Amna Kurtic was born in Tuzla, Bosnia & Herzegovina, during the turbulent shift from the 20th to the 21st century.
Raised in the lingering quiet after conflict, she immigrated as a child to Prince Edward Island, Canada.
Gifted from an early age, Amna is a multidisciplinary artist, synesthete, and self-taught musician. Her talents in visual art, poetry, and music emerged long before any formal training. At 13, armed with her first iPod and GarageBand, she began producing music on her own.
She later earned an Interdisciplinary Arts degree from NSCAD University in Halifax, Nova Scotia - one of the oldest art schools in North America (founded in 1886) - specializing in visual, sound, and digital arts. In her first semester, she received a mini Academic Excellence Award while living without stable housing. Near graduation, she also completed Oxford’s English program in teaching.
Her early creative voice reached unexpected audiences during high school through various cult followed meme pages that mixed satire, intimacy, and spiritual dissociation. her track Agony going viral, gaining over a million streams, and appeared in multiple PewDiePie videos before being removed at the request of an unspecified label.
With a diverse musical palette, Amna has provided guitar samples for multiple genres, notably in the experimental rap scene.
she goes by many different internet aliases when it comes to music releases including tutelary deity, *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧ .・゜゜・ and more.
Alongside her formal education, Amna taught herself coding and began exploring digital art and media activism in her creative path intersecting with human rights.
She is currently based in Kjipuktuk (Halifax, Nova Scotia), where she spends her time hiking trails or reading in the sun.
One of her favorite rituals is sharing coffee and cigarettes with friends and neighbors.
Amna says her idols are Mark Fisher & Philomena Cunk. Amna prefers being left alone with her pets.
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