Sara Rytteke was born and raised in Växjö, Sweden.  She did her undergraduate education in Sweden, France, and US.  In 2000 she received her Masters of Fine Arts degree at the University of Houston, Houston, TX, where she also taught photography.  Rytteke is currently an Associate Professor at Barry University in Miami, Florida. Her awards and honors include the 2006 Photography Fellowship sponsored by Houston Center for Photography, the 2002 Fellowship Award from Society for Contemporary Photography, Kansas City, The Photo Review Award in 1998, The Digital Fine Arts Award from The Print Center in Philadelphia in 2000 and Kronobergsläns Landstings Culture Stipend, Sweden in 1994. Sara Rytteke has participated in over fifty exhibitions in locations such as Eskilstuna, Söderköping, Växjö, and Skellefteå in Sweden; Paris, France as well as Tempe, AZ, St. Louis, MO, Chicago, IL, Indianapolis, IN, Philadelphia, PA, New York, N.Y, Dallas, Houston and San Antonio, TX.