Myndheimur Þórdísar gefur innsýn í frásagnir, atvik og augnablik sem vísa í ýmsar áttir. Ef til vill eru þetta minningarbrot listamannsins, skírskotanir til kvikmynda og bókmennta eða sögur sem hún hefur heyrt eða skáldað sjálf. Verkin eru hlaðin mótsagnarkenndum eiginleikum. Þar er að finna húmor, léttleika, vanlíðan, ofbeldi, erótík, kaldhæðni og leiðindi, allt í bland. Handbragð Þórdísar er sérstakt og einkennandi, fígúrur hennar og rými eru einföld og flöt en á móti notar hún mynstur og fínvinnu í óvæntum smáatriðum. 

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1996 - 1999	Myndlista- og handíðaskóli Íslands / Icelandic Collage of Arts and Crafts.1998 - 1999	Háskólinn í Barcelona / Universidad de Barcelona.2001- 2003	MFA framhaldsnám við School of Visual Arts í New York / School of Visual Arts, MFA Program, New York.Starfar í Bandaríkjunum. Er hjá Stux-galleríi.,Menntun / Education2001- 2003	MFA framhaldsnám við School of Visual Arts í New York / School of Visual Arts, MFA Program, New York.1996 - 1999	Myndlista- og handíðaskóli Íslands / Icelandic Collage of Arts and Crafts.1998 - 1999	Háskólinn í Barcelona / Universidad de Barcelona.Helstu einkasýningar / Selected Solo exhibitions2007	Því heyrist þó hvísalað að einhverjir muni komat af, Bryggen, Kaupmannahöfn / The myth of course, is that there will be some survivors, Bryggen, Kopenhagen, Denmark.Kobayashi Gallery, Art Fair Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.2006	Því heyrist þó hvísalað að einhverjir muni komat af, Listasafn Reykjavíkur - Kjarvalsstaðir / The myth, of course, is that there will be some survivors, The Reykjavik Art Museum - Kjarvalstadir, Reykjavik Iceland.A Cheerful reminder of our lives and loves; Ný málverk, Stefan Stux gallery, N.Y. / A Cheerful reminder of our lives and loves; New Paintings, Stefan Stux Gallery, N.Y.Celebration of the Lambing Season, and Open Letter to Botna, Dandruff Space and Shroud, Brooklyn, NY / Celebration of the Lambing Season, and Open Letter to Botna, Dandruff Space and Shroud, Brooklyn, NY.2005	101 Gallery, Reykjavik, Iceland.2004	Ný málverk og myndbönd, Stefan Stux Gallery, New York / New Paintings and video, Stefan Stux Gallery, New York.2003	Ný málverk, Stefan Stux Gallery, New York / New Paintings, Stefan Stux Gallery, New York.Helstu samsýningar / Selected group exhibitions2007	The Outsider, Stay Gold Gallery, Brooklyn, NY.2006	Íslensk myndlist: Málverkið eftir 1980, Listasafn Íslands / The Post 1980 - Painting, National Gallery of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland. Benefit for The K Sound, Andrew Kreps Gallery, NY.Scope Art fair, Stefan Stux Booth, New York, Bandaríkjunum.2005	Public notice 2, Laumeier Sculpture Park, Saint Luis, Bandaríkjunum / Public notice 2, Laumeier Sculpture Park, Saint Luis, MO.HVCCA fundraiser, Robert Miller Gallery, NY.Volcana, Plugin Institude of Contemporary Art, Winnipeg, Kanada / Volcana, Plugin Institude of Contemporary Art, Winnipeg, Canada.2004	Slice and Dice, Visual Arts Gallery, New York, Bandaríkjunum.Stay Inside, Shoshana Wayne Gallery, Los Angeles, Bandaríkjunum.Public Notice, The Fields Sculpture park at the Art Omi International Arts Center, New York, Bandaríkjunum.The Armory Show- Stefan Stux Booth, Pier 92, New York, Bandaríkjunum.Stop & Stor , Lux Gallery, New York, Bandaríkjunum.2003	New Paintings, Project Room, Stefan Stux Gallery, New York, Bandaríkjunum.The Painted Figure, Visual Arts Gallery, New York, Bandaríkjunum.Dubrow International, Roger Smith Gallery, New York, Bandaríkjunum.