Fotini Livani was born in 1970 in Velo, Corinthia. She studied painting at the Athens School of Fine Arts under Dimitris Mytaras and scenography under George Ziakas. She also studied graphic design and decoration at the ATES school. Since 2002, she has been working as an art education teacher. She has worked in scenography and book illustration, and her works are held in private collections in Greece and abroad. She has had one solo exhibition and participated in sixteen group exhibitions.