Jhina (Hee-na) Alvarado is a Mexican/ Korean painter who expresses herself in such mediums as oil, encaustic, and mixed medium painting. She is a self taught artist who holds a Master’s degree in Math Education and a Bachelor’s degree in Liberal Studies from San Francisco State University. Jhina, a native Californian, has lived in San Francisco since 1994. She currently teaches algebra and geometry to middle school students.
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