After moving from the island of Puerto Rico to the United States at 19, Yolanda attanded BMCC in Manhattan. She then earned a BS in Art from the Staten Island University in New York, where she stud...view moreAfter moving from the island of Puerto Rico to the United States at 19, Yolanda attanded BMCC in Manhattan. She then earned a BS in Art from the Staten Island University in New York, where she studied studio painting, drawing, photography and silk screening. Yolanda paints from the heart and has been influenced by the bright colors utilized by the impressionist artists such as Van Gogh and Gauguin.view less