Miina Äkkijyrkkä aka Liina Lång, originally Riitta Loiva (born July 2, 1949, in

Iisalmi Iisalmi (; sv, Idensalmi) is a town and municipality in the region of Northern Savonia in Finland. It is located north of Kuopio and south of Kajaani. The municipality has a population of (), which makes it the second largest of the five towns ...

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) is a

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artist. She is known for her

painting Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called the "matrix" or "support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush, but other implements, such as knives, sponges, and ai ...

s, drawings and

sculpture Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. Sculpture is the three-dimensional art work which is physically presented in the dimensions of height, width and depth. It is one of the plastic arts. Durable ...

s. She is also a protector of Finncattle, the native Finnish dairy breed. She is known for her disdain for mainstream culture, and her actions have aroused controversy.

Personal life

Äkkijyrkkä has three children. She stated in 2008 and 2009 that she is on the autism spectrum.TV show Levengood from Finland, broadcast July 7, 2009

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Examples of her art

Article from Colossal provides some biographical information including educational background
1949 births Living people 20th-century Finnish women artists 21st-century Finnish women artists People from Iisalmi 20th-century Finnish sculptors 21st-century Finnish sculptors Artists with autism Finnish people with disabilities {{Finland-artist-stub