Martyna Wisniewska-Michalak was born in Warsaw, is currently based in London and can be often found in Tokyo. She is a painter, illustrator and doll maker. Martyna graduated from Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts (2007), and has cooperated with various magazines as illustrator and writer in Poland (A4, Ro-style, Kawaii) China (Neew Mag) and USA (The Bacon) She was also involved in tattoo art (Tattoo LA in USA and Shi Ryu Doh in Japan) and was a doll clothes designer for Doll Heart company in Korea and illustrator for a Polish brand, Lady Sloth. She designed and produced a line of collectible dolls, Marti Presents Dolls.
Martyna describes her art as auto-portraits of her mental health, which affects the way she sees the world around her.