Born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA, Anastasia “Asia,” learned to express herself through her artwork before she could talk. Growing up, her free time was spent studying under artists Cordelia Frei and Glenn Vilppu as well as apprenticing at the Carnegie Museum of Art. In high school she earned her International Baccalaureate certificate in Visual Arts and was awarded the League for the Arts Scholarship in 2022. Asia has been continuing her studies at Ringling College of Art and Design in Sarasota, Florida. In the fall of 2025 she was selected to study abroad at Falmouth University in Falmouth, England. She is currently in her final semester completing her degree in Visual Studies.
