Layla Dagher was born in Beirut, Lebanon. She studied Fine Arts at the Académie Libanaise des Beaux-Arts (ALBA), and received her Master's Degree in Visual Art with honors.

She has taken part in various group and solo exhibitions in Beirut, and her work has been featured in international shows in Tokyo, Seoul and Paris.

Her paintings are included in both private and public collections, notably at the Lebanese Ministry of Culture. Layla is a member of the Syndicate of Lebanese Artists, a professor in Fine Arts at the Notre Dame University (N.D.U), and currently lives and works in Beirut.