Biography


Yolanda Christian is the daughter of a Macanese mother and English father and lives in Camberwell, London not far from where The Happy Sunbird begins.



Yolanda previously studied fine art at the Slade School of Art, London and went on to exhibit and work as a visual artist and visiting lecturer. She has also taught special needs and other groups within the community. Her paintings and prints have been collected by a variety of museums, including the Victoria & Albert Museum and:

BEIJING ACADEMY OF ARTS, CHINA

BIRMINGHAM CITY ART GALLERY & MUSEUM

CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION
[GUILDHALL ART GALLERY & LIBRARY]

HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL, LONDON

HOMERTON HOSPITAL, LONDON

LINKLATER ART COLLECTION

LLOYD’S BANK

NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK

NEWHAM HOSPITAL, LONDON

PECKHAM PARTNERSHIP

QUEEN’S COLLEGE, NEW YORK

RANK XEROX

ST MARY’S HOSPITAL, LONDON

ST THOMAS’ HOSPITAL ART COLLECTION

SOUTH LONDON ART GALLERY

UCLART COLLECTION

VICTORIA & ALBERT MUSEUM

WESTHAM PARK, CORPORATION OF LONDON

WOLVERHAMPTON ART GALLERY


Yolanda is concentrating on fiction and non-fiction writing and giving author readings. Previously, Yolanda was commissioned to write about the Arts in magazines and newsletters.