Kayla Dang

Multimedia Artist & Animator

I’m a queer Vietnamese-American artist and animator born in Texas, currently based in Toronto. I focus on creating digital art and 2D/3D animation but I also enjoy watercolor and traditional mediums as well. My work is unapologetically about myself and my experiences, focusing around themes of mental health, otherness, and emotions.

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Artist Biography

Kayla Dang (she/they) is a queer Vietnamese-American multidisciplinary artist and animator from Dallas, Texas. They have a BFA in Drawing and Painting: Digital Painting & Expanded Animation from OCAD University (c. 2022) and is currently pursuing a post graduate degree in 3D Animation at Seneca College (c. 2023). Their work revolves around their experiences with mental health and self expression through their art.Their thesis film, “I should be dead already”, is centered around their experiences with mental health as they transitioned from a teenager to a young adult. Though their recent work focuses on 3D animation and digital art, they also enjoy using traditional mediums such as watercolor and gouache. They explore themes of mental health, otherness, and emotions based off their lived experiences to better express and understand themselves. Other themes they’re interested in include fantasy, nature, and the body.When not creating, Kayla splits their time between Dallas and Toronto.