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Päivi Mansikka-aho Artist, illustrator See more examples of works:
The water colour paintings of Päivi Mansikka-aho have spread all around the world in more than 2 million postcards. For example UNICEF and the Finnish Red cross have published them—among many others. Paivi Mansikka-aho has been chosen to be the Post card artist of the Postcard happening in Finland in 2003.
Päivi Mansikka-aho has painted pictures also to the books, newspapers - designed ex libresses —and made pictures for different kind of purposes
Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland have used Mansikka-aho´s postcard paintings to Finnish Christmas pages
http://virtual.finland.fi/xmas/
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The paintings of Päivi Mansikka-aho have been used in the postcards of the following publishers:
The UNICEF The Red Cross The Finnish Federation of the Visually Impaired Association of the Pulmonary Disabled in Finland Logos Ministries of Finland The Finnish Association of Societies for persons with mental handicap The Gideons international in Finland The Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Mission
Books The holiday pictures of Santa Claus Aapislukko
Pictures and texts also in other books.
Posts tamps 2006 Christmas pos stamp of Åland, pictures published also in other stamps
Special Texts and paintings to Foreign ministry of Finland to be used in websites of Finland www.virtual.finland.fi
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Furthermore other illustrations e.g. invitation cards, ex librises, games…
Personal exhibitions 1995 “Joulunäyttely” Kangasala 1997 “Kohti joulua” Kangasala 1999 “ Kesäheinä ” Kangasala 2001 “ Kohti merta “ Rauma 2003 “ Heijastus - Spegling” Eckerön Posti- ja tullitalo, Ahvenanmaa 2004 ”Joulun tunnelmaan” Helsinki 2006”Sama taevas, sama maa” The Finnish Institute of Estonia
Other exhibitions: . 2005 Taidesuunnistus Pirkanmaa 2005 Grafiikkaa Kangasala 2006 Taidesuunnistus Pirkanmaa 2006 Kangasalta käsin 2006 Grafiikkaa – Kangasala 2007 Taidesuunnistus Pirkanmaa 2007 The Illustrators of Finland, Helsinki 2007 Tietokirjatapahtuma, Helsinki 2007 CAF, Lohja
Grants: Ralf and Teresia Lönnström 1989 Otava 2000 The artist of Postcard day in Helsinki 2003 Okka-säätiö 2004 The Illustaros of Finland 2005, 2006 Wsoy:n kirjasäätiö 2006
Organisations for artists: Tuusulan taideseura Nordic Watercolour Society Kuvittajat - The Illustrators of Finland The Finnish watercolour society CAF Christian Artists Finland
Education : University degree of pedagogy of master of arts
Work : Free lance artist since 1987 Teacher since 1990
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