Tsz Kam was born in the early 90s in British colonial Hong Kong and grew up there during the post-colonial period. They moved to Texas at age 13 and went on to attend The University of Texas at Austin after graduating from high school. They graduated from UT with a BFA in Studio Art in 2015. At UT, they met Nat Power; together, they would later go on to form the art duo Big Chicken & Baby Bird. 'I am a queer artist based in Austin, Texas. I am interested in exploring gender and cultural identity through surrealist imagery and pattern and decoration art. I write things about my own work sometimes when I have a thought or two.'