Allyn Canja is a writer and community organizer based in Iloilo City, Philippines. She is the co-founder of Thrive Art Projects. She has worked with Visayas Islands Visual Arts Exhibition and Conference (2015-2016), and the Iloilo Museum of Contemporary Art (2018-2022). She was a fellow of the Goethe Institut's Arts Spaces and Collaborative Projects Program in 2020, and was shortlisted for the Purita Kalaw Ledesma Awards for Art Criticism in 2021. She is currently a member of the Iloilo City Culture and Arts Council.