Anita Snellman was a Finnish

Finland

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 painter. She studied in Helsinki

Helsinki

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, Stockholm

Stockholm

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, and Paris

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After spending time in Paris, Snellman moved to Ibiza

Ibiza

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, where she bought an apartment in the late 1960s. She created a notable international career.

Snellman received the Pro Finlandia in 1976; she was also made a professor in 1986. Her works can be seen in many of the most important art museums in Finland.