Yolanda Hunter began attending Pyramid Studios in 2001. Without any prior formal training in the arts, she immediately impressed her instructors with her natural abilities in dance and visual arts. She has been a featured participant in both visual and performing art events for the seven years that followed. "Holiday Portraits," her first solo exhibit in December of 2008, was the culmination of years of dedication to improving her craft, developing her artistic voice, and demonstrating her growth as an artist. Her paintings have been exhibited at Pyramid Studios Gallery, The Arts Learning Gallery, rotating exhibits in state government and private offices in Tallahassee, and other many venues throughout Florida. She has also completed countless commissioned works. Her art explores the entirety of the human experience, from the serious to the silly. She has effortlessly conveyed the aesthetics of birth, death, love, sorrow, beauty, spirituality, friendship, family, dance, and music. She works in various media, and enjoys experimenting with texture. She has gained the confidence and needed skills to move on from Studios to pursue her art independently. We wish her success and are proud to present her portraits in our gallery.
“I’m eager to show my mastery of drawing, for people to find my art interesting, and to show the image of myself. That will give myself a power, an energy of love.”
- Yolanda Hunter
