Malia Poppe was born in Lisbon in 1952. She has lived in various places, but eventually returned to Sintra, where she was raised. After the death of her father at the age of thirteen, she had to change schools so that her mother could afford the expenses. She lived in Brazil and later returned to Portugal without ever working in the arts. One day, one of her nephews suggested going to a children's day event at Ar.Co. She enjoyed it so much that she decided to enroll. In 2011, Malia was invited by the Centro Português de Serigrafia to create a print, which is currently exhibited at Galeria Robotarium, LxFactory, Lisbon. Her first solo exhibition, titled "Somos," took place in 2013 at Manteigaria, Lisbon. She also participated in the collective exhibition "Campo" at the same venue. In 2016, she designed the cover for the book "Chiaroscuro" by Catarina Costa, published by Douda Correria. That same year, she was featured in the collective exhibition "PAISAGENS," alongside artists such as Abel Manta, Carlos Botelho, Sá Nogueira, Nikias Skapinakis, Cruz-Filipe, João Hogan, Nadir Afonso, and Jorge Martins. Currently, Malia spends her days walking through the countryside and drawing in Sintra, the city where she resides.