Some artists find their calling. Nekyta Kyara was born into hers. Long before she held a professional brush, she was already creating — designing birthday cards for family and friends with a care and intention that went far beyond the ordinary. Those early gestures of love through art were the first signs of a gift that would only grow more luminous with time.

At Collège Perrières, that gift received its first public recognition when Nekyta won a school competition — her artwork chosen to grace the front of the official Christmas card, shared with the entire school community. Her talent continued to be recognised at Lycée Ambroise Brugière in Clermont-Ferrand, where her artwork was selected to feature on the school's official 2023 New Year card — a card bearing the seal of the République Française and sent on behalf of the entire student body and staff. Created as part of the 2ndes option arts plastiques programme, this accreditation stands as a testament to the exceptional quality and emotional resonance of her work. It was a quiet but defining moment: the world beyond her immediate circle was beginning to notice. She went on to pass her Brevet with Compliment, and later graduated from Terminale with a mention Assez Bien, with special distinction in both Art and Sport — a combination that speaks to the dual nature of her character: disciplined and expressive, grounded and visionary.

Nekyta's art teacher has described her as a born artist — someone with a rare and special gift that draws people instinctively to her work. Her signature subjects are mountains and landscapes: vast, powerful, and filled with quiet emotion. Her technique carries a vision of mountainscapes imbued with strength, and she possesses a natural ability to mentor and inspire others, guiding them to see and draw the world with the same depth of feeling she brings to every canvas.

Away from the studio, Nekyta is equally formidable on the rugby field. She began playing at just three years old — an age when most children are still finding their footing — and has since integrated into the U18s ASM Rugby Club girls' team. The values of the game — resilience, courage, collective strength — are woven into the very fabric of who she is, and they echo unmistakably in the bold, mountain-strong compositions she creates. She is currently in her first year of a BTS MCO degree, carrying her passion for art forward into a future that is entirely her own.