Þau biðja að heilsa Opna Galleríið, Reykjavík / Salute, Open Gallery, Reykjavik IcelandThe Armory Show- Stefan Stux Booth, Pier 92, New York, Bandaríkjunum.Top Soil, Visual Arts Gallery, New York, Bandaríkjunum.	2002	East of Hollywood - Reaction Shot, Studio 210TWO, Los Angeles, Bandaríkjunum.Not Sculpture, Visual Arts Gallery, New York, Bandaríkjunum.2000	Reglubundin list, Gula húsið, Reykjavík / Art According to the Rules, The Yellow House, Reykjavik, Iceland.Málverk, Gula húsið, Reykjavík / Paintings, The Yellow House, Reykjavik, Iceland.Verðlaun og viðurkenningar / Honors & Awards2006	Art Omi dvalar- og vinnustofustyrkur, New York, Bandaríkjunum /  New York Residency.2004	Listasjóður Pennans, Reykjavík / Annual Pen Award Grant, Reykjavik, Iceland.1998	Viðurkenning Stokkhólms menningarborgar 1998 fyrir hönnun á bíl, Svíþjóð / Prize won for Interactive Car Sculpture, at Stockholm culture city 1998, Sweden.Erasmus styrkur til náms í Barselóna, Spáni / Erasmus Grant for a years study in Barcelona, Spain.Ritskrá / Bibliography2006	"Without me in the middle" Art Moco, june 25thHanna Bjork Valsdottir. "Desperate Efforts at Communication", Reykjavikmag. Issue no 1, june 8th 2006Ryan Morris, "Wrong side of the track", Fecal Face, april 29thKristine Perlmutter. "Thordis Adalsteinsdottir", The Icelandic Canadian. Vol 60 #1 2006"Sjuklegt samlifi i salarkytrunni" Frettabladid, april 27th 20062005Gregory Volk and Sabine Russ. Public Notice: Painting in Laumeier Sculpture Park. Catalogue"Allar Hraerdar yfir mottokunum", Morgunbladid.Robert Enright. "From Iceland to Winnipeg; Getting past Bjork. Five Icelandic Women artists prove to be masters of delicate understatement.", The Globe and Mail. December 7th Jaya Beange. "Volcana, an eruption of contemporary Icelandic artists", The Uniter issue 13, dec 1stLorne Roberts. "Subdued Icelandic art speaks volumes", Winnipeg free press November 24thDavid Jon Fuller. "Icelandic art erupts in Winnipeg", Logberg-Heimskringla. November 18thEva Stendskar. "Scandinavian in New York", Nordic Reach. Nr 15 volume XVIII November Jon Proppe. "Thordis Adalsteinsdottir", CIA.is. OctCooper, Ivy. "Public notice: Painting in Laumeier Sculpture Park", Riverfronttimes.com. Oct 19Bonetti, David. "Billboard-size work at Laumeier challenges notions of where painting should be seen", St. Louis Post. Oct 16Glynnis McDaris and Jesse Parson. Catholic No. 1: Cats, page 74. Evil twin publications, NY J.K.B. Ransu. "Mattleysi hvunndagsins" Morgunbladid, july 27th Cameron, Bart. "Soft colours with bruising, the extremely personal art of Thordis Adalsteinsdottir" Grapevine. Issue #10, jul 22 - aug 4 Sirkus July 15th Málið, fylgiblað Morgunblaðsins July 15th Jon Proppe. 101, page 80, Birtingarholt/Prentmet, Iceland Kelly, Noel. "Sporadic november sunshine in a winter city-a walk through New York", The contemporary arts review, january 2004  "Art attack",  New York Post, December 11,  Faust, Lily. "Thordis Adalsteinsdottir at Stefan Stux Gallery." M/The New York Art World Magazine,                     	December issue  Stefansdottir, Hulda. " Sannleikurinn vafinn lygum". Morgunbladid. November 13  Peter Frank, "Art picks of the week". L.A. weekly. July  Volk, Gregory. "Thordis Adalsteinsdottir at Stefan Stux."  Art in America, May   Giovanni Garcia Fenech. "The Importance of being earnest" Stitch Magazine, Spring  "Penninn styrkir unga myndlistarmenn". Morgunbladid, January  2003 "Otrulega frjott listalif her" Morgunbladid, October 25th, 2000 Halldor Bjorn Runolfsson, "Reglubundin list". Morgunblaðið, Ágúst 1, 1998 "Thegar skelin opnast". Morgunbladid, July 31st,   Thoroddur Bjarnason, "Billinn er thinn einkaheimur". Morgunblaðið,  April 17, 

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