Mara is a Canadian artist whose richly textured paintings—ranging from abstracts to florals and portraits—are defined by bold colour and dynamic surface treatment. A graduate of OCAD University in Interdisciplinary Studies, she sculpts, scratches, and scribe-marks her surfaces to create layered visual depth. Working in both oil and acrylic, she lets subject dictate medium. Originally from Treviso, Italy, Mara now paints full-time, with works held in collections across North America and Europe.