Mirka Madeleine Mora b. 18 March 1928

Also known as Mirka Mora, Mirka Madeleine Zelik
  • Artist (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer),
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Ceramist)
Mirka Mora’s joyeous experimental art gave a bohemian flavour to Melbourne life, both with her former husband, the resistance fighter and restaurateur Georges, and then with her wide circle of friends and extended family.
Tags: bohemian, Feminist
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Name
Mirka Madeleine Mora
Also known as:
  • Mirka Mora
  • Mirka Madeleine Zelik
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer)
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Ceramist)
Other Occupation
  • restaurateur (ANZSIC code: 4511) -
  • painter, doll maker, embroiderer -
Tags:
bohemian
Feminist
Birth date
18 March 1928
Birth place
Paris, France
Death date
27 August 2018
Death place
Melbourne, Victoria
Active Period
  • 1951 - 2006
Arrival
  • 1951
Residence
  • c.1951 - c.2018 Melbourne, Victoria
Cultural Heritage
  • Jewish
  • French
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Legacy data. Source 'unknown'
  • Queen Victoria Museum & Art Gallery History Archive.

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  • Mirka Mora: Paintings: 'The Finding of Erichthonius' (exhibited at)
  • Project 20: Fabric Art (exhibited at)
  • Herald outdoor art show 1959 (exhibited at)
  • Know My Name: Australian Women Artists 1900 to now Part 1 (exhibited at)
  • Embroideries of Mirka Mora (exhibited at)
  • Mirka Mora: where angels fear to tread: 50 years of art 1948-1998 (exhibited at)
  • Women at Watters (exhibited at)
  • Mirka Mora (exhibited at)
  • Mirka Mora: Paintings: 'The Finding of Erichthonius' (exhibited at)
  • Project 20: Fabric Art (exhibited at)
  • Herald outdoor art show 1959 (exhibited at)