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“Dreams, Moons and Mandalas” Featuring Artwork of Olga Lucia Toro

Posted on April 5th, 2014 • Category: Acrylic, Art, Art in Public Spaces, Galleries, Helpful Hints, Lake Worth Campus, Local News and Events, Palm Beach State College

Olga Lucia Toro combines her Columbian heritage with a life long passion of exploring art and symbolism to stimulate others through her artwork. She creates a physical manifestation using the ancient form of the mandala and opens a gateway for us to be inspired. The Rickie Report is eager to share the details of Olga’s exhibit at Palm Beach State College, where she plays many roles.

Olga Lucia Toro

Exhibit Continues Through April 11

The Gallery at Lake Worth Campus

Humanities Building – First floor
4200 Congress Ave. Lake Worth, FL 33461

Gallery Hours: Monday through Friday 9 am – 4 pm

For more information call (561) 868-3270 or 868-3909

Olga Lucia Toro was born in Bogota, Columbia. In 1990 she received a degree in Journalism and Social Communication from the Universidad de la Saban. She later graduated with a degree in Psychology from that same institution. Olga holds a masters in Education in Counseling from Florida Atlantic University. In 2000, she moved to the United States and pursued studies relating to Buddhist psychology, mindfulness, art and meditation.

Since 2005, Ms. Toro has been affiliated with Palm Beach State College. She serves as an Adjunct Professor for the Center for Leadership and Professional Studies, as an Inspirational Speaker for the Global Education Center and the “Dream It, Do It” Club. She also facilitates the Annual Spanish Language Celebration Week among other events.

Along with her academic endeavors, Olga has continued her life long passion to study the connections between art, symbolism, Eastern philosophies and mythology as gateways to our innermost human essence.

Olga’s work is inspired by Carl Gustav Jung and his theories on the power of symbols. She lives in Palm Beach County and dedicates her time to inspire others through her artwork, life coach sessions and inspirational speeches.

Since 2010, painting mandalas became a practice by which Ms. Toro creates a visual manifestation of her expertise in spirituality, symbolism and psychology. Most of her paintings follow the pattern of a circle as a way to tap into the qualities of the mandala. According to Jung, a mandala is a symbol of psychic wholeness.