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CURRICULUM VITAE: Christer Nuutinen

Languages:

  • Finnish (native)
  • Swedish (conversational and correspondence)
  • English (fluent)

Education:

  • Matriculation examination 1991
  • Orivesi People’s College (Fine Arts) 1989-1990
  • Lahti Institute of Design: Graphic design 1992 -1993, Multimedia production 1993 - 1998
  • Portsmouth University: 3D Illustration and Animation 1995-1996.
  • MA in New Media at Media Lab UIAH 1998 -

Employment:

Graphic Design:

  • Illustrations for various magazines and newspapers including Aamulehti, Koululainen, Aviisi etc.
  • Book covers and book illustrations for Vastapaino and other publishers.
  • Lay-out for Sarjainfo magazine.

Multimedia:

  • Talvimaa, an interactive Christmas calendar on the web. Published by YLE, Finnish broadcasting company. 1996.
  • Etsivätoimisto Jalka & Lamppu, children’s CD-ROM for YLE.

Comics:

"Kramppeja ja nyrjähdyksia" (Cramps and Strains), a comic strip based on Pauli Kallio's stories; published in following newspapers:

  • Rumba (a bi-monthly rock magazine) 1990 - 1993 (one page/issue, 60 issues.
  • Helsingin sanomat (Finland's biggest daily newspaper) 1993 — 1996 (every Sunday, c. 100 issues
  • Ilta-sanomat (Finland's biggest tabloid) Here "Kramppeja ja nyrjähdyksiä" was published as Month's Finnish Strip in March 1991.
  • Aamulehti 1996.

Comics albums:

  • Kramppeja & nyrjähdyksiä. Jalava 1994.
  • Lisää Kramppeja & nyrjähdyksiä. Jalava 1995.
  • Kramppeja & nyrjähdyksiä 3. Jalava 1997.

Participation in two comics anthology albums:

  • Pieniä tapauksia keskikokoisen ihmisen elämastä, (Small Incidents in the Life of a Middle-Sized Person) an album of stories written by P. Kallio and illustrated by seven comic artists. One seven-page story and cover.
  • Sarjakuvastin 2, an anthology of works from young comics artists. A twelve-page story.

Self-published comic zines:

  • Muusa (Muse 1990)
  • Muusa 2 (1991). Muse magazines include some early artwork and comics.
  • Olmi (Olm 1992), Olmi 2 (1993). Olmi is a "Funny animal"-magazine that publishes comics made by young artists.
  • Olmi 3 (1995) A 64-page Funny Animal-album.

Exhibitions:

  • Muusa (Muse) 1990, an exhibition of works made in Orivesi People's College. Orivesi.
  • Porvoo Public Library 1991
  • Seitsemän hyvää syytä tutustua suomalaiseen sarjakuvaan. (Seven Good Reasons To Get Acquainted With Finnish Comics) Participation in exhibition of seven artists. Siilinjärvi 1991.
  • Hämeenlinna Public Library 1992, Participation in an exhibition of three young artists from Hämeenlinna.
  • Lahti Public Library 1992
  • Turku Comics Festival 1992
  • Traveling exhibition in west-coast libraries 1993. Participation.
  • Itäkeskus Public Library 1994. An exhibition of works from the artists of Sarjakuvastin 2. Helsinki.
  • Kukunor Gallery. Kramppeja & nyrjähdyksia. November - December 1994.

 


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