Evelline Andrya was born in Sumatra, Indonesia in 1984. She grew up with mixed cultures, Chinese and Javanese. Her passion in illustration started at a very young age. She was influenced by vintage greeting cards that she found in her grandma's drawer, comic books, vintage picture books, and animated movies. She graduated from an academy of art and design in 2006, and got her first illustration job at CosmoGirl! Indonesia Magazine in 2007. Evelline started her freelance illustration career in 2010, focusing on children's books. Her illustration style is a mix of traditional medium and digital collage.