Yes Lioness Arts

About the Artist

Visual Artist & freelance illustrator Marjorie Borgella created Yes Lioness Arts in 1997.She began selling her original artwork through friends, galleries & exhibitions during and after college. As her work gained popularity It became clear that as a fine artist she could only create and sell a certain number of original paintings. However, if she merchandised her work by designing products featuring her artwork, she could reach many more people and make her work much more affordable.
She began showcasing her work at the many popular Cultural festivals in her home town of Brooklyn, New York. All year she would prepare to sell her work at Summer festivals and the popularity grew as well as a loyal fanbase.The company was born out of the suggestions of her local supporters to produce more products, and make them more available year round.

In the year 2000 she launched Yes Lioness.Com. The name was influenced by the Rastafarian Faith and the practice of referring to a strong & beautiful woman as a "lioness". "Yes Lioness" is a greeting as if to say "Yes Sista, I see your strength & your regal beauty". In 2001 she expanded her products to include t-shirts, greeting cards, journals & other stationary items. She also began wholesaling her products to small local retailers and shops around the country.This became a viable source of income in addition to her career as an art teacher.

Over the years her work has developed and gained a global audience through the internet. She has continued to expand the business in whatever direction it has taken her. Although her first love is painting, she loves channeling that into other work and hopes that people will enjoy the products that she creates with love.Yes Lioness is about the strength & beauty that a Woman posesses and her ability to espress herself in all that she does. Her vision for Yes Lioness.Com is to provide beauty & inspiration to people of color through Art and Culture.

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