Kasmira Snyder was born in Corvallis, Oregon. She is a first-generation immigrant from Wales. A Dublin Scioto Highschool valedictorian, she earned her Associates Degree from Columbus State Community (Summa Cum Laude) she is now working towards a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from The Ohio State University.  Most recently she was named a recipient of the John Fergus Scholarship Award in 2023, and the Robert Marion Gatrell Scholarship in 2024 and serves as an Art Department Student Ambassador for the Ohio State University.