Kayla Tomooka was born and raised in Sierra Vista, AZ where she began her dance training at the age of two.  She’s received her BFA in Dance, Minors in Communication and Asian Pacific American Studies from Arizona State University, graduating with Magna Cum Laude, and Associates of Arts from Cochise Community College. Over the last decade she has become a Certified Mental Health Ambassador (UDEMY), Certified Group Fitness Instructor (ACE Fitness), Pilates Apprentice (Club Pilates), and continues to educate herself on anti-racism, mental health, and physical health.

Kayla is a Kanaka Maoli Asian Womyn navigating this world through art, health, and wellness. She is an interdisciplinary artist and educator dedicated to inspiring others to journey through self-exploration and discovery. Highly influenced by the creative process, her work explores the intersectionality of personal storytelling and the world around us through writing, dialogue, and movement.

(April 2021)

Photography by Only Human.