About the Award Winning Artist Vasu Tolia

Vasu Tolia creates empowering Art for Mindful Living. Discover vibrant, socially conscious artworks that inspire, heal, and uplift. She is an emerging artist with a passion for creative expression, gender equality, and charitable giving. Each original piece tells a unique story, celebrating women's narratives, nature's beauty, and the universal human experience. Each high quality artwork supports impactful causes with every purchase. Invest in an enriching creative journey that fosters self-transcendence and community impact. Vasu is mainly a self-taught artist who found her passion for visual arts after retiring from the medical field. Through her representational and abstract paintings, she aims to capture the serene beauty of the natural world. Vasu is particularly drawn to depicting women in various roles and translating intangible thoughts and emotions into images that convey stories. Vasu strives to capture the essence of different cultures from her travels in her work . She approaches each painting series thematically, working to transform the ordinary into something mystical yet relatable. Her vibrantly colorful paintings have an allure that makes a lasting impression.

Vasu also writes ekphrastic poems based on her visual art as another medium to express the emotions imbued in each piece. She enjoys participating in exhibitions and connecting with fellow artists. Over the past few years, her work has garnered numerous accolades. 

Through her artistic endeavors, Vasu is deeply committed to several missions close to her heart and will donate a portion of the funds from the sale of her artworks and by-products for these causes. She has collaborated with three charities for fulfilling her missions through her creations.

Firstly, she wants to empower women to overcome obstacles and find their rightful place in the world. Her depictions of women in various roles aim to inspire and uplift. 

Secondly, she wants to promote healing for mental and physical illness for patients by supporting medical research. She cares deeply about the challenges faced by the population affected by the Autism Spectrum Disorder. Her serene healthcare paintings work towards this goal of healing.

Finally, Vasu is dedicated to protecting the environment. By celebrating nature's beauty in her art, she hopes to motivate others to preserve our world.

Awards and Recognitions

  • November 2023

  • November 2023

  • September 2023

  • September 2023

  • View award - August 2023

  • View award - May/June 2023

  • View award - May/June 2023

  • February/March 2023

2023

  • November 2022

  • October 2022

  • October 2022

  • October 2022

  • August 2022

  • August 2022

2022

Where You Can Find Vasu’s Artwork

Artwork in Public Places

  • Henry Ford Medical Center, Macomb Facility

    • Painting titled 'Determination' - May 2023

  • Baker College, Royal Oak, MI Campus

    • Three paintings - Oct 2022

Artwork on Journal Covers

  • The Emerging Infectious Diseases by CDC

    • Painting titled "The World United" - Dec 2022

Features on Websites/Blogs

Solo Exhibitions

  • Posterity Arts and Framing Gallery, Grosse Pointe

    • Theme: 'NATURE' - Sept 6th to Oct 11th, 2023

  • Brewery Park Gallery, Detroit

    • Theme: 'THIS IS EVERY WOMAN' - Sept 1st to Sept 29th, 2023

  • Livonia Fine Arts Gallery, Livonia

    • Theme: 'The Symphony of Sentiments' - Aug 2nd to Sept 21st, 2022

  • Scarab Club, Detroit

    • Theme: 'A Woman’s Journey' - July 12th to Aug 25th, 2017

  • Padzieski Art Gallery - Ford Community & Performing Arts Center, Dearborn, MI

    • Foundation Of Michigan Association of Physicians of Indian Origin fundraising event - September 26th, 2015

Exhibitions for Healing

  • Beaumont Hospitals

    • 9 paintings selected for exhibition - Jan 18th to April 15th, 2017

  • Taylor Beaumont Hospital

    • 7 paintings exhibited - April 15th till July 2017

Group Exhibitions

Participant in 19 juried group shows until Oct 2023

Participant in 24 juried group shows in 2022

Participant in 24 juried group shows in  2021

Participant in 21 juried group shows in 2020

Participant in 12 juried group shows in 2019

Participant in 8 juried group shows in 2018

Participant in 14 juried group shows in 2017

Participant in 6 juried group shows in 2016

Participant in 1 group show in 2015