page_title: Faroese art
section_title: Art galleries
hierarchical_section_title: Faroese art / Art galleries
caption_attribution_description: English: Listasavn Føroya (Art Museum of the Faroe Islands) is located in the northern part of the Park of Tórshavn (Viðalundin), near the football stadium area in Gundadalur and the Nordic House. The art museum houses a variety of Faroese art. The museum was established in 1989. Føroyskt: Listasavn Føroya (Listaskálin) varð stovnaður í 1989. Listasavnið er í norðara enda av viðalundini í Havn, nærhendis niðara vøll í Gundadali. Listasavnið hevur fasta framsýning av føroyskari list og eisini skiftandi framsýningar, t.d. Ólavsøkuframsýningina.
context_page_description: Faroese art is art by artists living in the Faroe Islands and art by Faroese nationals living abroad. In the Faroe Islands, art is an important part of everyday life and in the public debate. It may be the special light in the Faroes which causes so many to express themselves in painting. The ever-changing Faroese weather and light provide opportunities for endless nuances, something which has fascinated both foreign and local artists over the years. However, the history of Faroese art is short, and can only be dated a couple of hundred years back. Lack of time, light and materiel may have caused the late appearance of painting. But despite this, the islands have a very active art scene. A great many of the Faroese artists of today resent being reminded that Faroese art is a comparatively recent phenomenon. They find such an observation annoying as regards their artistic work, and they claim that such a statement has no bearing whatsoever on them as artists as their frame of reference is both local and global.
  With the first Faroese painters the landscape became a national icon and it has remained the central topic in Faroese visual art.
context_section_description: In the Faroe Islands there is a great interest in buying Faroese art to decorate your home with. This appreciation means that it is easy to find art galleries round about the islands.  Some galleries are dedicated to local artists, while others have regular exhibitions. But the number of art galleries is highest in Tórshavn.
  In Tórshavn you will find the national art museum Listasavn Føroya. The Art Museum was founded in 1989. The present gallery was opened in 1993. The exhibition building is faced with black tarred wood, and has elements of traditional Faroese building. It is surrounded by trees, as it is situated next to a park. The permanent collection displays some of the best works by William Heinesen, Ingálvur av Reyni and Sámal Mikines. Each year two exhibitions take place that focus exclusively on Faroese artists. The first one is the spring exhibition in May; the second is the annual Saint Olav's Day exhibition in late July. Whereas the first one exclusively features professional artists, the latter one mainly features amateurs.
  Listahøllin is situated in a green concrete building at Tórshavn Shipyard.
  In Vágur located in the island Suðuroy the southernmost island, there is a Ruth Smith Art Museum. The art museum has artworks (paintings and drawings) made by Ruth Smith.
  In Sandur, the main village on Sandoy, there is an art museum "Listasavnið á Sandi" with artworks (paintings, sculptures etc.) by various Faroese artists. The art collection and the museum building was donated to the village in 2005 by a Sofus Olsen, who grew up in Sandur, but lived in Tórshavn for many years. The museum opened on his 92nd birthday.
caption: The largest collection af Faroese art is on display at Listasavn Føroya, the art museum in Tórshavn
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