Nika Autor was born in 1982 in Maribor. She studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Ljubljana, and during her studies she participated in two exchange programs: at Satakunta Polytechnic Fine Art Kankaanpäi in Finland (2005) and at the University of Fine Arts Poznan in Poland (2006). In her work she focuses on the relation of the artist to his everyday environment. Autor is engaged in painting, printmaking, photography, video and performing arts, and has exhibited her work in many national and international galleries and art festivals.