Riina is an exceptional professional body painting and make-up artist that has achieved international acclaim and excellence. She was awarded the World Champion title at The World Bodypainting Festival 2014 in Austria for her skills in brush and sponge body painting.

Riina’s claimed many international awards and juried many body art competitions around the world. She is also an honorary member of the International Fine Art Bodypainting Association.

Riina combines the human body and fine art in this truly a fascinating art form that evokes wonder, admiration, and opinions. Her creativity is manifested in her insightful concepts, which are expressed in brilliant colours on human bodies. Riina is ambitious and loves to help her clients reach their goals, she drives for magical results.

Riina is passionate about this art form, and won't settle for the world champion title, but wants to continue developing her skills and looking for new challenges. In the future she dreams of working together with an international performing artist for both in video and live productions. 

Riina is based in Helsinki, Finland but she is available for assignments worldwide.

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I love working with creative teams - brainstorming and collaborating for multidiciplinary projects make me sparkle! 
- Riina

​AWARDS

2014 World Champion - World Bodypainting Award in brush/sponge (The World Bodypainting Festival, Austria)
2014 Appreciation Award - Korean Makeup Artists Association (South-Korea)
2014 Nominee - World Fine Art Bodypainting Award (The World Bodypainting Festival, Austria)
2014 Second place - Juried Exhibition: Em*bodied Art. Winter competition at Artscenetoday.com (USA).
2013 Make-up Achievement of the year -  the Professional Make-up Artists of Finland.
2013 Third place -  Living Art America - Bodies as work of art. (Atlanta, USA.)
2013 Vice World Champion - World Bodypainting Award in brush/sponge (The World Bodypainting Festival, Austria)
2012 First place - 'Body Painter of the Year' (UK Face and Body Painting Convention)
2011 Third place -  World Bodypainting Award in UV-effects  (The World Bodypainting Festival, Austria)
2011 Nominee - World Fine Art Bodypainting Award  (The World Bodypainting Festival, Austria)

CLIENTS

Apetit
​Veikkaus
​Bayer
​Valio
Pfizer
YLE
LUMENE​
Saastamoinen Foundation
​​Teknos
US Ambassador Bruce Oreck
Efima
LUSH
​Supercell
Radio Nova
Radio X3M
Liv Box
Exel Floorball
Finnish Floorball Federation
Betsson
Taiga Colors
​Crunchips/ Lorenz Snack-World At

Minna Parikka
​Tekes
Otavamedia
Alma Media Corporation
PowerFactory by Uimonen Trading Oy
Lepaa
​Illusion Magazine (UK)
Via Helsinki -magazine
Tuusulan taiteiden yö
Aller Media 
Salli 
PETA
Starkki
Kämp Galleria
Intrum Justitia
Aste Brandstore
Grönmark
Muchachomalo
TV 5
WB Academy/ WB.Production GmbH 

TV appearances: TBC (South Korea), Strada (TV), Yle 1 morning show (TV), MTV3 morning show (TV), Puoli seitsemän (TV)

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PERFORMANCES

2018​ Living artworks - Immersive performance - with 00100 Ensemble - 50th anniversary of Saastamoinen Foundation. Helsinki.
2016 Bilitis Amoureuse (dir. Debi Wong) - University of the Arts Helsinki. Helsinki Music Centre.
2015 "Is it me?" Experimental performance with opera singer Päivi Pylvänäinen - Metsä². Helsinki.
2014 "Is it me?" Experimental performance with opera singer Päivi Pylvänäinen - ArtHelsinki Contemporary Art Fair. Helsinki.
2014 Garden spirits - performance - With dancers Tatjana Aidanjuuri-Vestala & Jari Pahkin-Hämäläinen - Lepaa 50th anniversary garden show. Hämeenlinna

