Kyra Correa

Kyra Correa is an artist currently based in Kansas City working towards a BFA in illustration at the Kansas City Art Institute. She is also one of two lead student technicians at David T Beals III Studios, the campus fabrication lab. During her tenure at KCAI she has been awarded the Beals Studios Award of Excellence and Innovation for her work utilizing the fabrication lab, the Illustration Grant for her Native Plant Triptych, and the Beals Studios Special Projects Grant for her Psyche Magnets. This year, she has been chosen as one of 16 artists from across the country to be a part of NASA’s Psyche Inspired internship.

Kyra boasts an eclectic list of inspirations, ranging from the bugs she sees on her walks to the music she listens to while drawing to the video games she played as a child. She is especially drawn to the natural world and all its intricate workings, including humans’ place in its greater whole. She often uses a mixture of traditional and digital processes to reflect this human-nature relationship. Through her work, Kyra seeks to evoke the same sense of joy, curiosity, and awe in her viewers that she feels towards her subjects.

Kyra can be found online on Instagram @honey.nut.churros, via her email correa.kyra@gmail.com, and at her website https://correakyra.wixsite.com/portfolio.