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Bragaza was born in Bombay, India, studied in Pakistan, Italy, and the UK before immigrating to Canada in 1966. | Bragaza was born in Bombay, India, studied in Pakistan, Italy, and the UK before immigrating to Canada in 1966. | ||
==About== | |||
She began to paint in 1964 through the influence of FRANCIS NEWTON SOUZA, the Goan artist from the Progressive Group of Painters, whom she met in London, while she attended Trinity College of Music for classical piano studies. It was there that she also started writing poetry. With no formal training in art, she continued to paint regularly, taking occasional courses at the Ecole de Beaux Arts in Montreal, Concordia University Fine Arts and the National Portrait Gallery in London. | She began to paint in 1964 through the influence of FRANCIS NEWTON SOUZA, the Goan artist from the Progressive Group of Painters, whom she met in London, while she attended Trinity College of Music for classical piano studies. It was there that she also started writing poetry. With no formal training in art, she continued to paint regularly, taking occasional courses at the Ecole de Beaux Arts in Montreal, Concordia University Fine Arts and the National Portrait Gallery in London. | ||
She has also worked with textile artists and silk painters and specialized, in her early years, with batik on silk and cotton. Through the 70's and 80's, she worked in oils. She now works solely in acrylic and mixed media. | She has also worked with textile artists and silk painters and specialized, in her early years, with batik on silk and cotton. Through the 70's and 80's, she worked in oils. She now works solely in acrylic and mixed media. | ||
===Activism=== | |||
An activist for human rights, she was selected MONTREAL WOMAN OF THE YEAR 2008 by the Montreal Council of Women and nominated for the RAEV project in 2010, an initiative of ELAN (English Language Arts Network). | An activist for human rights, she was selected MONTREAL WOMAN OF THE YEAR 2008 by the Montreal Council of Women and nominated for the RAEV project in 2010, an initiative of ELAN (English Language Arts Network). | ||
==Reviews== | |||
To quote from a 2010 ELAN RAEV publication : | To quote from a 2010 ELAN RAEV publication : | ||