About
Mirona Mara (born Romania, 1979) is based in Ireland, co. Wexford.
She is known for her drawings, illustrations and stop motion animations. Her method combines drawing, writing, film and collaborative practices to create works of art. Her work offers open, poetic prompts and a contemplative space.
Mirona Mara’s work is an exploration of the mind’s inner landscapes, the various shades of human nature, a continual search for raw emotion. With a special interest in charcoal drawing, Mirona has been pushing the limits of story-telling through stop-motion animation. Mirona studied art and journalism in Romania and continued her academic studies in Ireland, where she moved in 2003, and graduated with a first-class Honors Degree in Fine Art.
Studies
2019 – MA, NCAD Dublin
2018 – 1st Class BA Hons Fine Art, IT Carlow, Wexford Campus
2003 – BA Journalism, Superior School of Journalism, Bucharest, Romania
1999 – Ordinary Degree, Illustration, Brasov School of Art, Romania
Exhibitions
2023 – The Girl who sleeps in the heart of the tree – Exhibition and Book launch – Romanian Embassy – Dublin
2022 – Doorways and Windows – Wexford-Arts Festival
2022 – Culture Night – Romanian Embassy – Dublin
2022 – Culture and Traditions – Liberties Festival – NCAD Dublin
2022 – Romanian Embassy – I,Dracula
2021 – Samsara- short film stop motion animation – Collaboration with visual artist Jonathan Murphy, a project founded by Screen Wexford
2021- ‘Once upon a time in a town called Wexford…’ illustrations for the 70th anniversary of Wexford Festival Opera
2020 – Rise again – stop motion animation short film – Collaboration with Cursed Murphy vs The Resistance
2019 – ART=430-770THz, Group Show, Wexford
2019 – Sub-Urbica Urban music and arts festival, drawing performance
2019 – ‘Come back to me’ 1st year MA, NCAD, Dublin, Rua Red
2019 – Bealtaine Festival, live drawing performance, Wexford and Waterford
2019 – Jilted generations, live drawing performance, Arts Centre Wexford
2018 – ART= 430-770THz, Group Show, Wexford
2018 – Dialog, Kamera 8, Wexford
2018 – Cursed Murphy Laboratory, live drawing performance, Arts Centre Wexford
2018 – Jilted generations, live drawing
2018 – The Show, BA Degree Show, Wexford Arts Centre
2017 – Studio 15 group Show, Wexford
2016 – Second Year show, IT Carlow, Wexford Campus
2015 – Solo Show – Arts Centre, Campina
2014 – Solo Show – Arts Centre, Campina
2013 – Group Show- Museum of Art, Constanta
2010 – Solo Show Kilternan Gallery, Dublin
2008 – Group Show, Bray
2006 – Group Show, Bray
2005 – Stein Group Programme, Group Show, Barcelona
2004 – Group Show Instituto Italiano Di Cultura, Dublin
2004 – Studio Open Doors Arts Festival, Dublin
1999 – Degree Show, Brasov
1997 – New Generation, Group Show, Brasov
Published works
2022- The girl who sleeps in the heart of the tree, Mirona Mara, (self published, Blurb) Ireland
2022- I, Dracula by D.S.Crowe , Cover
2021 – Meaningful Blinks, Drawing Collection, Mirona Mara, (self published, Blurb) Ireland
2020 – ‘If We were God’ Mioara Anastasiu, Cover and Illustration, Romania
2018 – Povesti pentru copii, Daniel Onaca, Coresi, Romania
2017 – ‘Yes to health, No to drugs’, Alice McLoughlin , Book launch Wexford Library
2014 – Deleanu Geta, Filosofia lui Eminescu
2005 – ‘’Strongbow’’- Character Illustration – An Akajava Film Production for TG4, Dublin