Star U Mya Than was born in 1934, and U Chit Pu, U Chit Tin, U Ngwe Gaing, U San Win, U Ba Kyi, U San Shein, U Hla Maung Gyi, and U Chit Maung were his primary teachers. He began painting when he was 14 years old.

The majority of his paintings concentrate on a single theme, such as a girl dancing with various body postures, color schemes, and sizes. Over time, he shifted his paintings’ focal point from a dancing princess to Kinnari Couple. His first show, held in 1977, and his second, held in 2007, which featured 32 pieces of art completely devoted to Burmese Dancing Girl. The artist then passed away recently in 2019.