The Poetry and Art of Michal (Mitak) Mahgerefteh
Original India ink paintings & Memoir in Verse
Upcoming shows
October 2026 - February 2027
Currently exhibiting at The Norfolk Botanical Garden (Floral Collections);
Currently developing a series of 6x6 paper collage with uplifting quotes for a craft show;
Donated two floral mixed-media paintings to TowneBank annual fundraising event;
Three artists show at TCC, Visual Art and Design Center (Ink Collection);
The Bodzin Gallery, Falls CHurch, Virginia (Solo Show);
The Van Landingham Gallery, artist member, monthly shows;
Art by Michal Mitak
I’m so glad you’re here. Through layered color, hand-embellished details, and expressive works in Indian and acrylic ink, I invite you to experience the beauty of what is fleeting and the quiet joy found in creative abundance. My poetry books, written as memoir in verse, share the same themes of memory, transformation, and resilience. Each painting and poem is a celebration of nature, emotion, and the stories we carry as they shift, bloom, and fade.
Leaf Motif Series
Fall has always been my favorite season. I find myself taking longer walks and bike rides through city parks, sitting at the water’s edge as the sun begins to set, and watching its brilliant, almost metallic light shift across the water. I am drawn to the changing colors, the cooler air, and especially to the quieter details of the season: READ MORE
Floral Collections
My floral work returns me to to the flower fields behind my grandmother’s house, orange groves, blackberry trees, vineyards, and luffa vines climbing an old brick wall. On warm nights, I slept beneath the stars on her veranda, surrounded by blooms, dreaming of distant places and of who I might one day become. READ MORE
New Poetry Collection 2027
Welcome to the literary side of my creative world. For me, painting and writing are deeply connected—where my brush leaves off, my words begin. These published poetry collections serve as a written mirror to the exact same themes of nature, memory, and fleeting beauty that you see captured in my artwork. Next poetry chapbook coming Spring 2027.