KC was born on the Upper West Side in New York City. After coming to Canada at 18 she attended OCAD before being accepted at the University of Toronto's Faculty of Medicine Biomedical Communications program (previously called Art as Applied to Medicine).
After earning a science degree she used her knowledge of human anatomy to work as a medical illustrator while continuing to study classical painting with teachers from Canada and Italy.
KC has painted professionally, full-time, since 1996 and continues to sell her work privately.