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At the beginning of her career, Ranttila made illustrations for textbooks and fairy tales, and collections of short stories and novels. Her first illustration work was the 600 pictures of Davvi's textbook, which she did in 1980. She has also drawn postcards. Ranttilla was specially commissioned for
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Ranttila said she felt the need to release the traumas of his childhood in a
Lestadio environment. The works take a stand on the awkward and locked-in position of women in the world of fishing. Her works are known for their symbolism, dreaminess, often recurring devil and female characters, and
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In 2015, Ranttila participated in a joint exhibition of
Northern Finnish artists. Around the time of the Finland 100 theme, she held an exhibition in Paris. She has been designing ice sculptures.
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references to dramatic news events of the time the works were created. She has described her personal crises in her works. There are often animals in the pictures.
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Ranttila has a son. She has experienced domestic violence. She lost her son's father in a car accident in 1992. Ranttila has suffered from alcoholism.
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in Berlin. As a result, together with her sister, textile artist Seija
Ranttila, Ranttila held an African-inspired exhibition in Oulu.
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visual artist, illustrator, and printmaker. Ranttila has made Sami culture known in various exhibitions in
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Ranttila became widely publicized in 1993 when priests interpreted her works as "shamanism and satanism". It was the
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Ranttila studied at
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2016 - grant of 12,000 Euros for artistic work from the
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Ranttila's art has been classified as shamanistic expressionism. Her art has also been considered
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In 2001, Ranttila participated in a joint exhibition of
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2017 - grant of 5,000 euros from the Art
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Ranttila spent her childhood in
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