EXHIBITIONS

2017 Bodycapes. Solo exhibition in restaurant Oiva. Helsinki​, Finland.
2016 Wonder Women - "Women communicating through arts" invitational group exhibition. International Cultural Centre Caisa, Helsinki, Finland.
2015 Wonder Women - The WAU Project. Solo exhibition. Lasipalatsi - Helsinki, Finland.
2015 Wonder Women & other works.  Solo exhibition. World Bodypainting Festival 2015. Austria
2013 International Bodypainting Exhibition. Group exhibition. Make-up Artfair. Soeul, South-Korea. 
2013 Fine art exhibition for the Chelko Foundation. Group exhibition. Living Art America - Bodies as work of art. Atlanta. USA. 
2012 "Bodyscapes" - fine art body painting exhibition. Solo exhibition. Gallery ArtSpace, Helsinki. 
2010 The Professional Make-up Artists of Finland . Group exhibition. The Beauty Show, Helsinki Exhibition & Convention Centre.

POSITIONS OF TRUST

Irish Bodypainting Festival - head of the jury 2017
Painture Festival, France - head of the jury 2016
World Bodypainting Championships, Austria - member of the jury 2015 & 2016
Duroy -bodypainting competition, Helsinki - head of the jury 2016
Finnish Body Painting Championships/ Helsinki Bodypainting Competition
- member of the jury 2009-2018, head of the jury 2009 - 2017
Baltic Beauty -body painting competition, Riga, Latvia - member of the jury 2014
North Netherlands Bodypainting Championships - member of the jury 2014
Daegu International Bodypainting Festival, South Korea - member of the jury & special artist 2013
Nordic Bodypainting Championships, Oslo, Norway - member of the jury 2012
The Professional Makeup Artists of Finland association
- the chairman 2008 - 2013
- member of the board 2007-2014

ORGANIZATIONS

The Professional Makeup Artists of Finland association member -  2006 to present
The International Fine Art Body Painting Association member - 2011 to present
The World Bodypainting Association member - 2007 to present

QUALIFICATIONS & STUDIES

COURSES
2015 Airbrush bodypainting, workshop with Alex Hansen. The World Bodypainting Festival
2013 Secrets of successful bodypainting, workshop with Craig Tracy. The World Bodypainting Festival
2013 Camouflage Bodypainting, workshop with Bella Volen. The World Bodypainting Festival
2013 Bodypainting Concepts and Compositions, workshop with Johannes Stötter. The World Bodypainting Festival
2012 Introduction to Drawing and Painting II. Aalto University, Helsinki
2012 Introduction to Drawing and Painting I. Aalto University, Helsinki
2012 Textures for props, face and bodypainting, workshop with Kristina Elizarova (Russia). The World Bodypainting Festival
2012 UV Bodypainting, workshop with Wolf Reicherter (Germany). The World Bodypainting Festival
2011 3D Face art, workshop with Nick & Brian Wolfe (USA). Suomen maskeeraajat ry
2011 Commercial bodypainting - logo designs, workshop with Mike Shane. The World Bodypainting Festival
2011 Bodypainting - Highlight & Shadows, workshop with Raphaelle Fieldhouse. The World Bodypainting Festival
2010 Make-up for High Definition/ RED camera. Professional Make-up Artists of Finland
2010 Bodypainting ART, workshops with Bella Volen (Bulgaria). The World Bodypainting Festival
2009 Bodypainting Brush / Sponge, workshop with Jinny (Canada). The World Bodypainting Festival
2009 The Flawless Airbrush Beauty 2 Day Professional Masterclass. Woodbridge Productions Ltd
2002 Esthetics 2,5 credits. Open University
2001 VTCT IHBC Threading Depilation Certificate

QUALIFICATIONS
2006 Degree Program in Beauty and Cosmetics (BA).- Helsinki Polytechnic Stadia, Finland
2001 Artistic Make-up and Special Effects..- Leicester College, UK
2000 A' level of University of London - Fine Art - Leicester College, UK
1998 Matriculation Examination. Obtained in six subject (equivalent to A' levels) - Nummela Upper.-Secondary School, Finland