Monika Vaicenavičienė is an award-winning illustrator and picture book creator, working on personal and commissioned projects in illustration, visual storytelling and children’s books. She studied Graphics and Printmaking at the Vilnius Academy of Arts, and as a visiting student at the Valand Academy of Arts in Gothenburg, and University of the Arts London. In 2017, she received a Master of Fine Arts in Visual Communication at Konstfack University of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm. She lives in Vilnius, Lithuania.