Kiana Compton is an emerging visual artist born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Compton is Indigenous, specifically Saulteaux and Cree. Compton has roots from Keeseekoose, Saskatchewan and Beren’s River, Manitoba. Compton was raised in a family of artists; as a kid, she attended Art City Inc. programming almost daily. Compton’s family and Art City shaped her into the artist she is today. Now she has come full circle and works at Art City Inc. to provide meaningful art programming to the community. She mostly does paintings but also beadwork and sewing. Her paintings are inspired by her culture, family, nature, graffiti and her community. She participated in the Lavender Menace exhibit (September 2020) at the Plaza Skatepark at the Forks. She also painted her first mural for Indigenous Peoples Day in the West End neighbourhood of Winnipeg (June 2021).
