Mirka Mora
Mirka Mora’s surviving sons launch legal action over artist’s estate
A family legal battle is brewing over the estate of the late Australian artist Mirka Mora.
- Kerrie O'Brien
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Before my grandfather, most Australians had never eaten steak cooked in this way
The granddaughter of Mirka and Georges Mora, curator Lily Mora was 25, single and living in London, when meeting her husband forced her to change her plans.
- Jane Rocca
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One of Melbourne’s most iconic restaurants for sale after nearly 30 years
The Tolarno Hotel in St Kilda, which features Mirka Mora’s murals, is going on the market, with the buyer able to score a restaurant, hotel and prized artwork.
- Stephen Brook
It makes art sexy and accessible: Heide turns 40
John and Sunday Reed championed emerging artists and their legacy lives on, as Heide celebrates its 40th anniversary.
- Kerrie O'Brien
‘She loved to embarrass people’: William Mora on his mum, Mirka
The acclaimed artist’s son has carved his own career as a gallerist.
- Kerrie O'Brien
The art world is built on elitism, says Lily Mora – so she’s shaking things up
Growing up in a family of artists and gallerists, Lily Mora is carving her own path as an advocate for emerging artists. Often asked by friends where to buy art that’s not too expensive, she spied a niche.
- Kerrie O'Brien
When Mirka Mora brought inspiration and impudence to East Gippsland
Mirka taught in her own style about her own brand of art and the way she saw it. Listening to her was fascinating and inspiring.
- Peter Millard
Mirka's message through art: to recognise humanity in one other
The Jewish Museum of Australia will hold its first exhibition on beloved artist Mirka Mora later this year.
- Carolyn Webb
Inspiration blooms via museum despite lockdown
Creative types at home have drawn inspiration from the Heide circle of artists, while the museum intends to open a healing garden at the end of the year.
- Kerrie O'Brien
An exhibition of unseen works reveals Mirka Mora's joie de vivre
“Mirka”, as she was universally known, was vibrant, theatrical and compulsively creative.
- John McDonald