Biography:

I have been living in New York since 1980. I was born in Ristijärvi, a little village in the middle part of Finland called Kainuu. After high school 'Hameenlinnan Tyttolyseo' and Helsinki School of Economics followed work at a big Finnish company. Later in New York I was employed by a Finnish bank, which after three mergers became a Scandinavian bank.

After leaving the bank in 2002, I found again my first love - painting. I have attended numerous courses for oil and pastel painting - including portraits, landscapes, nudes, various techniques and materials, etc. - at the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan and at the Westchester Art Workshop in White Plains, NY..

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New Yorkissa olen asunut vuodesta 1980 lähtien, syntyisin olen Ristijärveltä, Kainuusta. Täällä New Yorkissa olin ensin suomalaisen teollisuusfirman palveluksessa, sitten suomalaisessa pankissa, joka myöhemmin muuttui skandinaaviseksi pankiksi. Nykyisin "vapaana taiteilijana" oleminen on tärkeä osa elämääni.


Photo: A view from Ristijärvi