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.
To read Jhina’s blog on the accomplishments and struggles of one artist trying to make it in the art world, go to www.risingartist.blogspot.com.
To see step-by-step updates of each current paintings’ progress, follow Jhina on www.twitter.com/jhina_alvarado.
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