Welcome to my site! I'm happy you're here.



My name is

from Anaheim Hills, California. I actually used to live in LA (Santa Monica-ish) for the first 13 years of my life, so it's awesome to take part in a program based in and so greatly influenced/shaped by the nature of that area :)


Even though UCLA's DMA summer program is technically the one of the first official intersections between my academic and artistic life (meaning I've only taken two entry-level graphic design courses in the past three years) I have considered art to be the center of my life for a long time. I've been drawing since before I could walk, was practically raised in the online art community, and have consistently been regarded in all my friend groups as a prominent creative mind-- it's also worth mentioning that I happen to be the third in a generational line of artists on my dad's side!


My interest CURRENTLY (hahahahaha get it current because it's this year's theme hahahahahahaha) ranges from concept illustration & visual development to graphic and UI design. I look forward to this range expanding over the course of this program.

SOPHIA SHIN

and I am a rising senior

While I love art, there are so many other things in the world worth loving :3






When I'm not doing school/homework or drawing, I will probably be rollerblading and listening to music, instructing little kids at Tae Kwon Do, spending time with my cat, Taco, or hanging out with my friends. I like most things outdoors and enjoy hiking, camping, kayaking, and paddleboarding. I frequently take long walks to the middle of nowhere.

I am way more of a cat person than a dog person. I don't have a favorite color because I like them all, but when people ask, I say green. I will try any food once. I am running out of I statements.