hello!

I’m shaina 呂明穎 (she/her), a queer Taiwanese-American artist interested in the intersection of art, education, and activism.

I like to create community art for social change, which means that my art happens in conversation with community members of places that I live, work, or play. Basically, my art is made through dialogue with other people. Sometimes I photograph protests, sometimes I paint murals in collaboration with youth, and sometimes I write and illustrate stories for a more just and liberated world.

I’m the author & illustrator of NOODLE & BAO (2024, HarperCollins Quill Tree).

When I’m not creating community art, I work with young artists and makers in the public school system. We design cool stickers, photograph our communities, make joyful comics, and imagine our radiant futures through art. See my teaching artist experience here!

I hold a B.A. from Wellesley College and a Ed.M. from Harvard Graduate School of Education, where I drew comics and ate Hot Cheetos under my desk studied Arts in Education.

& most important, I drink juice every day, and I am full of sugar.

To see more of my art, you can visit my website.

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