Background
He is the son of the writer William Heinesen.
He is the son of the writer William Heinesen.
He attended Myndlistaskóli Íslands in Reykjavik between 1957-1958. In 1959-1963 he attended the Royal Danish Academy of Art in Copenhagen.
Through the years he has held a number of exhibitions and his paintings are to be found in several museums. In 1986 he was awarded the Henry Heerup prize. His paintings were featured on a series of stamps in June 2001:
His work can also be seen on the 200 Faroese kronur bank note issues in 2004.
In 2006 he was honoured with the Faroese Cultural Prize.