Bria Fernandes is a Canadian-born artist who specializes in figurative painting. Bria confronts submissiveness through depicting conflicting experiences using multiple figure(s). Her figures are often painted in a pause of self-reflection, focusing on the introspective moments of self, creating a split consciousness. Born in Ottawa, Ontario, she lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba. She is enrolled as an undergraduate to complete her BFA at Alberta University of the Arts, Calgary. She was also enrolled at the University of Manitoba's School of Fine Art in Winnipeg.