Thurayya Hernandez is an Arab-American born in Damascus, Syria. She spent her early childhood years in Iraq during the Iran/Iraq War. At a young age, she learned about questioning the status quo. Amidst all the conflict and uncertainty, she found solace and comfort in drawing and sketching. 

She moved to America with her family in the early 80s. Confronted by culture shock and exclusion, once again she turned to art as a source of self empowerment. Her love for art eventually led her to seek out a career in design and she received a B.A. at Cal State LA.

The digital world was a revelation to this busy working mother and provided her with a tool that allowed her to create and mold a new world from anything she wanted. Today, she is a seeker of beauty and poetry in the everyday, depicting it with a new and heightened appreciation.