[1] She is a member of the Métis Nation of British Columbia.
Though Donovan's "Métis family are the Delarondes and the Morins from Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan," she spent the majority of her life in Vancouver, British Columbia.
[2] Donovan received a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology from the University of British Columbia.
[2] Donovan currently lives in Deming, Washington with her partner, Sky, and their dog, Luna.
[3] Donovan taught herself how to draw, and before beginning her career in illustration, she worked in academia and magazine publishing at the University of Victoria.