INFORMATION
◆ born in Tornio 1979
◆ lives and works in Helsinki
◆ Education
2012 – MFA-studies in Print making at Finnish Academy of Fine Arts
2013 Masters’s degree in Art Education – University of Art and Design
2008 Bachelor’s degree in Art Education – University of Art and Design
◆ Publications
2013 Le Pasteur (L’Association)
2013 Sois sage maintenant (5C – la Cinquième Couche)
2011 Paimen / The Shepherd (Huuda Huuda)
2011 While #3
2011 While #2
2009 While #1
2008 Ollaan nätisti / Be Good Now (Huuda Huuda)
◆ Anthologies
2013 Le Sauna public / La Bande Dessinée Finlandaise
2012 Specter (Kutikuti, Finland)
2012 Kuti Kuti’s Guide to Finland (Vice, Italia)
2012 Brave New World – Nobrow #7 (Nobrow Magazine)
2011 Midnight Sun Kuš! #8 (Baltic Comics Magazine)
2011 Choking on Heroes – Two Fast Colour
2011 Iltapäivä – Päin näköä! (Like)
2011 Our Little Sea (Panama)
2010 Perjantai – Kulttuurisia kohtaamisia (Like)
2009 Public Sauna – Nordicomics.info (Sarjakuvakeskus)
2009 After snowfall – Kuš! #5 (Baltic Comics Magazine)
2009 The Nest – Contemporary Finnish Comics in Russia (Boomfest)
2009 Comune raffreddore – Canicola n. 7 (Canicola)
2009 Pako / The Escape – Glömp X (Boing Being)
2007 Äiti / Mother– Glömp 9 (Boing Being)
2007 Sisko – Sarastus (Kemin sarjakuvakeskus)
◆ Solo Exhibitions
2013 p|m Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2012 Linda, Hamburg, Germany
2012 Galleria Jänis, Turku, Finland
2011 Aula Galleria, Tornio, Finland
◆ Group Exhibitions
2013 And Then With Powers Combined (FAFA Gallery, Helsinki, Finland)
2012 The World of Hyperreal (Berlin, Germany)
2012 Billnäs Young Atrtists’ / Billnäs Bruk
2012 Päin näköä – Finnish contemporary comics / Kiasma
2011 Camping Trip – Finnish contemporary comics / Salo Art museum
2011 Ramdam, raffut et grognements / Institut finlandais
2010 GlömpX – 3-dimensional comics international exhibition tour
2010 The Last Match – International contemporary comics exhibition tour
2009 Virus / Fumetto, Lucerne, Switzerland
2008 BD Finlande – Finnish contemporary comics
◆ Awards
2009 First Prize, Fumetto
2007 First Prize, Nordic Comics Competition
◆ Artist-in-residence
2012 Utö
2011 Mustarinda, Hyrynsalmi, Finland
Hello Anna,
Your work is really wonderful. I pinned some of your artwork on pinterest (siting you as the artist) but if you’d rather I didn’t, please let me know and I will remove them.
Thank you,
Nancy
Anna, though your drawings are not done realistically, I must tell you
that they are all amazing, beautiful, and wonderful, and come to life.
When I look at one picture or image, I am drawn to look at more and
more. This is how good they are. Each simple line comes to life – you
are an excellent artist. I am an artist as well and a writer, and a
philosopher of my own beliefs.
Hi Doreen! Thank You Very Much for Your words.
I’m very glad to know you liked these
Anna, though your artwork is not realistically done, each simple line of
your work seems to come to life and lures me into wanting to see more
and more of your work. You are an amazing artist. Your illustrations and ideas definitely captured me. I am an artists myself. I love your work.
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