The Poetry and Art of Michal (Mitak) Mahgerefteh
Alexandria | Norfolk, Virginia
My work is currently exhibited and represented
by the Norfolk Botanical Garden, the Van Landingham Gallery,
and Gallery 75 at the Art League in Alexandria,
where it is featured alongside the work
of regional and national artists.
Art by Michal Mitak
I’m so glad you’re here. Through layered color, hand-embellished details, and expressive works in Indian and acrylic ink, I invite you to experience the beauty of what is fleeting and the quiet joy found in creative abundance. My poetry books, written as memoir in verse, share the same themes of memory, transformation, and resilience. Each painting and poem is a celebration of nature, emotion, and the stories we carry as they shift, bloom, and fade.
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The Poetry of Flowers
Art often begins with memory. For me, that memory is rooted in the wildflower fields behind my grandmother's house, where endless blooms stretched toward the horizon. As a child, I would lie among the flowers, watching clouds drift overhead and losing myself in daydreams. Time seemed to slow, and the ordinary world gave way to one of imagination and quiet wonder.
