Iwen grew up in the beautiful country of Taiwan and moved to the U.S at the age of 16 to pursuit her education. She dreamed of being an artist since kindergarten. In May, 2012 Iwen graduated from Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle with Bachelor in Fine Arts degree, and began her life as a struggling artist since then. Her personal heros are Vincent Van gogh, Leonardo da Vinci and Helen Keller.