Finnish visual artist wins lucrative arts prize

A Finnish visual artist and film maker was tonight crowned the winner of one of the world’s most lucrative arts prizes.

Finnish visual artist wins lucrative arts prize
Fri, 31 Mar, 2006 - 21:44

A Finnish visual artist and film maker was tonight crowned the winner of one of the world’s most lucrative arts prizes.

Helsinki-based Eija-Liisa Ahtila was awarded £40,000 after beating off eight other short-listed artists to scoop the biennial Artes Mundi, the Wales International Arts Prize.

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