Bio
The artist behind Studio MRAO is Rina Miriam Drescher, a Finnish-American artist working in The Refinery located in Rochester, NY USA. Her focus is on paintings and drawings of people, animals, and the natural world. She draws inspiration from observation and connections found during common everyday interactions with her environment.
Artist Statement
My main introduction to art was through using art as therapy. I filled sketchbooks with images and colors that helped me cope with a highly traumatic medical experience I survived when I was 19. I realized how balanced my art helped me feel so I kept making more and more. Now I’m surrounded by it. I kinda just feel like it’s in my nature to paint. I don’t really know how to explain this. It has certainly helped me though some difficult times and for that I’m very grateful.
More information is available at
rinamiriam.com