Portuguese illustrator Ana Ventura was born in 1972 in Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. Her artwork has been exhibited since 1996. In 1999, her engraving designs, illustrations, and oil paintings were entered into a visual design competition in Brussels, Belgium. She graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts at the University of Lisbon in 2000. Currently, she lives in Lisbon, and her work spans across various fields such as graphic design, books, particularly children's books.