Lia Rivamonte was born and raised in the S.F. Bay Area and studied art at U.C. Berkeley before moving to the Twin Cities to work as an actor and where she pursued a Master of Fine Arts in Painting at the University of Minnesota. It is writing, however, that has best served her need to explore her Filipino roots, the stories of her immigrant grandparents, and life, generally. She lives with her husband in St. Paul, Minnesota.
