ABOUT TANZINA

Artist • Curator • Educator • Reiki Master

Tanzina Amin is a Bangladeshi-Canadian visual artist, curator, educator, and Reiki Master whose work bridges creative expression and emotional well-being. Through her art, teaching, and wellness offerings, she creates opportunities for reflection, connection, healing, and personal growth.

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A Creative Journey

With a background in architecture and many years in corporate management, Tanzina brings a unique combination of creativity, structure, and life experience to her work. She is the co-founder of Artusiasm, an artist-focused gallery and curatorial initiative dedicated to supporting artists and fostering meaningful community connections through the arts.

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Art, Healing & Transformation

A deeply transformative personal healing journey led Tanzina to shift her focus from the corporate world toward a more purpose-driven path centered on art, wellness, and community service. Following intensive grief therapy in 2019, she dedicated herself to exploring the role of creativity in healing and personal transformation. As a certified Reiki Master Teacher, palliative and bereavement support volunteer, and graduate of the University of Florida's Healing with the Arts certificate program, she integrates creative and holistic practices into her work with individuals and groups.

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Artistic Practice

Primarily self-taught since the 1980s, Tanzina has continued to develop her artistic practice through professional studies in oil painting, acrylics, abstract expressionism, and design theory in both Bangladesh and Canada. Her diverse body of work ranges from realism to abstraction, with a particular passion for expressive portraits and figurative work characterized by vivid colour, movement, and emotion. Her artwork is held in private collections throughout Canada, the United States, Europe, and Asia.

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Teaching & Community

For more than fifteen years, Tanzina has shared her passion for creativity through drawing and painting classes, workshops, and community arts programming. She teaches a wide range of artistic and wellness-focused experiences, including expressive art, mindful creativity, self-portrait exploration, and art-based workshops that encourage self-discovery, resilience, and personal growth.

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Creativity as a Pathway to Well-Being

Inspired by the richness of cultural traditions, human stories, and the healing power of creativity, Tanzina believes that art can be more than something we view—it can be a pathway to connection, reflection, and transformation. Whether through a painting, a workshop, a Reiki session, or a community gathering, her work is rooted in the belief that creativity has the power to nurture both individual and collective well-being.