MIRA Gallery presents
Art & Emotion Collective
A Curatorial & Collaborative Programme by MIRA Gallery
Art & Emotion Collective is a curatorial and collaborative programme founded and led by Mira Corbova through MIRA Gallery. The programme brings together invited and guest artists for selected exhibitions, art fairs, pop-ups and special projects, creating opportunities for different artistic practices to meet in dialogue.
Each project is shaped around meaningful artistic expression, thoughtful craftsmanship and the relationship between artwork and viewer. Painting, sculpture, ceramics, light and object-based practices may come together through colour, material, texture, emotion and storytelling.
The Collective is intentionally flexible, allowing artists to collaborate through individual projects and exhibitions, while Mira Corbova’s own artistic practice remains at the heart of MIRA Gallery.
Upcoming Exhibition — February 2027
An upcoming group exhibition in Central Sydney will bring together the work of three independent artists — Mira Corbova, Alyson Hayes and Jessika Steiner.
Further exhibition details to be announced.
CURRENT & SELECTED COLLABORATIONS→
Mira Corbova
Poetic abstraction — emotional oil painting and object work infused with light and language
Mira Corbova is an abstract artist, poet and curator based in Sydney, Australia. Her abstract oil paintings explore colour, emotion and spirit through layered surfaces of pigment and gold leaf, often paired with original poetry to form visual-literary works grounded in lived emotional experience.
Her practice also extends into object-based works, where material, form and light are distilled into sculptural presence. In 2026, she continues to expand into three-dimensional works, exploring stillness, transformation and material memory.
Born in Slovakia and recognised internationally in Tokyo at the age of eleven, Mira has exhibited across Europe, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Australia, with works held in private collections worldwide.
She is the founder, curator and director of MIRA Gallery, and the founder of Art & Emotion Collective.
Alyson Hayes
Guest Artist · Art & Emotion Collective
Ceramic light sculptures that breathe calm and connection
Alyson Hayes is a Sydney-based ceramic artist creating sculptural light forms that invite quiet reflection and connection with nature. Working primarily in bone China slip, she transforms natural textures — leaves, seeds and bark — into luminous vessels that appear to glow from within.
Her work embodies stillness, regeneration and the meditative rhythm of the natural world, offering contemplative encounters shaped by light and material presence.
She exhibits widely across Australia, including The Other Art Fair, Sculpture in the Vineyards and Artisans in the Gardens, with works held in private and public collections.
Jessika Steiner
Guest Artist · Art & Emotion Collective
Vibrant and emotive acrylic paintings inspired by childhood memories and the beauty found in nature.
Jessika’s art springs from her early years in New Caledonia and Berowra Waters, where bushland, waterways and natural forms left lasting impressions on her imagination. Through acrylic and mixed media, she transforms these vivid memories into paintings that celebrate colour, movement and the organic shapes of the world around her.
Her intuitive, flowing process captures joy, wonder and nostalgia, reflecting the emotional connection between memory and environment.
Jessika exhibits regularly, and her work is held in private collections across Australia, Switzerland, the USA, Japan and the UK, as well as featured in collaborative projects with hotels and restaurants.
PAST & COLLABORATIVE ARTISTS→
Anna Filimonova
Past Collaboration · Art & Emotion Collective
Anna Filimonova is a contemporary artist known for her surreal works and, more recently, her expressive cityscapes and atmospheric interpretations of urban environments. Her work captures the energy, movement and emotional character of places through layered colour, light and distinctive mark-making.
Jed Seward
Past Collaboration · Art & Emotion Collective
Grubbs are hand-crafted collectible figurines created by New Zealand–based artist Jed Seward. Each one is individually modelled, painted and finished, resulting in distinctive characters that balance playful imagination, humour and refined artistic craftsmanship.
