Shinah Lee
Originally from South Korea, she moved to Montreal at the age of thirteen. Shinah is a graduate of Dawson College and pursued further studies in Graphic Design at the University of Quebec in Montreal in 2002. Her curiosity about graphic arts helped her develop her natural talent for colour, texture and composition.
Shinah begins her work on the floor, using the happy accidents of pigments as a backdrop. Then she rotates her canvas on the wall until she is satisfied with its composition and vitality. As a final touch, she adds colours in swift and intuitive gestures. Images and vibrations inspire Shinah’s paintings she perceives in her surroundings. Not just a flower but a spontaneous emotion by which the artist shares her feelings about love and life.
Shinah begins her work on the floor, using the happy accidents of pigments as a backdrop. Then she rotates her canvas on the wall until she is satisfied with its composition and vitality. As a final touch, she adds colours in swift and intuitive gestures. Images and vibrations inspire Shinah’s paintings she perceives in her surroundings. Not just a flower but a spontaneous emotion by which the artist shares her feelings about love and life.
West End Gallery respectfully acknowledges the Lekwungen peoples, specifically the Songhees and Esquimalt First Nations, on whose traditional lands our Victoria gallery stands. We also acknowledge that our Edmonton gallery is situated on Treaty 6 territory, a traditional gathering place for diverse Indigenous peoples, including the Cree, Blackfoot, Metis, Nakota Sioux, Iroquois, Dene, Ojibway/Saulteaux/Anishinaabe, and Inuit.