Tatiana Riquelme was born in Miami, Florida and graduated from Design and Architecture Senior High school (DASH). While in DASH she was given the privilege of exhibiting her work in Art Basal as part of the student exhibition as well as in the Design District. As a result of her accomplishments, she was granted a partial scholarship from the Rosa and Carlos de la Cruz and the Knight Foundation. She then went on to study Fine Arts in Florida International University Honors College where she won a multitude of awards in competitions held by the Honors College including 1st and 2nd prize in painting for two consecutive years and also in Miami-Dade College where she received an associates in Fine Arts.