Bárður Oskarsson (born 18 July 1972 in Tórshavn) is a Faroese children's writer, illustrator and artist, who has won several literary awards. His books have been translated into Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic, French, German, Czech and Dutch.
Biography He started to draw when he was a child and got some of his drawings published in the Faroese children's magazine Barnablaðið. The first book he illustrated was his grandfather's (Oskar Hermannsson's) children's book "Undir tussafjøllum". After illustrating other authors' books for some years, he published his own book, where he was both writer and illustrator, in 2004. This was the children's book "Ein hundur ein ketta og ein mús" (A dog, a cat and a mouse), which was later published in French (2006), Icelandic (2007), Danish (2008) and Norwegian (2013). Oskarsson has received Faroese, Nordic and German awards for his children's books.BFL.fo Bárður Oskarsson He currently lives in Denmark, where he was trained in the art school "Skolen for Billedkunst" 1992–93.
Bibliography
Children's books, writer and illustrator Children's books, which Bárður Oskarsson has both written and illustrated: Ein hundur ein ketta og ein mús, Bókadeild Føroya Lærarafelags (BFL), 2004 Le chien, le chat et la souries. Circonflexe 2006 (Published in France) Hundurinn, Kótturin og Músin, Mál og Menning, 2007, (Published in Iceland) En hund, en kat og en mus. Torgard, 2008. (Published in Denmark) En Hund en Katt og ei Mus, Orkana, 2013. (Published in Norway) Beini, BFL, 2007 Kødbenet. Torgard, 2008 (Published in Denmark) Pól, hin kuli giraffurin, BFL, 2007 Poul, en cool giraf. Torgard, 2009. (Published in Denmark) Flata kaninin, BFL, 2011 Den flade kanin. Torgard, 2011. (Published in Denmark) Das platte Kaninchen, Jacoby & Stuart, 2013 (Published in Germany)Bfl.fo Brúk fyri skúlatilfari á týskum? Den flate Kaninen, Orkana, 2013. (Published in Norway) A lapos nyuszi, Közép-európai Sarkvidék Egyesület, 2018 (Published in Hungary) Stríðið um tað góða grasið, BFL, 2012BFL.fo
Children's books, which Bárður Oskarsson has illustrated Tussarnir á tussatindi, Oskar Hermannsson, Bókadeild Føroya Lærarafelags (BFL), 1993 Tunnuflakin, Marianna Debes Dahl, Skúlabókagrunnurin. 1990 Margreta og Mjólkin, Sigga Vang, BFL, 2002 Um svidnu pussifelluna og øvuta kúvingin, Guðrun Gaard, BFL, 2003 Tónalæra 1, 2, 3, 4, Skúlabókgrunnurin, 2004 Um træskoytur og føðingardagsgávuna sum hvarv, Guðrun Gaard, BFL, 2004 Um gentur og tunnuflakar og ein ommuprikkutan kjóla, Guðrun Gaard, BFL, 2005
Art exhibitions
Art exhibitions which Bárður Oskarsson participated either by himself and together with others: Listasavn Føroya, Tórshavn, FO, 2013 North Atlantic House, Copenhagen, DK, 2013 Stefansonshús, FO, 2013 Gallery Focus, FO, 2012Listinblog.blogspot.dk Kenslan hjá Bárði Oskarsson fyri gráum My Imaginary Library, Europe, 2007 Christiania, Copenhagen, DK, 2006 Leikalund, FO, 2006 Cafe Jonas, DK, 2005 North Atlantic House, Copenhagen, DK, 2005 Smiðjan í Lítluvík, Tórshavn, FO, 2004 Føroyahúsið (The Faroese House in Copenhagen), DK, 2003 Smiðjan í Lítluvík, FO, 2002
Awards and nominations 2006 - White Raven of The international children`s digital library, Special Mention, for the book Ein hundur, ein ketta og ein mús (English title: A dog, a cat, and a mouse) Grunnur Torvald Poulsens, 2005 (scholarship) 2006 - West Nordic Council's Children and Youth Literature Prize 2007 - Barnabókaheiðursløn Tórshavnar býráðsBýarbókasavnið - Bárður Oskarsson 2013 - White Raven of The international children's digital library for the book Stríðið um tað góða grasið (English title: The quarrel over the good grass) 2013 - Der LUCHS-Preis für Kinder- und Jugendliteratur nr. 322 for "Das platte kaninchen", November, 2013. 2014 - Nominated for the Nordic Council Children and Young People's Literature Prize for the book Flata kaninin 2015 - Received a one-year working grant from Mentanargrunnur Landsins (from the Faroese Ministry of Culture). 2016 - Nominated for the Nordic Council Children and Young People’s Literature Prize for the book Stríðið um tað góða grasið 2018 - Winner of the Nordic Council Children and Young People's Literature Prize 2024 - Nominated for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award
References
External links Profile at forlagettorgard.dk