Yvonne Wartiainen (born in 1976) is a Norwegian

painter 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 ...

. She was born in

Kirkenes Kirkenes (; ; Skolt Sami: ''Ǩeârkknjargg;'' fi, Kirkkoniemi; ; russian: Киркенес) is a List of towns and cities in Norway, town in Sør-Varanger Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, in the far northeastern part of Norway. The town ...

but has been living in

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since 1997.Artgate
"About Yvonne Wartiainen"
, ''Artgate.no''. Retrieved on 2 June 2012. Wartiainen's paintings often mix figurative shapes with abstract motives,Wartiainen, Yvonne
"About me"
, ''Yvonne-w.com''. Retrieved on 2 June 2012. and her art has been purchased by several large organizations in Norway; including

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and

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References

External links

Yvonne Wartiainen's official website
Living people 1976 births Abstract painters 20th-century Norwegian painters 21st-century Norwegian painters Norwegian women painters 20th-century Norwegian women artists 21st-century Norwegian women artists People from Sør-Varanger {{Norway-painter-stub