Marja-Liisa Aalto-Annala

Marja-Liisa Aalto-Annala



Sobre el Artista


Living and working in Loviisa, Finland, Marja-Liisa Aalto-Annala studied at the Institute of Art and Design, Helsinki (1958-62). In the summer of 1960 she participated in a course taught by Oskar Kokoschka at International Summer Academy, Festung Hohensalzburg, in Austria, where her work was recognized with the 2nd Place Kokoschka Prize. After her graduation and prior to her long career as an Art Teacher Aalto-Annala continued her development at the Helsinki Academy of Fine Arts, as well as in the Academie Julian, in Paris. For Marja-Liisa the line and it’s rhythm are important, energy and movement in general. In her work she transmits harmony, balance and peacefulness. Amongst her most used media are woodcut, charcoal, oil paint, pastels and collage. She has participated in numerous collective and solo exhibitions both in Finland and abroad and is featured in various international art publications.