My paintings can be seen as symbolic, since the symbol is my pictorial language par excellence. The symbol suggests, not expressed, and therefore allows the viewer’s interaction with the work.

Jelina Haines was born in Manila, Philippines in 1970 and migrated to Australia in 1997,holds a Graduate Certificate in Business Information Management (Archival & Preservation Mgmt), a Bachelor of Arts (Interdisciplinary Visual Arts) and a Diploma in Community Cultural Development (Dip.CCD).