Paula Schneider was born in Cologne. From 2013 to 2019 she studied book arts at Burg Giebichenstein, Kunsthochschule Halle. In 2019 she finished her studies with a diploma. During her studies she worked as a tutor for screen printing. From 2017 to 2020, she taught annual courses at the Bezalel Academy for Arts and Design, Jerusalem. She established a workshop in Leipzig after graduation.

Paula Schneider is a teacher for special tasks for book and paper at the HfG Offenbach since May 2020.