making new work in silver and developing her chasing skills.