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Hanna Varis, born in 1959, graphic artist and painter from Finland.
Master of Arts, graduated from the University of Art and Design (Aalto University), Helsinki in 1990. Member of the Painters´ Union of Finland and the Association of Finnish Printmakers. Participated in NUROPE, Nomadic University for Art, Philosophy and Enterprise in Europe, 2006-2010 (Åbo Akademi)
She has had over 70 solo exhibitions in Finland and elsewhere in Europe since 1983. She has participated in over 140 group exhibitions in Finland and abroad since 1984. Her works can be found in Vienna’s Albertina Museum’s collections in Austria, as well as Finland’s most important collections in Kiasma, Museum of Contemporary Art, Amos Anderson Museum, Wäinö Aaltonen Museum, Helsinki City Art Museum, as well as in the collections of several cities. Hanna was awarded the Kalevala Jewelry´s 60th Anniversary Certificate of Honour in 1997 and the State Award for the 3-year artist grant in 2003-2006.
