Artist Biography

Kyla Organ is a Kaska Tahltan artist whose creative practice revolves around identity and cultural exploration. In her work, she likes to explore how culture and identity is determined in the public and private eye, especially within her family unit. She views each new project as a way to gain a deeper understanding of herself and her relationships with others. Kyla often works with acrylic paint, but believes that projects require unique and significant material expression.

As the daughter of an RCMP member, Kyla has experienced living in many different communities. This has cultivated a sturdy and close knit family dynamic, even with the complex issues that can arise within familial units. Although her family has lived in many places, Kyla and her family see their home in the Yukon where she was born. Her goal is to eventually make her way back up north to continue her artistic practice.