Ingrid Flygare grew up in Forshaga, Värmland. She now lives in Stockholm with her family, where she has her studio, as well as in a summer house in Häradbygden, Dalarna. Ingrid earned her bachelor’s degree in Illustration from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco in 1997. Since then, she has worked as an illustrator creating award-winning web games and illustrating picture books, magazines, advertisements, and educational materials. She has also been a long-time lecturer in illustration.