Outi Marjatta Heiskanen (26 September 1937 – 30 September 2022) was a Finnish artist. She debuted in 1971. Outi Heiskanen is famous for her figurative graphic work. Her subjects include her family and friends, animals, as well as animal-human hybrids. Her main printmaking technique is etching, which she uses to draw the motif. She then augments the etching by aquatint or drypoint where necessary. Heiskanen is also known for her versatility as a performer, set designer and creator of happenings and performances. She was also a member of several independent artists' groups.
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| - Outi Marjatta Heiskanen (26 September 1937 – 30 September 2022) was a Finnish artist. She debuted in 1971. Outi Heiskanen is famous for her figurative graphic work. Her subjects include her family and friends, animals, as well as animal-human hybrids. Her main printmaking technique is etching, which she uses to draw the motif. She then augments the etching by aquatint or drypoint where necessary. Heiskanen is also known for her versatility as a performer, set designer and creator of happenings and performances. She was also a member of several independent artists' groups. (en)
- Outi Marjatta Heiskanen (”Heis”), född Kanervo den 26 september 1937 i S:t Michel, död 30 september 2022 i Vemo, var en finländsk grafiker. Heiskanen studerade vid Konstindustriella läroverket 1956–1959 (med bland andra Pentti Kaskipuro som främsta vägledare) och 1966–1973 samt vid Finlands konstakademis skola 1966–1969. Hon har sedan slutet av 1960-talet företagit flera resor till bland annat Indien och Tibet, och bestigit Himalaya till 5 600 meters höjd. Sedan slutet av 1980-talet har hon arbetat på Gotland. (sv)
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| - Outi Marjatta Heiskanen (26 September 1937 – 30 September 2022) was a Finnish artist. She debuted in 1971. Outi Heiskanen is famous for her figurative graphic work. Her subjects include her family and friends, animals, as well as animal-human hybrids. Her main printmaking technique is etching, which she uses to draw the motif. She then augments the etching by aquatint or drypoint where necessary. Heiskanen is also known for her versatility as a performer, set designer and creator of happenings and performances. She was also a member of several independent artists' groups. As a child Outi Heiskanen (nee Kanervo) traveled often with her father, who was a veterinarian. She drew pictures of animals and people at the farms. She graduated as an art teacher in 1959 and married Toivo Heiskanen. They had two daughters. In addition to her artistic career Heiskanen worked as an art teacher in schools in Oulu, Jyväskylä and Helsinki from 1959 to 1973. She was a professor of graphic department in Academy of Fine Arts in 1992, and the Academy headmaster from 1994 until 1995. In 1984, she was awarded the Pro Finlandia medal. Heiskanen's travels have had a great impact in her work, especially the trips to Tibet and Afghanistan. Heiskanen died on 30 September 2022 at the age of 85, after suffering from dementia for several years. (en)
- Outi Marjatta Heiskanen (”Heis”), född Kanervo den 26 september 1937 i S:t Michel, död 30 september 2022 i Vemo, var en finländsk grafiker. Heiskanen studerade vid Konstindustriella läroverket 1956–1959 (med bland andra Pentti Kaskipuro som främsta vägledare) och 1966–1973 samt vid Finlands konstakademis skola 1966–1969. Hon har sedan slutet av 1960-talet företagit flera resor till bland annat Indien och Tibet, och bestigit Himalaya till 5 600 meters höjd. Sedan slutet av 1980-talet har hon arbetat på Gotland. Heiskanen är mest känd för sin metallgrafik, teckningar, installationer och konstverk i olika material, som stenar, speglar, glas och ris. Ett återkommande tema i hennes konst och mytiska sagovärld är relationerna mellan människan och djuren, studiet av döendet, ensamheten och tomheten (hennes egna ord). Hennes små intima, ofta poetiska arbeten präglas av värme och humor. Hon var en av de stiftande medlemmarna av den avantgardistiska, tvärkonstnärliga Belliniakademin 1973 och -gruppen samma år. Hon har skapat offentliga arbeten bland annat för utrikesministeriet 1987 och Tekniska högskolan i Villmanstrand 1997. Outi Heiskanen verkade som teckningslärare 1959–1973, som professor vid Bildkonstakademin (grafiska linjen) 1992–1995 och som dess rektor 1994–1995. Hon var Årets konstnär vid Helsingfors festspel 1986. Hon har utgivit boken Heis hius hajalla (2000) med egna dagboksanteckningar, illustrerad med konstverk från olika perioder. Hon tilldelades Pro Finlandia-medaljen 1984, Prins Eugen-medaljen 1996, blev filosofie hedersdoktor 1997 samt tilldelades Finlandspriset 1998 och titeln Konstens akademiker 2004. (sv)
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