Can art heal our emotional and mental conflicts? Is it possible to experience authentic and positive change through any artistic expression? Whether it’s music, writing, or photography, the creative arts have been a beacon of the healing process for so many people. Creative Soul, Patricia Gagic, uses art as medicine to assist those searching for alignment and expansion in their lives and transmute their emotional conflicts into an artistic experience.
Patricia Gagic is an International Contemporary Artist, Award-winning Author, and caring humanitarian from Ontario, Canada. She’s passionate about drums, and since 2021, she’s been an active percussionist.
Patricia studied Applied Mindfulness and Transformative Mindfulness and Mindfulness Without Borders from the Faculty of Social Work Factor Inwentash at the University of Toronto and is a certified Meditation Specialist and Facilitator. She is a Reiki Master and has completed courses at Yale University and the University of Alberta. Patricia became serious about becoming an abstract artist, and with her conviction, she hired a tutor to learn the French language until she was dreaming in French. She was mentored by Maestro Dragan Dragic in France, enhancing her career as an artist and developing a dear friendship.
As an Etheric Energy Leader, Patricia founded The Karmic Art Experience, an online or in-person project, merging realism with soul, guiding people to take them to a know-nothing place, using meditation, and music, where participants share their life stories and create an art piece which represents them. Through this project, Patricia wants to bring everyone into a state of community, where everyone is equal because as she explains, “we are just packaged differently”.
The Karmic Art Experience is “a global project that is transforming lives, giving people the confidence in art to show up”. Whether we are stuck in a creative quicksand, or if we are going through an emotional and turbulent time, The Karmic Art Experience is a perfect fit for everyone, whether we are an artist or not. Patricia specializes in emotional and mental healing based on the present experience, helping us “meet with our emotional triggers,” and providing tools to find healing through sound and colors.
“People crave conflict. Stay in your natural flow and don’t invent any conflict with yourself or anyone else,” Patricia encourages us to stray from dilemmas, and she uses techniques such as visualization, sound healing, and painting to unlock that which is causing conflict in our lives and to help activate our creative juices, setting a safe and comfortable space where emotions can find the freedom to express themselves through the hands onto the canvas.
Patricia exudes charisma and divine light, constantly figuring out ways to best give a helping hand. The sharpness of her wisdom reaches the soul level with the purest of intentions to help us face our inner battles and embrace our highest potential.
Through her assiduous passion, Patricia has become an iconic figure in the arts and a highly regarded female figure in Canada. She’s received and keeps receiving countless respected awards on a global scale, and her paintings are exhibited in the most prestigious museums, including the Vatican Museum.
Amongst the many accolades Patricia has received are WXN TOP 100 Most Powerful Women in Canada 4 times inducted into the Hall of Fame, winner of a gold medal in photography at the Salon National des Beaux-Arts (SNBA) at the Carrousel du Louvre in Paris, and Titan award recipient by ATIM with a documentary feature to be released in 2024. Ending 2023 with a golden crown, her work was displayed on the I Love New York jumbotron screen in Time Square on New Year’s Eve. Patricia is an admirable and honorable artist, and we can better appreciate her journey and achievements on the timeline presented at the end of this article.
“Tenacity. Resilience. Following your path. Find a solution and do the work. Hesitation is the worst crime in the making of something… Allow yourself the opportunity to execute it without hesitation. Do not second-guess yourself.” – Patricia Gagic
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DOCUMENTARY
Art Titans Episode 6 presents The Enlightened Artist Patricia Karen Gagic and the Karmic Revolution
A production of ArtTour International Magazine. Art Titans Episode 6 presents The Enlightened Artist Patricia Karen Gagic and the Karmic Revolution. Directed by Alan Grimandi & Viviana Puello
Timeline Awards & Achievements
1999
- Solo mentorship with Master Artist Dragan Dragic in Savoillan, France.
2006
- She participated in building the first Buddhist library in Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia. Together with Master Keo Ann, they built a school for poor children, an orphanage, and a school for monks. Patricia remains committed to this project. She is involved in Boeng Meala, Cambodia with a library and Innovation House. Currently, she is working with Sothany Peung in Village Romeas with a morning school for 50 children.
- The Reflections Initiative is now partnering with Patricia to combine their work in Nicaragua. The People’s Improvement Organisation has also named her an Ambassador.
2007
- Appointed Honorary Commissioner at the 52nd Venice Biennale in support of Transcendental Realism -Art by Adi Da Samraj.
- Recognized by the International Institute for Arts Accreditation as an International Certified Artist.
2008
- It was her great honor to exhibit with Dragic in Sault, France with curation by Jean Pierre Thelcide.
2013
- Knighted as a Dame of the International Order of Saint George Grand Prior of Canada.
2015
- Recognized by WXN (Women’s Executive Network) as one of the TOP 100 Most Powerful Women in Canada and received the BMO Arts and Communication award in 2015.
