Madina Iskhakova (born 1976 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan; Swiss citizenship) first studied art in Uzbekistan (1995-99), and then animation at HSLU (Hochschule Luzern, Design & Kunst, formerly HGKL) in Switzerland, where she graduated in 2007. She then worked as an illustrator and animator. Since 2013, she teaches design at the Russian Centre “MIR” in Schaffhausen (Switzerland).