Nanea Haynes is a Hawaiian artist born and raised on Maui.

In 2022, she graduated from Pomona College, where she majored in Economics and minored in Studio Art.

Upon graduation she worked as an Investment Associate at Cambridge Associates in San Francisco.

In August 2024, she moved back to Maui to explore her artistic practice and work at a local gallery, with the ultimate goal of pursuing a Master of Fine Arts.