Mirela Moscu (b. 1986) lives and works in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. She holds an MA from the University of Art and Design, Cluj-Napoca. In 2014 she was a finalist for the Gilchrist Fisher Award. Her recent exhibitions include Sky-like Hope, Suprainfinit Gallery, Bucharest, 2019, Description of Silence, Frameless Gallery, London, 2018, The Moist, Half-Open Darkness of the Leaves, Lateral ArtSpace, Cluj-Napoca, 2017.

Mirela Moscu's meticulous compositions often interweave fantasy and folklore, bringing them into plain sight. Her work, employing a broad color palette, turns natural landscapes into the nexus of the uncanny and the familiar. Her precise yet expressive brushstrokes give form to her visions by giving weight to fleeting encounters.

(Ana-Caterina Corrêa de Lima)