Hildur Erna Villiblóm draws inspiration from the emotions, struggles, and beauty of the female experience. She transforms these elements into a bold and expressive visual language, amplifying the subtleties of body language and emotion. Working across various mediums, with the camera as her primary tool, she layers sensorial worlds within physical forms, uncovering the raw intensity, fragility, and power of the female body — pulling both darkness and light into view. Each piece she creates carries its own quiet pulse, a presence that extends beyond the frame.

Villiblóm’s work has been exhibited across Iceland, London, and Scotland, in both solo and collective shows. Her photographs have found homes with art lovers and have adorned book covers and posters. Most recently, one became the album cover for the Icelandic musician Kaktus — a cover that went on to win both the Icelandic Music Award and the FÍT Award for its design.

Artwork on the album cover for Kaktus, Lobster Coda (2024) Hverakebab - Website (2025) Birta Þrif - Website (2025) Sjálfstætt Líf - Bæklingur fyrir Reykjavíkurborg - Layout, drawings and design(2023) ART Habens Art Review - 14 page publicity spread + Interview (2020) Asia Stewart - Poster design (2020) A5 Magazine - Publicity (2020) Average Art Magazine - Publicity (2020) Night Terrors Events - Poster design (2019) Neptún Magazine - publicity (2018) Gender Project Milan - Co producer + Photo production (2020) Gender Project London - Assistant (2019) Dalston Den Gallery - EightFourZero - Co curator (2019) Faglegt starf safna - tilvik og álitamál - Layout (2017) Sumardvöl barna í sveit - Layout and graphic design (2016) Mobility and Transnational Iceland - Book Cover (2019) History of Art Museums in Iceland - Book Cover (2019) Death and Governmentality - Book Cover (2018) Crisis and Coloniality at Europe’s Margins: Creating Exotic Iceland - Book Cover (2018)

Ljósbrotið Fræ / Solo Exhibition
Borgarbókasafn Spönginni - Reykjavík 2025

White Box / Collective Exhibition
Flæði Gallery - Reykjavík 2023

Búntalin / Solo Exhibition
Lóla Gallerí - Reykjavík 2023

Rifið Rof / Solo Exhibition
Gallerí Gröf - Reykjavík 2022

Macmillan Art Show / Collective Exhibition
Apex Hotel - Edinburg 2019

EightFourZero / Collective Exhibition
Dalston Den - London 2019

SLAMinutes GOES MEANTAL / Collective Exhibition
Crypt Gallery - London 2018

EXHIBITIONS