Virpi Talvitie Explained

Virpi Talvitie (born 1961, in Ilmajoki)[1] is a Finnish illustrator and graphic artist.

Talvitie graduated from high school in 1980 and received a bachelor of art degree in Art and Design in 1989.[2] Talvitie has illustrated magazines and children's books. In 2006, she collaborated with Timo Parvela on the book Keinulauta (Seesaw), which won the Junior Finlandia Prize, a prestigious literary prize in Finland.[3] She won the WSOY Literature Foundation award in 2010,[4] and the Mikkeli Illustration Triennial Prize in 2011.[5] Talvitie has also been nominated for the Hans Christian Andersen Award for illustration in 2006, 2008 and 2012.[3]

Illustration

Published English translations

Selected Finnish titles

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virpi Talvitie. Hyvinkään Taiteilijaseura. 18 December 2014.
  2. Book: Ari Rousu ja Antti Välimäki (toim.). Ilmajoen yhteiskoulu ja lukio 75 vuotta. 1999. 952-91-1100-2. 110–114.
  3. Web site: Virpi Talvitie. Teos. 8 September 2016.
  4. Web site: 2010– WSOY Kirjallisuusäätiö. 9 August 2016. fi-FI.
  5. Web site: Virpi Talvitie Finland. www.ibby.org. 9 August 2016.
  6. Book: Parvela. Timo. Bicycling to the Moon. Gecko Press. en. 1 August 2016. 9781776570317.