Stina Wirsén

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Stina Wirsen (2017) photo by Ulrika Zwenger Stina Wirsen.jpg
Stina Wirsén (2017) photo by Ulrika Zwenger

Stina Wirsén Hedengren (born 1968) [1] is a Swedish author and illustrator.

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Early life and education

Stina Wirsén was born in 1968 in Älvsjö, Stockholm, Sweden [1] to Carin and Christian Wirsén. [1] She started making art in early childhood. [2]

She attended at Konstfack in Stockholm from 1985 to 1992.

Career

Wirsén was the in-house illustrator at Dagens Nyheter between 1990 and 2010. She was the head of the paper’s illustration department for several years. After 2010 she began working as a freelance illustrator and author. She has received several awards for her illustrations. Wirsén's illustrations often switch between different genres. That also applies to her children's books. She writes children's ABC-books, as well as anthologies, text, and picture books. She is a member of the Swedish Children's Book Academy. [1]

The book Little Pink and the Motley Crew (Swedish : En liten skär och alla bråkiga brokiga) (2014) was controversial for Wirsén's illustrated depictions of the Black girl character named Lilla Hjärtat (English: Little Heart), who has resemblance to an American derogatory caricature of a "pickaninny" or "golliwog" and who was supposed to have acted "uncontrollable". [1] [3] The backlash of claims of racism started on social media, and was later picked up by the Swedish news. [3] [4] Wirsén announced in the news in November 2012, she would discontinue the Lilla Hjärtat character. [4]

Private life

Wirsén is married to Swedish graphic designer and art director Pompe Hedengren. [1] They have three children. [1]

Selected assignments

Sample illustration by Stina Wirsen, part of "Vision Kulturmiljo 2030" Vision Kulturmiljo 2030 illustrerad av Stina Wirsen - 49198620068.jpg
Sample illustration by Stina Wirsén, part of "Vision Kulturmiljö 2030"

Selected exhibitions

Selected books

Children's book series – Rut och Knut

(author Carin Wirsén)

Children's book series – Vem?

The "Vem?" books were made into an animated series in 2010 and are regularly broadcast on Sveriges Television.

Children's book series – Brokiga

Selected awards

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References

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  2. "DN gratulerar: Stina Wirsén, illustratör, författare och bildkonstnär". DN.SE (in Swedish). 2018-06-15. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
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