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Riina Laine
CV

Make-up artist
Body painter
Award winning artist

- Member of the Professional Make-up Artist of Finland 
- Member of the World Bodypainting Association
- Member of the International Fine Art Bodypainting Association
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SKILLS

  • Face & body painting
  • Beauty and bridal 
  • Fashion, catwalk & editorial 
  • Advertising, commercial & music videos
  • Opera, theatre & TV (HD)
  • Periodic make-up
  • Hairdos and knowledge in historical styles
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WORK CREDITS

Special projects
  • National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), 2010. Radical makeovers for the facial recognition project
  • The Emergency Management of Severe Burns (EMBS) courses. Moulage make-up/ special effects. Helsinki.
Editorial and print
  • eg. Kotiliesi, Anna, Olivia, Seura, Via Helsinki, Deko, KG, Kotilääkäri, Moda, Häät, Sara, Maa & Ilma, Tyyli, Iltasanomat, KaksPlus, Odotus & vauvat, Painonvartijat, Kodin Kuvalehti, Yhteishyvä, Bisnes.fi
Advertising (Print and TV) 
  • eg. Haaga-Helia Ammattikorkeakoulu, Valio, Domus, Kia Motors Finland, Taaleritehdas, Pfizer, Apteq plus, F-Secure, Delta-auto, Stonesoft, Abloy, Toto.fi, Stora Enso, Veripalvelu, SOL, Exel, VitaeLab, Icare Finland Oy, CGI Suomi, Saunalahti, Lastenklinikan kummit ry, Helsingin Bussiliikenne Oy, Ladbrokes.fi/Left Foot, A.Vogel, Suominen Yhtymä Oyj, Bayer, Myyrmanni, Rautia, Subway, Talentia, Talentum, VR, Sonera, Viking Line, Veritas, Starkki
Corporate communications (Print and film)
  • eg.  Veripalvelu, Fiskars, Nets Finland, OP-Pohjola, Krogerus, Stora Enso, PAM, Fazer, NIB, UPM, Sampo, KONE, Orion, Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava, Tieto, Algol Technics, Prime House Oy LKV, Suomen Messut, Mediaforcus, Alma Media, Otavamedia, Otavamedia OMA Oy, Sanoma Magazines Finland, Miltton
Fashion shoots and shows
  • eg. 2or+ by YAT, Minna Parikka, Tyra Therman, Lumi Accessories, Pukutaiteilija Päivi Ruuska, Mallikoulu 2005 (TV), The Clothesshow 2000 UK
Music
  • Poets of the Fall ("Daze" music video), Fork (make-up design for ElectroVocal Circus show), Axl Smith ("Get louder" video), Anna Abreu ("Vinegar" video), Eternal Erection (promo pictures), Eini (promo pictures, album cover), Flesh Roxon ("Back from your grave" video), Eternal Erection (promopictures), Marko Maunuksela (promopictures, album cover), Ancara ("Nicole" video, promo pictures), Agnes Pihlava (promo pictures, album cover) 
Catalogue work
  • eg. Sokos, Anttila, Hobby Hall
Events and promotions
  • eg. Weekend Festival 2016, Voittogaala 2016, Radiogaala 2015 & 2013, SBS Finland Oy, Avon Cosmetics gaala 2010 & 2011, Veikkaus, Eastway Oy, THL, Finnair, Pöyry, Modus Vivendi, Aller Julkaisut Oy, Kämp Galleria VIP-ilta, Passion by Publicis Helsinki, Eurovision Song Contest 2007, Helsinki Halloween Festival, Vihdoinkin-concert (Hki)
Face and body painting
  • Veikkaus, Apetit, Supercell, Bayer, Pfizer, Valio, Teknos, Efima, Minna Parikka, Finnish National Opera, Via Helsinki -lehti, Radio Nova, Radio X3M, Exel Floorball, the Finnish Floorball Federation, Bloggpriset 2012, Salli, PETA, Starkki, Kämp Gallery VIP evening, Strada (TV), Yle 1 aamu (TV), MTV3 Huomenta Suomi (TV), Illusion Magazine (UK), Daegu International Bodypainting Festival (South-Korea). Numerous promotions for companies at trade shows and events (See more on my body painting site www.riinalaineartist.com)
Beauty and bridal make-ups & hairdos
Make-up instructions


OPERA & THEATRE


2018 The Rape of Lucretia (Ohj. Victoria Newlyn) The Sibelius Academy. Make-up designer.
2016 Bilitis Amoureuse (Dir.Debi Wong) - University of the Arts Helsinki. The Helsinki Music Centre. Body painting artist.
2014 Cosi fan tutte -ooppera (Dir. Wolfgang Schilly). The Sibelius Academy. Make-up designer.
2013 Die Fledermaus -opera (Dir. Anu Hälvä-Sallinen). The Sibelius Academy. Make-up designer.
2012 ElectroVocal Circus -show by FORK, Make-up designer.
2012 The Consul -opera (Dir. Vilppu Kiljunen),The Sibelius Academy. Make-up designer.
2012 Le Nozze di Figaro -opera (Dir. Piotrek Cholodzinsk), The Sibelius Academy. Make-up designer.
2011 The Magic Flute (Dir. Juulia Tapola), The Sibelius Academy. Make-up designer.
2011 Sempre, Sempre! Night with Italian opera (Dir. Vilppu Kiljunen), The Sibelius Academy. Make-up designer.
2010 The Turn of the Screw -opera (Dir. Katariina Lahti), The Sibelius Academy. Make-up designer.
2009 The House of the Sun -opera (Dir. Vilppu Kiljunen), The Sibelius Academy (FIN) & University of Texas (USA). Make-up designer.
2009 A Madrigal Opera -opera (Dir. Janne Lehmusvuo), The Helsinki Skaala Opera. Make-up designer.
2008 Gianni Schicchi -operascene (Dir. Markku Nenonen), The Sibelius Academy. Make-up designer.
2008 Il Matrimonio Segreto -opera (Dir. Markku Nenonen), The Sibelius Academy. Make-up designer.
2008 Don Giovanni -opera (Dir. Vilppu Kiljunen), The Sibelius Academy. Make-up designer.
2007 Miehen kylkiluu -opera (Dir. Jussi Tapola), The Sibelius Academy. Make-up designer.
2006 Dido ja Aeneas -operascene (Dir. Helen Helde), The Sibelius Academy. Make-up designer.
2001-2004 Teekkarispeksi, Annual theatre production of Helsinki University of Technology. Make-up designer.
2002 Calypso -musical (Dir. Jussi Parviainen). Make-up artist.


