Leena Luostarinen

Finnish painter (1949–2013)

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Leena Estelle Luostarinen
Leena Luostarinen, 1988
Born	(1949-05-15)15 May 1949 Pori, Finland
Died	13 July 2013(2013-07-13) (aged 64) Helsinki, Finland
Nationality	Finnish
Alma mater	Pratt Institute^[1]
Known for	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]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c O'Sullivan, James (24 January 2013). "Capturing the cat". Helsinki Times. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
^ Kuvataiteilijamatrikkeli, Leena Luostarinen. URL: http://www.kuvataiteilijamatrikkeli.fi/fi/taiteilijat/2893 (Referred 31 July 2013). Website in Finnish.
^ Taidehalli. Leena Luostarinen: Tiger Drawer. URL:"Taidehalli". Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2013-07-31. (Referred 31 July 2013)