Molly Borth grew up in Towanda, Illinois. She currently lives and works in Carbondale, Illinois. She is an MFA candidate at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois. She received her BFA with an emphasis in printmaking from Western Illinois University and won the Mavigliano-Brabec Senior Art Prize. She is a multi-media printmaker, working primarily with silkscreen. Her work ranges from print, fiber arts, photo, and video art, exploring concepts of beauty, femininity, and fatness. She uses stereotypically feminine mediums such as glitter, satin, rhinestones, and lace to highlight the beauty a fat body has. Her work has been shown across the country, including the Morgan Paper Conservatory in Ohio and the Figge Museum in Iowa. Her work is in the private collection of Sherry C. M. Lindquist. She is a member of Southern Graphics Council International and Mid America Print Council.