Leena Luostarinen Explained

Leena Estelle Luostarinen
Birth Date:15 May 1949
Birth Place:Pori, Finland
Death Place:Helsinki, Finland
Nationality:Finnish
Alma Mater:Pratt Institute[1]
Field:Painting

Leena Estelle Luostarinen (15 May 1949 – 28 July 2013) was a Finnish painter.[2] Working as an artist for over forty years, she was well known for her colourful and mysterious works. Many of her paintings featured felines, ibises, flowers, and sphinxes.[1]

Luostarinen received various awards and grants during her lifetime, including the Pro Finlandia Medal in 1995.[1] [3]

Notes and References

  1. News: O'Sullivan . James . Capturing the cat . 30 June 2023 . Helsinki Times . 24 January 2013.
  2. Kuvataiteilijamatrikkeli, Leena Luostarinen. URL: http://www.kuvataiteilijamatrikkeli.fi/fi/taiteilijat/2893 (Referred 31 July 2013). Website in Finnish.
  3. Taidehalli. Leena Luostarinen: Tiger Drawer. URL:Web site: Taidehalli . 2013-07-31 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140201222140/http://taidehalli.fi/english/exhibition/124/ . 2014-02-01 . (Referred 31 July 2013)

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