Leena and Oula A Valkeapää are living with reindeer in the Arctic Sápmi where they follow the Sàmi herding tradition, continuing in Oula A´s heritage.

Leena Valkeapää is an artist and researcher with DA (Doctor of Arts) from Aalto University, School of Arts, Design and Architecture. She has exhibited as a visual artist since 1988 and has produced several public environmental artworks. She is currently part of the research project Past Present Sustainability (PAES) at Helsinki University and works as a mentor at the Ars Bioartica Residency program in Kilpisjärvi, Finland.

Since 2001 Oula A and Leena Valkeapää work together producing internationally recognised art and research-driven projects. Their artworks emerge from everyday practices and life with the reindeer in the Arctic Sápmi.