Mira Schor is one of the foremost feminist painters of the past fifty years. Operating in the nexus of language, painting, and feminist theory, Schor has continually imbued formalism with political urgency, and reminded viewers that written discourse and physical form are inherently linked. Her work has included major periods in which gendered narrative and representation of the body have been featured; in other periods the focus of her work has been representation of language in drawing and painting. She draws on multiple sources of imagery and art historical reference to inform her paintings. The central theme in recent work is the experience of living in a moment of incipient fascism, climate collapse, and accelerated time, set against the powerful pull of older notions of craft, and visual pleasure. Her imagery and surfaces are sometimes transgressive, yet often at the same time delicate, poetic, and private, embodying her richly dimensional thinking. Schor overlays imagery and language to reverse the elision of female agency, systems of power, control, and subversion. In today’s social climate of conservative backslide and the erasure of civil liberties, her legacy and current work are as important as ever. Mira Schor (b. 1950, New York, US) lives and works in New York City.
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Mira Schor
Flower "(Pregnancies...Eating in Private)," 1973
Gouache on paper, Framed
15 x 11 1/4 inches, 38.1 x 28.6 cm
Mira Schor
Untitled, 1974
Gouache on paper, Framed
14 x 10 1/4 inches, 35.6 x 26 cm
Mira Schor
Figure, 1979
Pastel, dry pigment, and mixed media on rice paper, Framed
9 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches, 24.1 x 21.6 cm
Mira Schor
Red Petal, March 18, 1984
Gouache and mixed media on rice paper, Framed
73 1/4 x 38 inches, 186.1 x 96.5 cm
Mira Schor
Birthday, 1983
Plaster, paper and oil stick on wire, dry pigment and Japan Gold Size on rice paper
89 x 26 x 15 inches, 226.1 x 66 x 38.1 cm
Mira Schor
Black Bird Naked Shadow, July 10, 1981
Dry pigment, pastel, graphite, and medium on rice paper, Framed
18 1/2 x 24 1/2 inches, 47 x 62.2 cm
Mira Schor
Baroque Forest Scene, 1981
Dry pigment on rice paper, Framed
24 x 26 1/2 inches, 61 x 67.3 cm
Mira Schor
Red Stone and Penis Stone,
August 20, 1983
Dry pigment, pastel, and gouache on rice paper, Framed
24 3/4 x 37 1/2 inches, 62.9 x 95.3 cm
Mira Schor
Shell, Ribbon, Red
, May 4, 1987
Ink and dry pigment on paper, Framed
6 1/2 x 4 5/8 inches, 16.5 x 11.7 cm
Mira Schor
The Impregnation of M, 1987
Oil on canvas
112 x 12 in, 284.5 x 30.5 cm
Mira Schor
Red Sky, White Trees, 1982
Dry pigment on rice paper, Framed
39 1/2 x 24 inches, 100.3 x 61 cm
Mira Schor
Hanging Judges
, October 3, 2018
Gouache and ink on kraft paper, Framed
18 x 24 inches, 45.7 x 61 cm
Mira Schor
Gemini and Black Bird/ Storm, July 18, 1981
Dry pigment, pastel, and graphite and medium on rice paper, Framed
15 1/2 x 29 1/4 inches, 39.4 x 74.3 cm
Mira Schor
The Life of a Spinster, August 22, 1988
Dry pigment, pastel, and graphite on rice paper, Framed
14 1/2 x 10 inches, 36.8 x 25.4 cm
Mira Schor
Untitled, 1987
