About Riitta Vainionpää
Lived 1952 – 2021 (aged 68). Riitta Vainionpää was a Swedish textile artist.
Riitta Maija Vainionpää (3 October 1952 – 24 April 2021) was a Finnish-Swedish textile artist.
Vainionpää's work has been displayed in galleries throughout Sweden, in exhibitions such as "" at Liljevalchs konsthall in 2011, and "" at the Röhsska Museum in 2015/2016.
Vainionpää died on 24 April 2021, in Stockholm, from COVID-19. She was 68 years old.
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Who was Riitta Vainionpää?
Swedish textile artist
When was Riitta Vainionpää born?
Riitta Vainionpää was born on 3 October 1952 in Finland, Muuruvesi.
When did Riitta Vainionpää die?
Riitta Vainionpää died on 24 April 2021 in Stockholm.
What was Riitta Vainionpää's occupation?
Riitta Vainionpää was a textile artist.
What nationality was Riitta Vainionpää?
Riitta Vainionpää was Swedish.
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