Academic experience:
1984 - 2003	The Icelandic Art Academy /previously; The Icelandic College of Art and Crafts:
	1999 – 2000	Curriculum development for the visual art department of the Icelandic Art Academy
	1994 – 2000	Founder and co-ordinator for the establishment of the experimental programme PA&R, Printmaking Art & Research - A European mobility postgraduate programme at masters’ level run by: -The Iceland Art Academy /The Icelandic College of Art and Crafts -École Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts, Bourges, France -Facultat de Belles Arts, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain -Hochschule für Gestaltung, Offenbach am Main, Germany -Winchester School of Art, University of Southampton, England
	1994 – 1995	Vice Principal of the Icelandic College of Art and Crafts
	1987 – 1994	Head of the printmaking department at the Icelandic College of Art and Crafts
	1984 – 2003	Faculty of printmaking
1994	Kuvataideakatemia, The Finish Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki, Finland - Nordplus exchange professor in printmaking
1993	Konsthögskolan (Fine Art Academy), Stockholm, Sweden:  - Nordplus guest professor in lithography
1988	The University of Texas, Austin, USA  - Sabbatical replacement for professor of lithography and drawing
Invited lecturer/artist -panels/symposia:
2007	Akureyri vocational college (Verkmenntaskólinn á Akureyri), Ketilhusid, Akureyri, Iceland - Visiting lecturer: “On Sensing time and rhythm” (“Skynjun, tími og taktur”)
	IMPACT 5 - international conference, “Embracing time” Tallinn, Estonia - Panel chair and lecturer: “Individual”
	FLUC / Centre for Graphic Art & Visual Research, Faculty of Fine Arts, Belgrade, Serbia. “4th International Printmaking Workshop” - Invitational workshop and exhibition
2006	New York State University, Plattsburgh, N.Y., USA. - Plattsburgh State University, Visual Artists Series, 2005 – 2006 “The artwork of ValgerdurHauksdottir”
	Hafnarborg, The Hafnarfjordur Institute of Culture and Fine Art, Hafnarfjordur, Iceland -Solo exhibition – Gallery talk “Turning points”
	Taigh Chearsabhagh Art Centre, Isle of North Uist, Scotland -Visiting artist /lecturer: “Valgerdur Hauksdottir”
	Línuhönnun – Consulting Engineers, Reykjavík, Iceland, - Artists presentation and exhibition “The art work of Valgerdur Hauksdottir”
2005	Perth Visual Arts Forum, Scotland Look Look – conference and display of work. -Visiting artist/ lecturer. “presentation of Icelandic art and the work of Valgerdur Hauksdottir. followed with a visit to different art centres in Scotland (8 international artists invited).
2003	Southern Graphics Prints Conference, “Revolution and Representation”, Boston, USA - Panel : “Representing the homeland – an international panel”.
	Boston University, Boston, USA -Visiting artist: installation “Euphony” created especially for the Southern Graphics Conference and Gallery 808, Boston University
2002	The University of Utah, Logan, Utah, USA - Visiting artist.
2001	Facultat de Belles Art, Universitat de Barcelona, The University of Barcelona, Fine Art Department, Barcelona, Spain:           - Visiting lecturer: "Icelandic Printmaking"
1999 – 2002	The Colorado College, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA - Visiting artist
2000	Colorado College, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA, -Visiting artist and lecturer: "Icelandic Art and Culture"
1999	IMPACT conference, Bristol, UK, - Panel "The Impact of education through printmaking" - an introduction of The PA&R programme
1998	University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA - Fulbright Visiting Scholar: "Icelandic Art and culture /The artworks of Valgerdur Hauksdottir"
1998	University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA - Fulbright Visiting Scholar: "Icelandic Art and culture /The artworks of Valgerdur Hauksdottir"
1997	Kala Art Institute, San Francisco, California, USA - Fulbright Visiting Scholar: "Icelandic Art and culture /The artworks of Valgerdur Hauksdottir"
1996	IUFM, (Teachers training University), Lés Boréales de Normandie, Caen, France  -Visiting artists and lecturer: -"Icelandic Art and culture"
	ELIA conference, Lisbon, Portugal Panel: "Postgraduate development in art and design education, EMA/PA&R (The European Master of Art /Printmaking Art & Research),
1992	The University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA - Visiting artist /lecturer: “Icelandic Culture and the artworks of Valgerdur Hauksdottir”
1989	Graphica Norvegica symposium, Stavanger, Norway - Invitational print workshop and exhibition,
1988	Graphica Creativa symposium, Jÿväskyla, Finland - Invitational print workshop and symposium
	The University of Art, Peking, Peking, China, -Visiting lecturer: "Icelandic Printmaking"