Riitta Vainionpää
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Riitta Vainionpää | |
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 Riitta Vainionpää in 2014 | |
| Born | 3 October 1952 |
| Died | 24 April 2021 (aged 68) |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Occupation | Textile artist |
Riitta Maija Vainionpää (3 October 1952 – 24 April 2021) was a Finnish-Swedish textile artist.[1]
Biography
[edit]Vainionpää has been awarded several scholarships and was chosen Artist of the Year 2011 by the Swedish-Finnish art association Suomiart.[2][3][4]
Vainionpää's work has been displayed in galleries throughout Sweden, in exhibitions such as "Då och nu" (English: "Then and Now") at Liljevalchs konsthall in 2011,[5] and "Nu får det vara nog" (English: "Enough is enough") at the Röhsska Museum in 2015/2016.[6][2]
Vainionpää died on 24 April 2021, in Stockholm, from COVID-19. She was 68 years old.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Death notice.
- ^ a b c "Konstnären Riitta Vainionpää död i covid". TT News Agency. May 13, 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-05-14 – via Aftonbladet.
- ^ "Riitta Vainionpää". Mar 24, 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-03-24.
- ^ "Årets sverigefinska konstnär 2011 är Riitta Vainionpää" [The Sweden Finn artist of 2011 is Riitta Vainionpää] (Press release). Mynewsdesk. 2011-05-13. Archived from the original on 2021-05-14.
- ^ Forsberg, Nils (2011-02-02). "Broderar ut sin ideologi" [Embroidering one's ideology]. Expressen (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2018-03-24.
- ^ "Det stora stygnet – broderi som vision och vittnesbörd" [The big stilch – embroidery as vision and testimony]. Röhsska Museum. 2015-12-01. Archived from the original on 2018-03-24.
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