Stina Wirsén, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Stina Wirsén

Swedish cartoonist

Date of Birth: 05-Jun-1968

Place of Birth: Stockholm, Sweden

Profession: illustrator

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Stina Wirsén Hedengren, Swedish author and illustrator, born 1968 in Älvsjö, a suburb of Stockholm, Sweden. Stina Wirsén, educated at Konstfack in Stockholm 1985–1992, was the in-house illustrator at Dagens Nyheter between 1990–2010.
During this period she was the head of the papers illustration department for several years.
After 2010 she’s been working as a freelance illustrator and author. Over the years she has received several awards for her illustrations. With her illustrations, Stina Wirsén often switches between different genres.
That also applies to her children’s books; they vary in target group, genre, style and method.
She’s been illustrating ABC-books for the youngest, anthologies, text- and picture books. She is married to Swedish graphic designer and art director Pompe Hedengren.