I have always been an arts & crafts kind of person. Even as a child, I would either be drawing in my notebooks or making some type of craft during my spare time. After receiving my high school diploma, I moved to Ontario and worked as a computer support technician. Upon my return to Newfoundland I attended College of the North Atlantic (CNA) and graduated with a diploma in Multimedia Development. During that program I received the Aliant Women in Non-traditional IT Programs Scholarship. Two years later I graduated with a Visual Arts diploma and received the highest award from CNA, the President’s Medal of Excellence. My focus in art is printmaking, more specifically the relief process. Recently I have started to explore Newfoundland nature as the source of my inspiration, butterflies, flowers, wildlife, etc. My desire is to create prints that will evoke new realities to be appreciated by those who wish to enjoy my work.
Jiin Kim
Shay King
Shaylyn King is an artist based in Grand Falls-Windsor, NL. Often recognised under her alias Slash Studios, Shaylyn holds a BFA in Visual Arts from Memorial University. Her personal work include mediums such as ink, acrylic, watercolour, clay, digital illustration and more to evoke alternate views of the familiar (ie. newfoundland scenes, objects, and animals). She enjoys playing with humour within art and began to teach different mediums in 2018 to adults and children alike. She is a strong advocate for creative thinking and employing a positive attitude when pushing one’s own boundaries. She believes it is important practice to think and act in areas where one may not feel so comfortable at first, allowing self-confidence to grow.