Valerie Mirra, b. 2003
Born in Minsk, Belarus
Based in Providence, RI and New York, NY
Education
2021-presentRhode Island School of Design : BFA Painting & Concentration in Drawing
Group Exhibitions2025No, Painting Baby, Woods Gerry Gallery, Providence, RI
Retracing, Waterman Gallery, Providence, RI
2024Landscape As, Memorial Hall Gallery, Providence, RI
Symbio/split, Gelman Gallery, Providence, RI
Inside/Broadside, Blackfish Gallery, Portland, OR
2023Duo Show, Hakan, Cold Spring, NY
EFS Triennial, Chace Center, Providence, RI
2017P.S. Art Competition, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Presentations & Installations2025TEDxRISD presentation, ‘Seeing Boundlessly, Before It’s Too Late’, RISD Auditorium, Providence, RI
2022Poster design, Jetlag Music Festival, Downsville, NY2021Logo design, Wise Herbalist, New York, NY
Solo muralist, 7Line Studio, New York, NY
Publications2025
2025 TEDxRISD Speakers Discuss Their Personal Recipes for Success, RISD News & Events
Car remodels, foraging and plein-air paintings: TEDxRISD presents ‘Recipe’, The Brown Daily Herald
2024Motorbike Superdyke vol. 3, ODD Gallery, Dawson City, YT2023RISD’s Nature Lab Promotes Sustainable Design, RISD News & Events
Honors & Awards
2023Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship
2021-presentRISD Honors Designation
SSF Scholarship
Pell Grant2020Smack Mellon Arts Ready mentorship program2019Smack Mellon Arts Ready mentorship program2017ArtsConnection Competition, winner
P.S. Art Competition, winner