Angela Boyle was born in Bellingham, WA, where she was raised surrounded be animals: dogs, cats, horses, chickens, turkeys, cows, frogs, rats, mice. She grew up to be a lover of nature and now runs the natural science comic anthology Awesome 'Possum. In 2014, she received a certificate in natural science illustration from the University of Washington. In 2016, she earned an MFA from The Center for Cartoon Studies.