About
Mirona Mara’s work explores the inner landscapes of the mind and the nuanced shades of human experience, driven by a continual search for raw, unfiltered emotion. With a particular focus on charcoal drawing, she investigates the materiality of mark-making while expanding narrative possibilities through stop-motion animation. Her practice moves fluidly between observation, memory, and imagination, creating immersive, layered experiences for the viewer.
Mirona studied art and journalism in Romania before continuing her academic studies in Ireland, where she relocated in 2003 and graduated with a First-Class Honours Degree in Fine Art. Across drawing, animation, and interdisciplinary experimentation, her work consistently interrogates the intersection of personal and collective histories, memory, and the emotional resonance of everyday objects.
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
2025 – Ghost Voltage – Exhibition and Live projections – Wexford Art Centre
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 performance, Arts Centre Wexford
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
2025 – Ghost Voltage, Peter Murphy & Mirona Mara (a Literature Project Award from the Arts Council of Ireland)
2025 – The Big Switch, children’s book , Barnstown National school
2024 – A window with wings, children’s book , Screen National school
2023 – My favourite waste of time /Nowhere to go cover, The Man whom & Johnny Fox
2022 – Wolf Chronicles cover, Carol Keogh/The Wicc
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 – Filosofia lui Eminescu Deleanu Geta
2005 – ‘’Strongbow’’- Character Illustration – An Akajava Film Production for TG4, Dublin
Awards
2024 – Artlinks
2024 – Tyrone Guthrie Centre Residency
2022 – Best Animation award Kinosaray Film Fwestival – Samsara (collaboration with Jonathan Murphy)
2022 – Best Screenplay award at the Sleeping Owl Film Festival Samsara (collaboration with Jonathan Murphy)
2022- Best Experimental award Revolution me Film Festival Samsara (collaboration with Jonathan Murphy)
2022- Best Animated award Blue Moon Film Festival Samsara (collaboration with Jonathan Murphy)
2021 – Screen Wexford Short film animation funding Samsara (collaboration with Jonathan Murphy)