Elephant with raised trunk (2017) Painting by Vasu Tolia

Vasu Tolia is a physician, visual artist and a poet. After a successful career in Academic Pediatric Gastroenterology for thirty-five years , she decided to pursue her other passions in life, namely art and literature upon retirement from medical profession. She has rewired herself by learning painting and joining poetry tribe to pour her creative energy on canvas and paper. 

One lifetime is not enough to execute all the ideas bubbling in Vasu’s mind. Her works connect nature and humanity - her main inspirations. Each subject, whether a human, animal, still life, nature, space or abstraction is caught in a particular moment in time. Use of different styles and media add a unique dimension to her portfolio as she uses impressionism, post-impressionism and expressionism eras in both her abstract and representational work. Strokes and geometric shapes in different directions create texture, rhythm and forms in her paintings using acrylic or mixed media. She wants the viewer to interpret it in their own way to discover their voice and mood in her painting. This enables her to communicate on a personal level without words.

She is a strong advocate for human rights, specially women’s. She pursues the theme of empowering Women’s role in everyday life in the community, state, country and the world using her muse - WOMAN - through art . It is a true joy for her to depict the women as  role models of success, love and inspiration .Her goal is to provide a spiritually uplifting experience while delivering message of respect and equality for women to the world.

• Nationality: UNITED STATES
• Date of birth : unknown date
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• Groups: Contemporary American Artists