FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE : Prominent Hamilton Women Shine — City Boasts Two Winners of Prestigious Awards at Last Night’s 2020 Women Of Inspiration Gala
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE : Prominent Hamilton Women Shine — City Boasts Two Winners of Prestigious Awards at Last Night’s 2020 Women Of Inspiration Gala
(Hamilton, November 15th) Prominent Hamilton Women Shine — City Boasts Two Winners of Prestigious Awards at Last Night’s Universal Women’s Network “2020 Women Of Inspiration” Gala last night.
The high profile annual awards show, normally held at Gala events in Toronto and Calgary, was virtual for the first time this year. Covid was unable to dampen the excitement of the high energy event as Canadian women across industries were celebrated for their achievements and their work inspiring others to greater heights. The two Hamilton women awarded are as well known in the Hamilton region as they are internationally
Winners Patricia Gagic — (Lifetime Achievement Award)
and
Tracy Lamourie of Lamourie Media (Women In Media Award)
More about the winners :
Patricia Gagic — Lifetime Achievement Award — is an internationally renowned fine artist and author who recently triumphed with yet another major European art award. Gagic has been internationally recognized with multiple awards throughout 2020 giving Hamiltonians many reasons to be proud! Around the world her work is celebrated and gathers global accolades. Today, her painting Avalon’s Dream is hanging in a prestigious Zurich gallery, ArtBox. Gagic was also recently declared Artist of The Year- 2020 the “Best Of The Best” In the Contemporary Art World by ArtTour International Magazine with her captivating abstract painting “Escape to Reality.” The painting was featured on the cover of their magazine, “ATIM’S Top 60 Masters 2020.” And that’s not all. Her work was recently featured in a two page article in AM magazine published in France. Patricia has also received three awards nominated by globally recognized FACEC International : — the gold medal in the photography section awarded by the Société Nationale des Beaux-arts (National Society of Fine Arts) in Paris; — a silver medal in the photography section awarded by the Société Académique Arts Sciences Lettres; and a pewter medal in the painting section awarded by the Société Académique Arts Sciences Lettres. And in yet another stunning piece of news, the Academia Italia in Arte Nel Mondo awarded her with the important Apollo and Daphne prize signed by Le Bernin. More about Patricia and her important work can be found at https://patriciakarengagic.com/ and https://medium.com/authority-magazine/social-impact-heroes-why-how-artist-patricia-gagic-decided-to-change-our-world-344a36937c97 and https://www.arttourinternational.com/patricia-karen-gagic/
Tracy Lamourie — Women In Media Award — is a high profile international award winning publicist based in Hamilton since 2015. previous Hamilton Spectator Readers Choice winner (2018 Platinum,2019 Diamond) and the Founder and Managing Director of Lamourie Media (previously Lamourie Public Relations.) The Hamilton Spectator reported on her two decade long campaign that ultimately helped free an innocent Pennsylvania man from Death Row in 2018 — https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/2018/10/15/two-hamilton-bleeding-hearts-and-a-dead-man-walking-free.html — and the paper was up for a major national reward for that story — https://www.hamiltonnews.com/news-story/9228513-spectator-reporter-up-for-national-newspaper-award/ and https://www.toronto.com/opinion-story/9304553-paul-berton-why-award-winning-journalism-matters/ Lamourie is also the author of the upcoming book GET REPPED — Build Your Brand With Effective Public and Media Relations. She is a well known long time advocate on a myriad of important worldwide issues and an award-winning international publicist working across industries from major entertainment projects to small businesses. Tracy is passionate about amplifying important messages and being a voice for those who most need one. She has been frequently quoted in the international media on both human rights issues and as a Public Relations thought leader. A frequent guest on TV, radio and high profile podcasts around the world on topics of leadership, empowerment, and entrepreneurship as well as all aspects of media and public relations. In addition to her win at 2020 Universal Women’s Network Woman of Inspiration, she was a 2020 RBC Women of Influence Nominee and was also nominated for the internationally prestigious 2020 Tällberg/Eliasson Global Leadership Prize. Her full business story and rise to success was told in this recent article in Los Angeles’ Prosperi Press :
The Media Mogul Who Founded Her Empire On Kindness
The winners had this to say :
PATRICIA GAGIC : “This is a moment of reflection, first to be recognized as a Canadian woman in the global art arena and second to share these honors with so many deserving women! Sincere gratitude to my nominator Kaime and those who supported this nomination. Every recipient and nominee have “Raised the Bar” and I applaud each and every one of them. Our hometown community are incredible supporters and I feel so blessed to part of it. I dedicate this award to my dear friend, the late Dr. Ruth Dwyer and who wrote one of my support letters for the Women of Inspiration. She passed away recently but I know she is in heaven cheering and celebrating with me. Congratulations and gratitude to Monica Kretschmer the Founder of UWN and all the Ambassadors who made this possible. I am deeply humbled. When we celebrate the designed success it is a salute to all. Each of us contributes in some way to inspire one another. The achievements are not mine, rather they are ours to celebrate as an appreciative inquiry into finding our ability to create with equanimity.”
TRACY LAMOURIE : “It’s an incredible day for Lamourie Media!” Lamourie, who also represents Gagic, said about the awards ceremony. “In addition to my win for Women In Media, which is super exciting, I’m very happy that Patricia was recognized with a much deserved Lifetime Achievement award, I’m absolutely thrilled that my 13 year old worldchanger client, 13 year old Oshawa based singer songwriter BOLU who made national impact this summer with her social justice themed song MAKE IT RIGHT was also recognized with the Youth Excellence Award — that truly means SO much to to me- and that Toronto based Lorin MacDonald, the attorney who took our daughter Haily Butler Henderson’s human rights case to the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal and won, was also recognized at Women Of Inspiration with the Diversity and Inclusiveness Award for 2020. AND many of my awesome power women clients across industries from all over Canada were finalists for their important work — so I couldn’t be prouder today. I’m so grateful to the Universal Women’s Network for not letting Covid get in the way of shining a well deserved light on the women across Canada who build businesses, build community, and build up each other! It’s so important to provide that encouragement, especially in these difficult times.”
More about the Women of Inspiration Awards and the Universal Women’s Network
The Universal Womens Network™ is a global platform committed to gender equality by raising the bar to advance women in their networks, communities, and workplaces. A Woman of Inspiration™ is an extraordinary woman who leads by example, lives on purpose and inspires others to be more and do more. She is a modern-day hero, game-changer, mover and shaker, and role model who leads by example. With courage, confidence, commitment, and integrity, she inspires others to go further, making a ripple impact across her community and around the globe. We are moving the needle to recognize the achievements of women making an impact locally, nationally and globally. https://universalwomensnetwork.com/women-inspiration/2020-woi-winners/
View the entire awards ceremony at https://www.facebook.com/UniversalWomensNetwork/videos/556315288556937
