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“My paintings are a personal reflection of my feelings. I take everyday familiar objects and place them in lonely and desolate environments as a reflection of a feeling often present in people displaced from their origins. My life, projected in my paintings, is a road and a continuous search to find my place in changing surroundings. As in most journeys our luggage is never big enough and we are forced to leave behind precious moments and belongings. 
The freedom to change and find a better future gives me the strength to look back at my past and perceive it not as heavy baggage but as one that contains the knowledge and experience to allow for possibilities, accept challenges and new opportunities.”

Mirena has a BFA from Pontificia Universidad Católica del Peru, Lima, where she was born. She moved to Toronto with her husband and two children in 2012. Her main medium is oil painting. 

Exhibitions

2019 Best of New Submissions, Elaine Fleck Gallery, Toronto CA
2018 Raising Artists, Artbarn School, Toronto CA
2017 Raising Artists, Artbarn School, Toronto CA
2006 Noche del Artista, Playa Blanca Lima PE
2004 Exposición La Quebrada, Galería Ivonne Sanguineti, Lima PE
2003 Yatch Club Ancon, Lima PE
2002 Arte Contemporaneo, Playa Blanca y Artco Galeria, Lima PE
2002 Expo Natale MEF, Lima PE
2002 Arte en Kapala, Lima PE
2002 Solo Exhibition, Ausencias Presentes, Galería Cecilia Gonzalez, Lima PE
2001 Expo Natale MEF, Lima PE
2001 Arte Contemporaneo, Lima PE
2000 Taller Malena Amézaga, Lima PE
1999 II Sinfonia de Colores, Pro Lirica del Peru
1998 Sinfonia de Colores, Museo de la Nacion, Lima PE
1998 Artistas Contemporaneos Country Club the Haras, Lima PE
1997 Arte Joven, Galeria Praxis, Lima PE
1997 Graduados Universidad Católica, Galeria Signos, Lima PE
1997 Galeria Centro Cultural Universidad Católica, Lima PE
1997 Bipersonal, Municipalidad de la Molina, Lima PE
1996 Bipersonal Yatch Club of Naplo, Lima PE


Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Peru