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Sini Anita Kyllikki Snellman (4 September 1924 – 24 February 2006) was a Finnish painter.

Anita Snellman
Anita Snellman at work in 1957.
Born	Sini Anita Kyllikki Snellman (1924-09-04)4 September 1924 Helsinki, Finland
Died	24 February 2006(2006-02-24) (aged 81) Helsinki, Finland
Nationality	Finnish
Education	Royal Academy of Arts in Helsinki, Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts, Académie Julian
Known for	Painting
Spouse	George Gonneau ​ (m. 1951⁠–⁠1958)​ [1]
Awards	Pro Finlandia medal (1976)

Biography

Snellman was born in Helsinki on 4 September 1924.[1] 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.[2]

After spending time in Paris, she moved to Ibiza,[1] where she bought an apartment in the late 1960s.

Snellman taught at the Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki from 1971 to 1979.[1]

She received the Pro Finlandia in 1976. In 1979 she established the Anita Snellman Foundation.[1]

Snellman died on 24 February 2006 in Helsinki.[1] She is buried in the Hietaniemi Cemetery in Helsinki.[3]

Collections

Snellman's work is held in the following public collections in Finland:[1]

• 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

References

Further reading

• Ahtola-Moorhouse, Leena (ed.): Anita Snellman 1924–2006. Helsinki: Anita Snellmanin säätiö, 2014. ISBN 978-952-93-3719-4. (in Finnish)

External links

• Images of Anita Snellman's paintings on Bukowskis Fine Art site

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[de] Anita Snellman

Sini Anita Kyllikki Snellman (* 4. September 1924; † 24. Februar 2006) war eine finnische Malerin.

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