Shineh Kim is a Mom, Artist and Educator/Founder of Shineh
Art Studio, LLC. She specializes in fine art, currently lives and works in the Washington DC Metropolitan area where she teaches visual arts to students in grades K-12th to
college transfers. Shineh's love of art started at a very young age. Shortly after she immigrated from South Korea at age 15 she was recognized as Maryland's Emerging Young Artist from MAEA (Maryland
Art Education Association). She attended the Maryland Institute College of Art specializing in the field of Illustration, receiving a scholarship for her artistic achievement as a finalist in the
Maryland Distinguished Scholars Program.
Shineh started Shineh Art Studio, LLC in 2003, inspired to share her knowledge/enthusiasm and experience with
the next generation of young artists. Shineh is a three-time nationally recognized art educator from the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards.
Many of her students have been admitted to prestigious art colleges and universities with excellent art programs such as Rhode Island
School of Design, Maryland Institute College of Art, Pratt, Parsons, School of Visual Arts, University of California-Berkeley, University of MD, Columbia University, School of the Art Institute of
Chicago, Upenn, Carnegie Mellon, Ringling College of Art + Design, Virginia Commonwealth University, Cornell University, Duke University and many more.
AWARDS, GRANTS,
SCHOLARSHIPS
Educator Recognition - National Gold Medal, The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards
2019
Educator Recognition - National Gold Medal, The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards
2018
Educator Recognition - National Silver Medal, The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards
2017
Educator Recognition, The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards
2010 - 2019
Finalist, The Maryland Distinguished Scholars Program, with Matching Grant from Maryland Institute College of Art
1998
Gold Key Winner, The Scholastic Art and Writing
Awards
1997
Silver Key Winner, The Scholastic Art and
Writing Awards
1997
MAEA (Maryland Art Education Association) Maryland’s Emerging Young Artist Award
1997
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