Born in Prague, Czech Republic, Anna Niklova is a freelance illustrator based in London. In her practice, she aims to nudge and subvert simple expectations through colourful play and visual narrative in print, publishing, and hand-drawn 2D animation. She has illustrated and created custom lettering for two children’s books, Chris, throw me the yellow one! (2019) and Esther (2019), both published in the Czech Republic as well as for several small editions of art books and zines.