2016
- Recipient of the WXN Top 100 Most Powerful in Canada in the Royal Bank Category Champions.
2017
- Received the WXN Top 100 award in the BMO Arts and Communications category in 2017.
- Received the Arts Excellence Award for Courage and Commitment to Human Rights, Dignity, and Freedom from the Canadian Civil Liberties Association in Toronto, awarded to Canadians who dedicate their lives to service and art.
2018
- Exhibited at Parallax Art Fairs in London, Chelsea, and Kensington UK.
- Inducted into the WXN Top 100 Most Powerful Women in Canada Hall of Fame.
- Won the gold medal in photography at the Salon National des Beaux-Arts (SNBA) at the Carrousel du Louvre in Paris.
- Her paintings were exhibited at the prestigious Whitney Commons Gallery in Toronto, Ontario.
2019
- Exhibited at the Salons des Indépendants Grand Palais in Paris, the Brussels 3F Art Fair, and the World Art event in Cannes.
- Accepted the silver medal in Photography from the Societe Academique Arts, Sciences and Lettres de France in Paris.
2020
- Accepted the Pewter Medal for painting by the Academique Societe in Paris
- Received the Apollo and Daphne award from the Le Bernin – International Biennial of Baroque Art Salentin in Italy, the International Prize New York City.
2023
- Received the Silver Medal for painting.
Awards, Memberships, Published work and more:
- She is named Artist of the Year 2023 and a Lotus97.7 work is on the cover of the prestigious magazine.
- Patricia is also a Titan award recipient by ATIM with a documentary feature to be released in 2024.
- Patricia hosted the Art In A Box project for the WXN (Women’s Executive Network) Top 100 Most Powerful Women in Canada in July 2020 and a CAN#150 event for Female Olympians.
- She was named Artist of the Year 2020 by Art Tour International Magazine. Her painting Escape to Reality was displayed on the cover of the summer issue.
- Patricia received the Lifetime Achievement Award as a Woman of Inspiration 2020 for the Universal Women’s Network and is currently an ambassador.
- Member of Mondial Art Institute.
- World of Art Contemporary Art Magazine and Contemporary Artists and named one of the Top 10 Contemporary Artists.
- Art Tour International Magazine named Patricia Gagic one of the Top 60 best artists in New York in 2018, 2019, and 2020.
- Patricia was a co-founder and a participant in the Colors of Freedom Art portfolio. Funds were raised to support various organizations, including Round Square schools, Classroom Connections, and children affected by 911.
- Presenter on world stages to encourage and promote servitude and art: Harvard Club of Boston, on stage at Carnegie Hall in New York and the NASDAQ podium.
- Her painting was exhibited on the NASDAQ Jumbotron in Times Square in NY. She interviewed Walter O’Brian (Scorpion) on the stage of Carnegie Hall where she discussed the impact of artificial intelligence on the future of art.
- Awards and nominations, including Status of Women – Woman of the Year, YMCA Peace Medal, YWCA Women of Distinction, and the Toronto Women’s Expo Award of Excellence.
- Member of the IWF (International Women’s Forum) Toronto Chapter and past member of the Engagement Committee.
- She was a member of the Ontario Cabinet of Friends of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Sir Edmund Hilary Foundation.
- Consultant at AiDA, Academy of Imagination and Dramatic Arts in Hamilton, Ontario, and Advisor to Help Heal Humanity a registered not-for-profit supporting education in Haiti. Her work as a humanitarian includes membership in the Rotary Oakville Passport Club.
BOOKS:
Karmic Alibi, her first book published by Bettie Youngs Books, was a finalist at the USA Best Book Awards 2014 and a finalist at the International Book Awards 2015 in the Non-Fiction Narrative category. Karmic Alibi received the 2017 Book Excellence Award in Non-Fiction. She is co-author of the Amazon Best Seller Voices of Inspiration with Marlon Smith, including RockStar Success stories with Craig Duswalt, Sexy without Boundaries with Hidi Lee, and Rock Your Life with Craig Duswalt among others. She is currently doing a re-write of her book “Karma and Cash” originally released in 2015. Patricia is working on several other book projects, including “The Black Snowflake”, “Thirsters and Quenchers”, “Anger to Zen” and a collaborative piece “How to Be Human Again” with Earl Ameen.
EXHIBITIONS:
Patricia is represented by Mann Gallery (formerly 13th Street Gallery) in St. Catharines, Ontario, Art Tour International New York, and FACEC in France. She has exhibited with BB International Fine Arts in Switzerland with her work accepted to Art Fairs including Geneva, Berlin, France, Austria, Zurich, London, United Kingdom and Seoul, Korea. Exhibitions across North America have included the Coda Gallery in New York, Meg Gallery and Peak Gallery in Toronto, Artworld Fine Art, and Denison Gallery in Toronto.
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