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Who is Patricia Fitzgerald?Patricia is a visual artist, author and mindfulness meditation facilitator located in Dublin, Ireland. Her main focus is on the art of Mandala and the power of mandala as a tool for the expansion of consciousness. Her internationally selling work has been exhibited extensively in Ireland and abroad. As well as creating stunningly detailed mandalas, she also hosts workshops and retreats on Mandala creation and meditation. She is a part of the creative collective outlet who are situated in the Courtyard at Marlay Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin.Patricia studied Visual Education and Communication at Dun Laoghaire College of Art & Design (IADT) and also holds a first class honours degree in Philosophy and Sociology from University College, Dublin where she was also awarded a post graduate scholarship.Her first book Healing Creations: Discover your mindful self through mandala colouring and journaling (Collins Press 2016) contains forty hand drawn mandalas for you to engage with, positive quotations and wisdom from many of the world's best thinkers plus meditation. Her second book ‘Who Would You Be If..’ is a personal development book for women and was published by Red Stag Books in December 2018.She has featured on The RTE Today Show, The Irish Times, The Independent, Irish Examiner, Victoria Mary Clarke's The Art of Living Show, Derry City FM's Arts show, Positive Life, Live Encounters, The Dublin Enquirer and on many other radio shows and magazine features.Patricia was a Senior Librarian and Arts Officer with South Dublin Libraries for over 27 years until she changed her career in 2017 to pursue her art and meditation practice full time. During her time there, she organised many events including TEDxTallaght (she was the principal organiser and license holder for nine years), The Red Line Book Festival, Culture Night, Seachtain na Gaeilge, Children's Book Festival, Bealtaine, and more.She underwent treatment for TNBC Breast Cancer treatment in 2021/22 whilst simultaneously losing both of her parents during that time. She believes that the tools she has built up creatively and through meditation greatly helped navigate this extraordinarily difficult time. She is also an advocate for women with breast cancer and for the rights of women and children to have single sex spaces and keep safeguarding and language in [email protected]