TV & FILMS

"Tuuma" - TV-series (JIM). Make-up artist. 2007-2008
The Eurovision Song contest 2007, Helsinki. Make-up artist. 2007
"Puhdas elämä" short film (Dir. Akseli Tuomivaara). Helsinki University of Art and Design. Make-up artist. 2002


TEACHING

International Maker Academy. Make-up and body painting instructor. 2011 - present
Helsinki City College of Culinary Art, Fashion and Beauty. Make-up teacher. 2005 – 2013
Make-up School HeadHouse, Helsinki. Make-up teacher. 2007 - 2009
Suomen Kosmetologikoulu (A CIDESCO school of beauty therapy), Helsinki. Make-up teacher. 2006 - 2008

EXHIBITIONS & PERFORMANCES

2018​ Living artworks - Immersive performance - with 00100 Ensemble - 50th anniversary of Saastamoinen Foundation. Helsinki.
​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. Austria
2014 "Is it me?" Body painting and opera - experimental performance. ArtHelsinki Contemporary Art Fair. Helsinki.
2014 Garden spirits - performance - With dancers Tatjana Aidanjuuri-Vestala & Jari Pahkin-Hämäläinen. Lepaa 50-year anniversary garden show. Hämeenlinna
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

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AWARDS, SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENTS & POSITIONS OF TRUST

  • 5th place - World Facepainting Award 2018 (The World Bodypainting Festival, Austria)
  • World Champion - World Bodypainting Award 2014 in brush/sponge (The World Bodypainting Festival, Austria)
  • 2nd place - Juried Exhibition: Em*bodied Art. Winter competition 2014 at Artscenetoday.com. (Art Scene Today, USA).
  • Make-up Achievement of the year 2013. Awarded by the Professional Make-up Artists of Finland.
  • 3rd place -  Living Art America - Bodies as work of art 2013. (Atlanta, USA.)
  • 2nd place - World Bodypainting Award 2013 in brush/sponge (The World Bodypainting Festival, Austria)
  • 1st place Winner - 'Body Painter of the Year 2012' (UK Face and Body Painting Convention)
  • 3rd place -  World Bodypainting Award 2011 in UV-effects  (The World Bodypainting Festival, Austria)
  • 6th place - World Fine Art Bodypainting Award 2011  (The World Bodypainting Festival, Austria)
  • 6th place - World Bodypainting Award 2011 in brush/sponge (The World Bodypainting Festival, Austria)

Positions of trust

Helsinki Bodypainting Competition & Finnish Championships, Helsinki - head of the jury 2009 - 2019
​Irish Bodypainting Festival
,  Ireland - 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​
Baltic Beauty 2014 body painting competition, Riga, Latvia - member of the jury 2014
North Netherlands Bodypainting Championships, The Netherlands - member of the jury 2014
Daegu International Bodypainting Festival, South Korea - member of the jury and special artist 2013
Nordic Bodypainting Championships, Oslo, Norway - member of the jury 2012
The Professional Makeup Artists of Finland association
- member of the board 2007 - 2014
- the chairman 2008 - 2013
- member 2006 -
The International Fine Art Body Painting Association - member 2011 -
The World Bodypainting Association - member 2007 -

QUALIFICATIONS & STUDIES

Courses
  • 2019 Extreme Fashion Makeup Masterclass with Einat Dan (Israel), Helsinki
  • 2018 Special occasion hairstyles & techniques. Noora Toiviainen/ Finone. Helsinki.
  • 2016 Face painting for adults  - Jinny (Canada), Helsinki
  • 2016 Hairstyling: quick hairdo techniques and textures, Mikko Korpela/Schwartzkopf, The Professional Make-up Artists of Finland
  • 2015 Airbrush bodypainting, workshop with Alex Hansen. The World Bodypainting Festival
  • 2014 Camouflage body painting & steampunk corset workshop, Emma Cammack (UK), Helsinki
  • 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 Cmpositions, workshop with Johannes Stötter. The World Bodypainting Festival
  • 2012 Trendy hairdos. Tintti Alanko, The Professional Make-up Artists of Finland
  • 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. Helsinki Polytechnic Stadia, Finland
  • 2001 Artistic Make-up and Special Effects. Leicester College
  • 2000 A' level of University of London - Fine Art.
  • 1998 Matriculation Examination. Obtained in six subject (equivalent to A' levels) 

CONTACT ME


RIINA LAINE
Make-up Artist & Body Painter
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+358 50 350 7579
riina (a) riinamakeup.com
www.facebook.com/RiinaLaineArtist

FOLLOW ME


My body painting website: Riinalaineartist.com
Online shop: Riina Laine Art Store
My blog: Riina's World of Body Painting
Face painting site (Finnish): Kasvotmaalissa.fi

PARTNERS


Kingdom Helsinki agency
Business Gallery Helsinki
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