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
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.
