The Studio of Kyle Ma

Kyle Ma is an art prodigy who began drawing nature scenes at age 4 in Taiwan, where he was born in 2000. Ten years later, he and his family immigrated to the United States, settling in Austin, Texas, where he began his art career in earnest. He astonished the art world by raking in multiple awards and gaining the attention of galleries and museums by the time he was 18. It’s been said he has the ability to create magic from street scenes, still lifes, landscapes—nearly anything he chooses to paint.

Where does Ma work his magic? He does so in a humble, 20’ by 16’ studio on the second floor of his family’s house. Before the move to his current home, he was painting at the table in the family’s dining room, a situation that eventually moved his parents to look for a house that would include space for their son to pursue his art without disrupting the rest of the household.

Read the entire article in the May/June 2020 issue.