June Hankins is a figurative oil painter involved in the classical realist movement. 

 Her work explores symbolism, dream states, moods, and feelings, including female figures and animals, creating stories left to viewers’ interpretation.                                                                                                            

 June’s journey with classical art studies began when she discovered the School of Representational Art (SORA) in Chicago, established to train a new generation of artists in the traditions of the Old Masters. 

 Her passion for the knowledge and skills to successfully create an image with emotion,  transferring the painter’s feelings to the viewer, led her to continue apprenticeships in several ateliers in Chicago and Charles Cecil Studios, Florence, Italy. 

                     Today, June works on her creative figurative compositions, sculptures, and commissions in her private studio in metro Detroit.   Many of her paintings have been privately collected from exhibits in New York, Chicago, and Detroit.