Asko Niemelä-Koura (b. 1958) was born in Kuusamo, Northern Ostrobothnia. He lives and works in Espoo. Niemelä-Koura has graduated from The Free Art School Helsinki. Niemelä-Koura has exhibited in solo exhibitions and taken part in group exhibitions in Finland and abroad. Artwork: Light from the Lilac Bush, oil on canvas, 116 x 81 cm, 2024.