Reija Hirvikoski

Reija Hirvikoski (born February 23 1954, Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish scenic designer.

Doctor of Arts Reija Hirvikoski has been a professional scenographer since 1979. She studied stage design 1979 – 1984 (UIAH) and her dissertation "Tahdon tiellä" ("Where there's a Will there's a Way, the Role and Position of the Scenographer") was published by the University of Art and Design Helsinki in 2005.

Reija Hirvikoski has designed stages, costumes and sets for movies, TV and theatres and mounted over one hundred productions all over in Finland with classics, musicals, dance, children and new drama (many world premieres). She has managed a designer company See 3 Finland Ltd on her own since 1990 and the firm has made many designs for brochures, posters, exhibitions, furniture and interior designs for offices (editorial offices; broadcasting offices, MTV3 news house and news studio 2001). She has been a quest lecturer in many Finnish universities and vocational schools.

Reija Hirvikoski is also the president of Finnish Oistat Centre, Chair Elect (2009) to the Scenography Commission of Oistat, member of IFTR/FIRT and Finnish Theatre Researchers Association. In 1987, she was the first female scenographer to win the Jussi - award (Finnish Oscar), which she got for visual design of the movie The Snow Queen. She was awarded with the state’s artist-grant for the whole year in 2006.

Awards

*1987 Jussi Award

Sources

* [http://www.reijahirvikoski.net/ Reija Hirvikoski Home Page]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2170459/ IMDb profile]