ABOUT
"Vanja Seferović is a Serbia-born, Canada-based channel, energy healer and artist.
Her Healing Arts offer a space for others to connect with their hearts and receive inspiring messages and vibrations that awaken more of their true divine nature.
Vanja's artwork is inspired by her meditations and visions, often weaving together sacred geometry, feminine figures, and elements from the plant and animal worlds."
TIME TRAVEL
The Begining
I was born in Belgrade, Serbia in 1989. on the same day as Frida Khalo, as a role model and hermit Projector, with Sun in Cancer, Moon in Leo, and Capricorn Ascendant. I believed in magic and spent most of my time drawing, writing or talking to animals. I had my first group exhibition when I was 5, when I made a serious decision that I would be an artist when I grow up!
Studies
I studied Illustration & Communication Design and spent years focused on perfecting my craft. I was learning, drawing, erasing, growing. As my passion was rising and my work getting better, I became an overachiever and a perfectionist, having a hard time resting and burning out many times.
Art Career
My passion and ambition led me to co-found an art and design studio when I was only 21 (and have it for 9 years), receive a D&AD award and Masters degree in London, create 6 solo exhibitions, contribute to many group shows, and collaborate on projects with diverse clients. My career was rising.
Going Deeper
At the same time, something was missing. I was often feeling stressed and confused, suffocated in my own bubble. My achievements weren’t fulfilling, my old habits weren’t serving me anymore, and I was craving for a big change. I was ready to dive deeper, to discover what lies within.
Healing Practices
I started finding my balance by practicing daily yoga and meditation. Curiosity led me to experience many different healing practices, women’s circles and plant medicines, become an Angelic Reiki and Master Reiki practitioner and receive initiation into Clear Light Healing. My inner and outer life was transforming and I poured this inspiration into art.
My Teachers
I had many wonderful teachers throughout years. With their support and my commitment to inner work, a lot of shattering and awakening, I cleared my channel and started hearing my Higher Self and Spirit Guides. They helped me activate my intuitive gifts from other lifetimes and gave me a strong message - that I am a healer!
Alignment
I found trust, confidence and fell in love with this newly opened world. All the confusion and fear started clearing up. The ups and downs started making sense and I saw my Soul's purpose and path. After two year of solely focusing my work on energy healing offerings, painting and designing came back into my life. It all merged together into what I now call my Healing Arts - many tools with one intention, to inspire and help others to hear and follow the calling of their Heart.
Here & Now
After many years of inner and outer travels, I am now happily rooted in Calgary, Canada with my husband Andy, sharing my work in person and online! I feel like that child again, the one that believes in magic, meets life with an open heart, truthfully and freely expressing herself and playfully growing with every new day. I feel so grateful for what is here and what is yet to come, co-creating a better wold, full of beauty and Love.
TIMELINE
Inner Work
💫 2024 Co-Founded Queenlight School of Magic
💫 2022-2023 Queenllght Women's Group
💫 2022 Birthed Queenlight project and energy
💫 2022 Birthed my own healing technique with Light Language and started guiding sessions, Women’s Circles and Ceremonies
💫 2022 Tony Robins in person seminar, Mexico City
💫 2021 Mother Ayahuasca, my Guides and the magic of Tulum, Mexico, showed me that I incarnated to be a healer and to stop painting
💫 2021 Clear Light Initiation
💫 2019 Hatha Tantra Yoga Teacher Training, The Practice Bali
💫 2016 Reiki Master Initiation, grand master Margarita Milenkovic
💫 2015 Initiated into personal Satyananda Yoga Mantra
💫 2014 Transcendental Meditation, Reiki & Angelic Reiki Initiation
💫 2014 – Today Open to receiving many different healings and teachings, support from my dear physical and non-physical guides
Art & Design
💫 2010-2019 Co-founder of Art & Design studio Shonski, as Art Director, Creative Director, Artist & Designer, Bg, SRB
💫 2013-2014 Masters’ degree in Communication Design, Kingston University, London, UK
💫 2012-2013 9-5, in a Creative team of TV b92, Bg, SRB
💫 2008-2012 BA in Illustration & Animation, Faculty of Applied Arts, Bg, SRB
Solo Exhibitions
💫 2020 “Inner Game+1”, Koffein, Bg, SRB
💫 2019 “Inner Game”, Street Gallery, Bg, SRB
💫 2019 “Bottani”, Vjeran Pas, Bg, SRB
💫 2012 “New Layers”, with Stefan Knezević, UK Parobrod, Belgrade Week of Art, Bg, SRB
💫 2011 “Shark”, UK Parobrod, Bg, SRB
💫 2010 “Drawings on the wall” Multiracionalna Kompanija, Zg, HRV
Selected Group Exhibitions
💫 2024 "Beyond Boundaries", Franz Dopf gallery, Calgary, CAD
💫 2019 “Freshness”, selected by Kulturforum, House of Đura Jakšić, Bg, SRB
💫 2019 “3 House Lab Residency”, Prostor, NS, SRB
💫 2017 “Dot”, Prozor, Bg, SRB
💫 2015 “Black box”, Mikser Festival, Bg, SRB
💫 2014 “Greatest fonts in the last 10 years of Faculty of Applied Arts”, SKC, Bg, SRB
💫 2013 “Bears in honor of spring”, UK Parobrod, Bg, SRB
💫 2012 ”The artist is present”, House of Human Rights, Bg, SRB
💫 2011 “Not gated”, Prague Quadrennial, Pr, CZ
💫 2011 “Big expectations”, Mikser Festival, Bg, SRB
💫 2011 “100% Future Serbia”, Belgrade Design Week, Bg, SRB
💫 2010 “Young talents”, Belgrade Design Week, Bg, SRB
💫 1994 “October Saloon”, Children’s Exhibition, Bg, SRB
Residencies
💫 2018 IZA, Hvar, HRV
💫 2018 3 House Lab, Erdevik, SRB
Awards
💫 2014 D&AD InBook Award, Visual identity design, London, UK
💫 2012 3rd. place Award, video created with Stefan Knežević, Young Creative Chevrolet Contest, Belgrade, SRB
