Anita Snellman

The recorded working language is Finnish. The field of work recorded is painting. Work by Anita Snellman is recorded in the collections of Finnish National Gallery and Lönnström Art Museum. Distinctions recorded are Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland and Professor.

• Name — Anita Snellman • Birth Name — Sini Anita Kyllikki Snellman • Born — 4 September 1924 • Birthplace — Helsinki, Finland • Died — 24 February 2006 • Place of death — Helsinki, Finland • Education — Royal Academy of Arts in Helsinki, Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts, Académie Julian • Field — Painting • Awards — Pro Finlandia medal (1976)

Snellman was born in Helsinki on 4 September 1924. She studied at the Royal Academy of Arts in Helsinki, the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts in Stockholm and at Académie Julian in Paris. After spending time in Paris, she moved to Ibiza, where she bought an apartment in the late 1960s. Snellman taught at the Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki from 1971 to 1979. She received the Pro Finlandia in 1976. In 1979 she established the Anita Snellman Foundation. Snellman died on 24 February 2006 in Helsinki. She is buried in the Hietaniemi Cemetery in Helsinki.

Snellman's work is held in the following public collections in Finland: • Ateneum Art Museum • Amos Anderson Art Museum • Lahti Museum • Tampere Museum for Contemporary Art • Oulu Museum of Art • Joensuu Art Museum • Imatra Art Museum • Helsinki Art Museum • Kuopio Art Museum • Wihuri Foundation collection