Vasu Tolia
Michigan
Vasu is a contemporary painter who is constantly evolving her style. She lives in Michigan.
MessageAbout the Artist
Vasu is a contemporary painter who is constantly evolving her style. She lives in Michigan. Originally from India, she migrated to US for furthering medical career. She was a very successful academician, mentor, clinician and researcher. After retirement, she learnt drawing and painting and has found a perfect medium to pour her zeal for nature and humanity now. Presently, she is shifting from classic landscapes, flora, fauna and figures towards abstracting the same. Use of vibrant colors and geometric shapes is her hallmark to draw the viewer in to her stories on this visual journey of strokes, lines and vibrant colors inspired by people, the world and travels. The influence of Indian culture is evident in some of her figurative and Ganesha Paintings.
Vasu has received many awards for her works in local, regional and national competitions including best of shows several times, artist of the future award, published in several magazines and interviewed on radio and on YouTube by NAWA.
Her medical career has brought her numerous accolades with over 150 published research articles and book chapters. She still consults on medical issues. Vasu’s artwork has been shown in group exhibitions in Metro Detroit area, CA , NYC and in many online national exhibitions. She generously participates in projects for fund raising with her art on projects dear to her heart like healthcare, children and women’s causes. One of her paintings was featured in the TOP 20 Covid Art in Washington Post in 2020. She had two solo exhibitions so far and has two additional solo exhibitions slated for 2022. She recently joined the board of Friends of Asian Art and Culture at the Detroit Institute of Arts.
Vasu is also a budding poet who writes poems on different subjects and has been featured in several Ekphrastic events. Her bold, energetic strokes inject lyrical quality to her creations that has inspired many poets.
Exhibition Record
Solo Exhibitions
Solo Exhibition slated for Aug 2022
SOLO EXHIBITION: ‘A Woman’s Journey’ from July 12th to Aug 25th, 2017 at the Scarab Club, Detroit.
SOLO EXHIBITION: September 26th 2015 at Padzieski Art Gallery - Ford Community & Performing Arts Center, Dearborn, MI, for Foundation Of Michigan Association of Physicians of Indian Origin fundraising event.
Art for Healing of spirit and body - 9 paintings selected for Exhibition for Beaumont Hospitals from Jan 18th to April 15th; and additional 7 paintings for Exhibition at Taylor Beaumont Hospital from April 15th till July 2017
Featured in Artsy Shark website as a featured figurative artist in 2017
Group Exhibitions in Juried Shows
Participant in 27 juried group shows until Nov 2021 with 10 awards including best of show, second prize and several honorable mentions
Participant in 21 juried group shows in 2020 with 16 awards including best of show, featured by NAWA in a YouTube interview, and amongst best 20 pieces of art on Covid from Washington Post
Participant in 12 juried group shows in 2019 with 11 awards including a First Prize
Participant in 8 juried group shows in 2018 with 2 awards
Participant in 14 juried group shows in 2017 include a first and second place award
Participant in 6 juried group shows in 2016 includes 2 awards
Participant in 1group show in 2015
Bibliography
3 Paintings featured in the ‘ABSTRACT’ Issue of Art Ascent, August 2021 ( Pgs 82-84)
Featured in Destig Magazine July 2021.
4 Paintings published in Anniversary issue, vol 2 of Artist Portfolio Magazine, 2020
Scattered Ecstasies participant as a painter for Nov 2020 in collaboration with Poet from Windsor,
Covid-19 painting ‘Doctors’ Despair’ published in Grosse Pointe News, May 2020.
'Belle of the Ball’ accepted for - ekphrastic/2019 competition on Rattle and received record 370 poems submitted in response
Two paintings published in Artist Portfolio Magazine Issue 43, May 2020
One painting published in ArtAscent Magazine Feb 2020, feature Portraits
Two paintings published in ArtAscent Magazine Dec 2019, feature Motion
Scarab Club Annual Book 2015-2021
The pairs of paintings and poems in Light Ekphrastic
Education
Classes/workshops and constant evolution from observing art in museums and galleries.
MBBS from Kolkata University, India
Hello and welcome to my Artworld. I am excited to share my original works with you as representational and abstract paintings in acrylic and mixed media. As you browse through various categories, you’ll discover my love for nature, humanity and passion for uplifting women and healing of mind.
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