Suzi Bricelj (1971) graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Ljubljana (ALUO), then enrolled at the Department of Visual Communication at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava. She attended postgraduate studies at the École Supérieure des Arts Graphiques and the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs in Paris. To date, she has illustrated more than 40 picture books, books, and textbooks. As an assistant professor at the ALUO Department of Visual Communication Design, she chairs and lectures on illustration. She has received a number of awards and accolades for her work, including the Golden Bird Award, the University Prešeren Award, the Hinko Smrekar Distinction, the Best Book Design Award in the Children’s and Young Adult category, the Levstik Award, and the Kristina Brenkova Award. Books with her illustrations have repeatedly received the Golden Pear Rating, and she has been included in the White Ravens selection. Her illustrations have been displayed at both solo shows and numerous curated illustration exhibitions in Slovenia and abroad, including at illustration biennials in Ljubljana, Zagreb, and Bratislava.