Veralyn Villanueva Sold at Auction Prices

b. 1973 -

Veralyn Villanueva (1973- ) - Biography - Born and Raised in Kailua-Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii, Veralyn's propensity towards the arts was apparent by age six. Moving to Ohio at the age of thirteen, she was introduced to the works of Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse whose distinctive, abstract techniques would years later become a driving influence in her own artistic expression.
Inspired by her return to the islands, she began putting paint to canvas in late 1996, rekindling a prolific passion and unveiling a natural proclivity for abstract and cubist paintings.
In less than a year, she would gain island wide recognition with a debut public showing in November 1996, and a featured television segment on the Hawaiian Moving Company in January 1997 and June 1997, that dubbed her a Picasso Painting Prodigy.

Known best for her analytical cubist perspective of traditional themes with deep, vivid colors and primary tones, Villanueva's new "Hawaii Heritage and Folk Art" collection moves the self-taught artist in a creative direction more reflective of her local roots. Her work captures the warm and whimsical free spirit of the islands with a vibrant palette of pastel hues and tropical colors.

Villanueva's new homegrown perspective takes a modern day look at Hawaii's world-renowned outdoor lifestyle. Her subjects, mostly female, are exotically depicted dancing hula, making music, playing on the beach or in the ocean, often surrounded by colorful plants, birds, fish and dolphins. The bright and cheerfully adventurous detailed original oils remain true to Villanueva's signature neo-cubist style.

Today, Villanueva's works hang in private collections across the country and around the world. All of her work is created exclusively in Hawaii where her prolific style and exotic, artistic vision have earned her recognition as one of the island's most unique neo-cubist artists.