Shoyan Sheca

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About the Artist

Shoyan Sheca

Shoyan Sheca is an artist of the Shipibo/Conibo people who live in the selva (jungle) of Peru.

I was born in the community of San Francisco. When my grandfather died I came to Pucallpa. At school I liked math. There I fell in love with Elena. After we got married I had to work as a kitchen helper in the day, and at night I went to school. After I came to Lima I began to paint...
When I paint my animals I think as a kid. I liked to follow my grandfather to seek mitayo (bush meat). I remember, when a herd of peccaries came and made me run and climb a tree. When I draw a flying heron, I love that.
For me painting is a struggle. Lima also is a struggle. As I am a father of four children and I want my children, I have to struggle to study. Joblessness is very difficult, but now I feel more that I'm moving forward.

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