Swedish born photographer Lena Ringstad has been working for many years with the entertainment and music industry. With a passion for music (her father Lennart Ringstad is a musician who's hobby was photography), she blends both worlds photographing musicians from all over the world.
Lena graduated with a Graphic Design, Advertising, and Public Relations degree from RMI-Berghs Professional University in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1986. In 1987 she started her own advertising agency, Ordovison (Word and Vision).
Lena's Swedish roots were humble but rich with experience that served her well on her Artistic Journey that eventually led her to the United States in 1993 to attend California Arts Institute. The artistic climate in California and the multiplicity of cultures that co-exist there together strongly attracted her and allowed her to experience new types of media and visual expression.
One such means of visual expression was sculpture. Her love and passion for sculpture immediately happened when she first put her hands on the clay, enjoying the visual tactile combination of elements. She went on to work as a sculpting assistant for Jonathan Bickart and during 3 years with him they completed a bronze monument of Col. Griffith J. Griffith that is 14 feet tall. Currently, it can be seen at the Los Feliz entrance of Griffith Park, Los Angeles.
Today Lena runs her own Design and Photography Business that expands over 2 continents. With the help of the internet, a computer and her personal skills she travels where the work takes her. Clients include MidLife Records, MangoEater Music, Adolf Fredrik Music School, Svensk Fjarrvarme (Swedish Heating Assoc), Sarnmark, Muchis, Icebox Advertising, TDRBCF.org, Allium HC and Samsung/Hartke.
