Patras Mirela

Art has always been a vital part of who I am. Painting is not a retreat for me, it is a necesity, a form of presence and a powerful means of understanding and expressing the world. It is how I make sense of what lies beneath the surface, both and around me.

I have been drawing for as long as I can remember. As a child, I wanted to become a fashion designer. I drew my own fashion sketches, and my mother, being a seamstress, would turn them into reality whenever she could. She practically showed me that I could be anything I wanted. Later, I painted the balcony of the house and the walls of the student dormitory, without asking myself too many questions - I simply felt the need to let color speak. Then I became a civil engineer and worked for a while in Bucharest. Art has always remained a refuge, an intimate space for reconnection and creative play.

After the birth of our second daughter, we moved with the family to Brașov. Here I met the fascinating painter Magda Vacariu. Studying oil painting with Magda Vacariu was a defining moment in my artistic journey. Her guidance gave me both the the technical foundation and the confidence to share my work publicly and to fully embrace my own artistic voice.

In my art, I am inspired by t...

2022-2025 Magda Vacariu art School, Brasov, Oil Painting

2011-2013 Master Graduate, Technical University of civil Engineering, Bucuresti, Romania

2007-2011 Civil Engineer, Bachelor's Degree, Technical University of Civil Engineering, Bucuresti, Romania

GROUP EXIBITIONS:

1. Group exhibition within the event Night of Museums, Banca de Cultura Apollonia, Brasov, 13th may 2023

2. Group exhibition within the festival “Fusion Art”, Noblesse Palace, Bucharest, 20-21th may 2023

3. Group exhibition “Flowers”, National Museum of Geology, Bucharest, 8th august-15th september 2023

4. Group exhibition “Oxymoron”, Blue Biennale ’23, Opera Brașov/ Kron Art, Brasov, 1th october-5th november 2023

5. Group exhibition “Ia romaneasca/Roumanian Blouse”, Arcub, Buharest, 1th october- 15th october 2023

6. Group exhibition within the event White Night of Galleries, 7th October 2023, Brasov in the following locations TrueCouture Shop, Dolissima Restaurant and Kool Werk Space

7. Group exhibition Winter at the castle “Staza si renastere: Iarna prin ochii artistului”, Cluj, december 2023

8. Group exhibition “Earth”, Food Wave project, organized by Brasov Metropolitan Agency, Banca de Cultura Apollonia, Brasov, November 2023

9. Group exhibition “Tempus Vernum”, March 15th – April 19th 2024, Galeria 9, Brasov

10. Group exihibition "Inner nature", Night of Museums event, May 18, 2024, Art Tower, Brasov

11. Group exihibition "Mirabilis Hortus", Night of Museums event, November 22 - January 10, 2025, ...