Mirena grew up in Bulgaria and after the Berlin wall fell she immigrated to the United States. After spending some years as a digital sculptor and painter in Northern California, she now lives in New York and practices an archaic way of painting with pen and ink on paper.

 

Select Group Shows:

2010 High Line Artists Preview Exhibition, Chelsea, New York, NY
2010 High Line Open Studios, Chelsea, New York, NY

2010 USF School of Law, Group show curated by Saiko Matsumaru, San Francisco, CA
2010 Market Street Gallery, Exquisite Corpse II, San Francisco, CA
2010 site 301, SOMA Open Studios, San Francisco, CA
2010 ARC Gallery, SOMA Open Studios Preview Exhibition, San Francisco, CA
2010 Art Soiree, Exquisite Corpse I, San Francisco, CA
2010 California Modern Gallery, Selections 2010 - curated by
Ray Beldner, Alison Bing and Inga Fisher, San Francisco, CA
2009 The Bently Reserve, Haute Holidays – A local designer showcase, San Francisco, CA
2009 SOMArts Gallery, Artspan Open Studios Exhibition, San Francisco, CA
2009 Open Studios, Artspan Open Studios, San Francisco, CA
2008 Lucasfilm Annual Art exhibit, San Francisco, CA
2008 SOMArts Gallery, Artspan Open Studios Exhibition, San Francisco, CA
2008 Open Studios, Artspan Open Studios, San Francisco, CA

 

Education

2000 MA, College of DAAP, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
1997 University of Architecture, Sofia, Bulgaria

 

Awards
1998 Research Scholarship, College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning,Cincinnati, OH
1995 Architectural Fellowship, University of Architecture, Sofia, Bulgaria