I am Maria Vilja, Helsinki based illustrator and a visual story teller. I love to be there whenever fresh ideas and visual thinking is needed. My favourite thing is to spend time in nature with my family. The other thing I love is to draw. Especially I love drawing people, kids, grown-ups, old people, emotions, trees, houses, interesting creatures, and stories. My wish is that people will find comfort and refreshment in my art.  

Maria Vilja, 1986
illustrator
maria.vilja(a)gmail.com,
+358503550272
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​EDUCATION
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Master's Degree, 2018
Aalto University, School of Arts,
Design and Architecture,
​Department of Art

Bachelor of Social Services, 2010
Diaconia University of Applied Sciences
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