Hannu Väisänen
Hannu Pekka Antero Väisänen (born 2 October 1951) is a graphic artist, painter and writer from Finland. He now lives in France, and his work has been shown in numerous European countries. Väisänen has written a series of partially autobiographical novels, describing the young boy Antero growing up in a garrison area in a small town in Northern Finland, leaving his home, gradually opening himself up to the world, and becoming an artist.
Also recorded as Hannu Pekka Antero Väisänen
Hannu Väisänen
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- Full name
- Hannu Pekka Antero Väisänen.
- Born
- 1951. · Oulu.
- Nationality
- Finland.
- Occupation
- painter, writer and artist.
- Fields
- painting, graphics and literature.
- Education
- Academy of Fine Arts of Helsinki and Savonlinna Senior Secondary School of Art and Music.
- Teachers
- Outi Heiskanen.
- Honours
- Thanks for the Book Award, Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland, Finlandia Award and Commander of the Order of the Lion of Finland.
- Languages
- Finnish and French.
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Hannu Pekka Antero Väisänen (born 2 October 1951) is a graphic artist, painter and writer from Finland. He now lives in France, and his work has been shown in numerous European countries. Väisänen has written a series of partially autobiographical novels, describing the young boy Antero growing up in a garrison area in a small town in Northern Finland, leaving his home, gradually opening himself up to the world, and becoming an artist.
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Recorded at birth as Hannu Pekka Antero Väisänen.
Hannu Väisänen studied at Academy of Fine Arts of Helsinki and Savonlinna Senior Secondary School of Art and Music. Training under Outi Heiskanen is recorded. The recorded working language is Finnish and French. The field of work recorded is painting, graphics and literature. Places of work recorded in the authority are Paris. Residence is recorded at France. Work by Hannu Väisänen is recorded in the collections of Finnish National Gallery and City of Pori art collection. Distinctions recorded are Thanks for the Book Award, Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland, Finlandia Award and Commander of the Order of the Lion of Finland.
Hannu Väisänen
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Hannu Väisänen, Finnish artist and writer, Helsinki Book Fair 2010.
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