Dr Rati Chand Vajpeyi
Dr Rati Chand Vajpeyi is a Clinical Oncologist ,and her work experience gave her critical insight into human emotions and the value of Life.
She uses this knowledge towards the recognition of the psychosocial aspect of Cancer and other major illnesses. She is a certified Life Coach based on Neuroscience .
Largely self taught, she practiced drawing and painting on her own as a hobby since childhood and later used it to help her patients cope. In 1997 she brought Art Therapy as an activity into PRERAK, a Cancer support group she founded in India . Her patients and their loved ones began to recognize, accept their situations and regain their motivation to live gainfully. The fruits of this activity became an annual exhibition in Kolkata, India under the banner “Healing Thru Art.”
In the afternoon of her life Rati found an opportunity to be guided in academic art, based on the drawings of Charles Bargue and the works of the Old Masters
(Charles Bargue is mostly remembered for his Cours de dessin, one of the most influential classical drawing courses conceived in collaboration with Jean-Léon Gérôme. ----Among the artists whose work is based on the study of Bargue's platework is Vincent van Gogh.—wikipedia)
Under the tutelage of Fernando Frietas, Juan Martinez and Ryan Gavin , ( instructors at the Academy of Realist Art, Toronto, and internationally acclaimed artists) she is now discovering her own dreams and making pictures for others to share them .
She is also…
She uses this knowledge towards the recognition of the psychosocial aspect of Cancer and other major illnesses. She is a certified Life Coach based on Neuroscience .
Largely self taught, she practiced drawing and painting on her own as a hobby since childhood and later used it to help her patients cope. In 1997 she brought Art Therapy as an activity into PRERAK, a Cancer support group she founded in India . Her patients and their loved ones began to recognize, accept their situations and regain their motivation to live gainfully. The fruits of this activity became an annual exhibition in Kolkata, India under the banner “Healing Thru Art.”
In the afternoon of her life Rati found an opportunity to be guided in academic art, based on the drawings of Charles Bargue and the works of the Old Masters
(Charles Bargue is mostly remembered for his Cours de dessin, one of the most influential classical drawing courses conceived in collaboration with Jean-Léon Gérôme. ----Among the artists whose work is based on the study of Bargue's platework is Vincent van Gogh.—wikipedia)
Under the tutelage of Fernando Frietas, Juan Martinez and Ryan Gavin , ( instructors at the Academy of Realist Art, Toronto, and internationally acclaimed artists) she is now discovering her own dreams and making pictures for others to share them .
She is also…
- Founder of PRERAK –a psychosocial support organization for major illnesses , registered at Kolkata ,India .
- A life member of the The Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage.
- A Founder member and former Vice President of Cancer Care India .
Rati Vajpeyi is a Member of 1. ARTS AND LETTERS CLUB, the Heritage Club at Toronto
2. THE PORTRAIT SOCIETY OF CANADA .
2. THE PORTRAIT SOCIETY OF CANADA .
