MIRA RAMAN, WORLD RENOWNED ISRAELI ARTIST, TO BE FEATURED AT SIRANI GALLERY

Israeli artist Mira Raman will be visiting Sirani Gallery and presenting her collection on February 20 and 21, 2010. Meet the artist on Saturday, February 20 from 11 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. and on Sunday, February 21 from 12 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Mira will present a gallery talk on Saturday, February 20 at 5:30. There also will be a brunch reception, by RSVP only, from 11:00 a.m. to 12 noon on Sunday, which will include a gallery talk.

Mira’s entire body of work will be on display while she is visiting Pittsburgh, directly from Israel. We are only one of five stops on Mira’s exclusive tour of the U.S. which includes the Boca Raton Museum Show, Key West Arts Center Annual Art Show, the Artists Association of Palm Springs Exhibition and the Chicago Moriah Congregation Biennial Judaica Exhibition, a juried exhibition known to be one of the finest in the country.

In her art, Mira shares a magical world filled with whimsy and joy. She combines acrylic paint with handmade paper to create beautiful domestic interiors and gardens that are filled with not only beautiful flowers, but also bunnies, bikes, balloons and other icons of happiness.

Mira herself explains that from a very young age, she “would sail away on an imaginary voyage, which I filled with the places and things I found in the magazines. I created little stories and, by freeing them from their paper prisons, I was convinced in my head that I was enabling them to take off - and become part of the real world." Today her imaginary places fill one with wonder and happiness. They have to bring a smile to your face.

Sirani Gallery, 5875 Forbes Avenue, Squirrel Hill, is open daily. Private appointments and home visits also can be arranged. For more information and to RSVP, please call 412-422-2121 or visit our Web site www.siranigallery.com

Exhibition and Visit with Artist: February 20 -21, 2010

Saturday, February 20, 11-9 (gallery talk at 5:30 p.m.)

Sunday, February 21, noon-4

Brunch Reception by RSVP only: Sunday, February 21, 11-12, including a gallery talk by artist