Katye, or KTKannibal, from Champaign, Illinois, is a dedicated acrylic painter and mixed media artist influenced by their great-grandmother, Eva, an oil painter. Their early love for art took a hiatus as they ventured into banking and relocated between states. However, the solitude of the 2020 pandemic rekindled Katye's passion leading them back to painting. In 2021, inspired to foster community creativity, Katye and friend Travis McNeese founded Prism Studios, an arts initiative in Champaign.