Ellinor Portinson holds a Bachelor of Arts (BA) from The Swedish school of Textiles and the Royal Danish Academy – Architecture, Design, and Conservation. Ellinor is also trained in several crafts and techniques, and combines the field of academia with her art practices. She has worked internationally within the design field, and exhibited her artwork at various Swedish institutions. In 2019 she completed her studies at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, acquiring her Master of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Psychology (MLA).

2021 Ellinor joined Växtvärket Malmö, as an Architecture pedagogue, guiding children of all ages in adventure- and construction play.  She is a firm believer that more public outdoor spaces need to allow for children’s and young people’s creative place-making and meaning-making activities. Ellinor advocates for these practices to be more encouraged by the adult world as well as actively incorporated in urban planning and development.

Ellinor is currently training to become a; certified strategist of children’s rights, as stated by; The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.