Mira Hnatyshyn

Mira Hnatyshyn is a Texas-based painter of Eastern European heritage who uses art as a visual language to explore issues of culture, gender and human behavior.

Mira's work has been collected by the Saatchi Gallery in London and was featured recently in New American Paintings (#96 West Edition). She dedicated herself to painting in 1999 after a career as an art director in Washington D.C. She holds an MFA from the University of Texas at San Antonio and a BS in Advertising and Design from the University of Maryland. She also has taught at UTSA, the Southwest School of Art and ArtPace. Mira lives and works in San Antonio, TX and divides her time between painting, teaching and family.

ARTIST STATEMENT
In my work, I seek to create a visual context for the tension between appearance and reality. Reflecting my interest in patterns of socio-cultural development over time, I present narratives that draw from both history and contemporary events. In the juxtaposition, I seek to create a shared understanding of the metaphysics behind the images - a peek behind the curtains at our shared humanity.

My method rejects traditional definition although it remains grounded in formal training. It mixes the classical aspects of oil painti...

Solo Exhibitions 
Coming in June of 2024 Florecer, Dock Space Gallery, San Antonio, Texas
2020 Every Girl Wants To Be Queen, OUTRIDER Gallery, San Antonio, Texas 
2018 Feminine Divine, REM Gallery, San Antonio, Texas  
2014 Euroscapes, Blue Star Contemporary Art Museum, San Antonio, Texas 
2012 Details, Moody Learning Center, San Antonio College, San Antonio, Texas 
2012 Dear Garden: Anonymous Letters from You, Gallery 23 University Center at UTSA, San Antonio, Texas 
2011 PASA Temporary Exhibits, San Antonio City Hall, San Antonio, Texas 
2011 Bus Stop: Contemporary Art Month, San Antonio, Texas 
2009 Happiness is Easy, UTSA Satellite Space at Blue Star, San Antonio, Texas 
2009 Lineage, Cactus Bra at Blue Star, San Antonio, Texas 
2006 The Ides of Spring, Robot Art Gallery, San Antonio, Texas  
2005 Fleshly Envelope, Stella Haus Art Space at Blue Star, San Antonio, Texas 
2004 Times 12, Robot Art Gallery, San Antonio, Texas 
2003 White Minutiae, Three Walls Art Space at Blue Star, San Antonio, Texas 
2003 Rozmova Lubovlia (The Language of Love), Salon Mijangos, San Antonio, Texas 
2002 Fuga Centri Fuga, The Eternal Movement, Salon Mijangos, San Antonio, Texas 
 
Group Exhibitions 
2022 Understated Artists, Dock Space Annex, San A...