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8 2 YOLANDA MOZDZEN By Bernadette Whitmore ©Yolanda Mozdzen T his is the inspirational story of NY Renowned Humanitarian Painter, Yolanda Mozdzen. As a natural born painter, Yolanda uses her talent to bring help for those less fortunate. She has been featured in Raw Artists 2012 Mixology series and paints original pieces only for charitable causes. Over the years she has helped raise thousands of dollars for deserving charities with her original pieces of work. She prides herself on painting each of her one of a kind pieces with love and emotion, dedicating a poem to each original work. Yolanda’s art travels anywhere, not only to help others but also to help animals too! Inspired and educated at an early age by her grandfather, Joseph Mozdzen, Yolanda learned how to express herself through painting. She paints because she loves to capture beauty in a way that can make people feel it when they look at her art. But really,