MIRA KAMADA
Contemporary Paintings from the Pacific Northwest
Mira Kamada is a contemporary painter located in Bellingham, WA. Her current colorful oil and acrylic paintings explore abstract forms drawn from nature. Kamada’s fascination with painting started early. She studied traditional oil painting as a teenager. Growing up in New Jersey she frequented major art museums and galleries in Manhattan. A pivotal event in her artistic awakening was the landmark exhibition, “New York Painting and Sculpture: 1940-1970” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, featuring the work of the Abstract Expressionists.
After completing graduate studies in painting under June Kilgore at Marshall University, Kamada taught art in West Virginia for five years. Following a break to paint full time she moved to California where she worked as a production artist for a small publishing company, and later as a designer at a daily newspaper. In the 90s she opened a graphic design studio in Monterey. Balancing a busy design studio with painting proved challenging and rewarding. After a successful second career in design she relocated to the Pacific Northwest to paint full time.
Kamada’s work has been exhibited across the US and in British Columbia. Her paintings are represented in both private and public collections, and have appeared in feature films.
SELECTED JURIED and INVITATIONAL EXHIBITIONS
Women Painters of Washington, Dreamscapes, Seattle, 2021
WPW, Small Packages, Seattle, 2021
WPW, Reflections, Seattle, 2021
WPW, Critters and Creatures, Seattle, 2021
Wenatchee Museum, WPW, 2020
Museum of Northwest Art, Auction, WA, 2016, 2018, 2019
Art in Bloom, Anacortes, WA 2015, 2016
Allied Arts, Bellingham, WA 2014
Scott Milo Gallery, Anacortes, WA 2011, 2012, 2014
CoCa Collision, Seattle, WA 2013
ArtsWest, Seattle, WA 2013
Whatcom Museum, Bellingham, WA 2013
Anacortes Arts Festival, Anacortes, WA 2012
Washington State Convention Center, WA 2012
Whatcom Museum, Bellingham, WA 2011
Edmonds Arts Festival, Edmonds, WA 2009, 2010
Poncho Art Auction, Seattle, WA 2009
The Feminine Myth, ArtsWest, Seattle, WA 2009
Collective Visions Gallery, Bremerton, WA 2009
Federation Gallery, Vancouver, BC 2006
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
Edmonds Center for the Arts, WA 2010
Allied Arts, Bellingham, WA 2009
Monterey Conference Center, CA 1998
Pacific Grove Art Center, CA 1996
FILM
Lesser Evil, 2006; His and Hers Christmas, 2005
EDUCATION
Master of Arts, Painting/Studio Arts,
Marshall University,
Arthur B. Carpenter Award for Excellence in Art
Bachelor of Arts, Art Education,
Marshall University,
Magna Cum Laude
I'd love to hear from you!
FINE ARTIST, PAINTER, DESIGNER
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Bellingham, WA
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