Riya Kanda was born in Alberta. She is passionate about art and though she isn't sure about what she wants to do in the future, she knows she wants it to have something to do with art. Riya draws in her free time and finds that her talent in sketching is definitely her strength in art, however her graphic design or editing skills are definitely fantastic as well. Riya has accomplished quite a few things in art by participating and winning many small art competitions at Genesis Place in 2011-2013. She joined the Visual Arts and Media Academy because she hopes to use art to express herself now and in the future.