[3] Art Arya was born on August 30, 1971 in Bangkok to a Thai family with Chinese ancestry.
In 1988 she began studying at Silpakorn University in Bangkok; as part of a hazing ritual in her first year she was forced to dress in women's clothing for entertainment.
Afterwards, Art Arya began wearing women's clothes around campus and focusing her studies on fashion.
She first heard RuPaul's "Supermodel (You Better Work)" at Le Queen nightclub in 1992 and became intrigued by western conceptions of drag performance.
[1] When Drag Race Thailand returned for its third season in 2024, Art Arya became a rotating permanent judge with her co-host Pangina Heals assuming full hosting duties.