Asiya Morris was born in Astana, Kazakhstan.  She discovered her passion for art at four years old when she redrew the entire book “The Emperor and Nightingale.” During her elementary, middle, and high school years, Asiya participated in and won numerous Artists' Competitions between schools and towns. From 2003-2008 she attended Eurasian National University in Kazakhstan, receiving her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Graphic Design. Between 2017-2019 she was enrolled in the Academy of Art in San Francisco, CA as a graduate student, where she was awarded a Master of Arts in Visual Development.

In 2022, Asiya was honored with a first-place finish and the People’s Choice Award at the Rockwall art competition in Rockwall, Texas. Asiya has mastered various mediums and genres in traditional and digital mediums, including, realism, anime, and comics. Asiya worked as a storyboard artist for several Hollywood cinema projects including feature films. Her drawings were used to create an animated film “Uncertainty” for the Elephant Tribe, a non-profit organization in Los Angeles, California. 

 Asiya has illustrated books including “The Treasure of Genghis Khan: The Adventures of Jak and Bil in Kazakhstan” by Jacques Ortet which was published in France and contributed to the French-Kazakh cultural union. Her favorite projects have been her work in children’s book illustration. Two are available for purchase on Amazon, “The Jelly Bean Trail” by Timothy Hooks and “Pete the Pilot” by Ashley Ragsdale.