Where ART Lives Magazine Volume 2 Number 4 | Page 41

nal artists Shinhuey Ho Trinidad & Tobago Shinhuey Ho’s work hangs in corporate and private collections in the U.S., Trinidad & Tobago, Germany, Australia, Scotland and Taiwan. She is known for her striking portrait paintings, including a commissioned portrait of the former Prime Minister of Trinidad & Tobago, Kamla Persad-Bissessar. Shinhuey also enjoys painting outdoors on location. She was invited to Plein Air Curacao in 2015 and taught a painting workshop during the international plein air event. Shinhuey’s current work is inspired by her life in the sunny Caribbean islands of Trinidad & Tobago. In addition to painting the land and sea under the brilliant tropical sun, she also loves to capture the country’s beautiful people from diverse ethnic and cultural heritage. Shinhuey was born and raised in Taiwan. She holds an MBA degree from Purdue University in Indiana, USA. Having lived in the U.S. for nine years and now residing in Trinidad, she considers herself a citizen of the world. Shinhuey is a member of the Portrait Society of America and the Art Society of Trinidad & Tobago. When she is not painting, she enjoys spending time with her husband, two children, their dog Dash and cat Angie. 41