Photo by Dakota Alvarez. (@dakotaalvarezmedia on IG.)

About Kanda.

Kanda is a 32 year old plant-based artist from Mount Pleasant, MI. With a strong focus in 2-D mediums, she primarily works in ballpoint pen, acrylic paint, and colored pencil. Inspired by the natural world, a fascination for animalia/zoology, and the juxtaposition of macabre with beautiful things. Creatures, flora, and osseous matter are prevalent in her artwork which highlights the need for conservation of our natural world as well as the importance of peaceful coexistence with a dash of ‘memento mori’, a Latin expression that stands to remind one of their own mortality. She has had artwork featured in galleries, product design, book covers, a mural at Dog Star Ranch (Muskegon, MI) & a public art crosswalk mural in the Lakeside business district of Muskegon, as well as teaching art lessons through public schools and through community art programs. She currently is serving on the Board of Directors for the Arts Council of White Lake as co-chair. You can also find her artwork for sale at the Arts Council of White Lake Nuveen Center (Whitehall, MI).

Featured Work In:

• Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art (2026)

  Bedford, PA

• 1301 Gallery Nevada Fine Arts (2026)

  Reno, NV

• Exhibizone’s Kingdom Animalia Group Exhibition (2026)

  Online Gallery Show (View here)

• Arts Council of White Lake Nuveen Gallery, (2024)

  Whitehall, MI

• 505 Gallery (2017)

  Clare, MI

Related Articles:

Kanda’s 2025 Arts Council Of White Lake Article

Kanda’s 2025 VoyageMichigan Legacy Interview

Kanda’s 2025 BoldJourney Magazine Interview

Kanda’s 2025 VoyageMichigan Magazine Interview

Kanda’s 2022 CanvasRebel Magazine Interview

Kanda’s 2022 VoyageMichigan Magazine Interview

Artist currently resides in Montague, Michigan with her husband, two daughters and shares the household with her dog, two cats, two budgies. And a fish. In her spare time, she enjoys gardening, reading, and has recently become an avid monarch caterpillar keeper.

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