Raised in the foothills of the Sonoran Desert, Nichole Yanota was strongly influenced by the brilliance of her natural world; the blossoming cactus a perfect coexistence of the fragile and the fierce. In early life, her drawings rose to the challenge of recording emotions and experiences, and became her voice for expressing ideals. Nichole studied the arts during college and attended an artist’s school, focusing on figure drawing and anatomy. She left the desert for the mountains in 2006 and now resides in the beautiful Crowsnest Pass, Alberta. The focus of her work highlights nature’s connection to the human spirit.

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