Mihira Karra

Mihira Karra is a fabric collage artist based in Vienna, VA. Born in 1958 in Calcutta, India, and growing up in West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh, Mihira came to the United States to pursue graduate school in 1979 in the sciences. She is currently a senior public health scientist with the United States government.

Karra started sketching and using pastels as a child and realized her passion for portraiture and figurative art at age twelve. She focused mainly on portraits of family and friends early on, using them as live models to pose for her. She later used photographs as inspiration for figurative work. Her work in International Development has also inspired portraits of women, men, and children from her travels around the world.

More recently, Karra has delved into the world of fiber arts, using fabric as a medium for portraits and figures. She is also an avid knitter and has knit over 800 articles of clothing for men, women, and children. She is a member of the Vienna Art Society, The Potomac Fiber Arts Guild, and The Potomac Fiber Arts Gallery at the Torpedo Factory in Alexandria, VA. She has exhibited in several shows of the Vienna Art Society and The Potomac Fiber Arts Gallery.