page_title: List of Faroese people
section_title: Painters, graphical artists and sculptors
hierarchical_section_title: List of Faroese people / Artists / Painters, graphical artists and sculptors
context_page_description: This is a list of famous or important Faroese people. In a small island-society of fewer than 50,000 inhabitants, each person can gain certain meaning for the entire nation. The people listed below, are among those who played or play a distinct role in Faroese culture, politics and history. Many of them are renowned outside the Faroes, especially in Denmark and other Nordic countries.
context_section_description: Astrid Andreasen, textile, scientific and stamp artist
  Aggi Ásgerð Ásgeirsdóttir, painter
  Steffan Danielsen, painter
  Hans Hansen, painter
  Zacharias Heinesen, painter and graphical artist
  Janus Kamban, sculptor
  Sámal Joensen Mikines, painter
  Hans Pauli Olsen, sculptor
  Bárður Oskarsson, children's writer, illustrator and artist
  Tróndur Patursson, painter, glass and iron sculptor, adventurer
  Anker Eli Petersen, graphical and stamp artist, songwriter
  Ingálvur av Reyni, painter, graphical artist
  Vigdis Sigmundsdóttir, painter, artist
  Hans Skálagarð, painter
  Ruth Smith, painter
  Ole Wich conceptuel artist, photographer and graphical artist
caption: Elinborg Lützen, bust by Janus Kamban. Photo: Ole Wich
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