Paula Troxler was born 1981 in Willisau. She studied Visual Communication with specialization in Illustration at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences for Art and Design. In 2007, she stayed in Ethiopia for 5 months to work on a book project for Caritas Schweiz. She started working as a freelance illustrator at her own studios in Lucerne and Berlin in 2006, before moving to Zurich in 2008, where she now works and lives. Her work consists of doing illustrations for various newspapers and magazines in Switzerland and abroad, as well as poster assignments for theaters and cultural events, CD covers, book publications, collaborations with other graphic studios, advertisements and exhibitions.