Dry pigment, pastel and medium on rice paper, Framed
11 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches, 29.2 x 21.6 cm
Mira Schor
Beige Rock Dark Sea, August 16, 1983
Dry pigment, pastel, and gouache on rice paper, Framed
38 1/2 x 23 1/2 inches, 97.8 x 59.7 cm
Mira Schor
Giant Milkweed Pod, November 25, 1983
Gouache, dry pigment, and medium on rice paper, Framed
61 1/2 x 36 3/4 inches, 156.2 x 93.3 cm
Mira Schor
After New Year’s, 1982
Dry pigment and medium on rice paper, Framed
25 x 25 1/2 inches, 63.5 x 64.8 cm
Mira Schor, WET, Installation view at Lyles & King, New York, 2024
Mira Schor
Pandemic Drawing #2, March 24 2020
Ink and gesso on paper, Framed
12 x 16 inches, 30.5 x 40.6 cm
Mira Schor
Ink, gouache, and crayon on paper, Framed
9 3/8 x 12 3/8 inches, 23.8 x 31.4 cm
Mira Schor
"Power" Frieze Figures: Flesh and Painting, 2016
Ink, oil, and gesso on tracing paper, Framed
22 1/4 x 12 inches, 56.5 x 30.5 cm
Mira Schor
Forest Scene, February 16, 1987
Dry pigment, graphite and medium on rice paper, Framed
12 1/2 x 10 inches, 31.8 x 25.4 cm
Mira Schor
Untitled, July 27, 1989
Ink and crayon on paper, Framed
9 3/8 x 12 3/8 inches, 23.8 x 31.4 cm
Mira Schor
Untitled, October, 2021
Ink on paper, Framed
8 1/2 x 12 inches, 21.6 x 30.5 cm
Mira Schor
Birch (Shroud of Turin), 1982
Dry pigment, pencil, and Japan Gold Size on rice paper, Framed
60 x 23 inches, 152.4 x 58.4 cm
Mira Schor
Drawing, July 21, 2002
Ink and gesso on tracing paper, Framed
23 3/4 x 27 1/2 inches, 60.3 x 69.8 cm
Mira Schor
White Figure in the Woods, 1982
Dry pigment rice paper, Framed
39 x 26 inches, 99.1 x 66 cm
Mira Schor
Torn, October 13, 2023
Ink on paper, Framed
7 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches, 18.4 x 24.1 cm
Mira Schor
Torn, October 15, 2023
Ink on paper, Framed
8 1/2 x 9 3/4 inches, 21.6 x 24.8 cm
Mira Schor
Flesh, 2015
Ink and gesso on tracing paper, Framed
15 1/2 x 19 1/4 inches, 39.4 x 48.9 cm
Mira Schor
Graves, 1973
Gouache on Arches paper, Framed
22 x 30 inches, 55.9 x 76.2 cm
Mira Schor
Slit (Mirror Image), 1994
Oil on linen
12 x 16 inches, 30.5 x 40.6 cm
Mira Schor
Breast and Egg, 1990
Oil on 10 linen canvases
20 x 16 inches, 50.8 x 40.6 cm (each)
80 x 40 inches, (203.2 x 101.6 cm (total)
Mira Schor
Dress: Red page, 1975
Charcoal and dry pigment on rice paper, Framed
77 x 18 1/2 inches, 195.6 x 47 cm
Mira Schor
Mask "A False Spring," March 5, 1977
Ink, traces of dry pigment, and Japan
Gold Size on rice paper, Framed
Two-sided
11 x 9 inches, 27.9 x 22.9 cm
Mira Schor
Mask "Blue Grey Veil," August 9, 1977
Ink, dry pigment, gouache, pastel, and Japan Gold Size on rice paper, Framed
Two-sided
10 x 8 inches, 25.4 x 20.3 cm
Mira Schor
Mask, 1977
Dry pigment, ink and Japan Gold Size on rice paper, Framed
Two-sided
15 1/2 x 12 inches, 39.4 x 30.5 cm
Mira Schor
Mask, August 25, 1977
Dry pigment, ink, and Japan Gold Size on rice paper, Framed
Two-sided
9 1/4 x 7 1/2 inches, 23.5 x 19.1 cm
Mira Schor
War Frieze XVI: Margin of Safety—Gender, 1994
Oil on linen
12 x 16 inches, 30.5 x 40.6 cm (each)
12 x 112 inches, 30.5 x 284.5 cm (total)
Mira Schor
Area of Denial (Color TV), 1992
Oil on 4 linen canvases
16 x 20 inches, 40.6 x 50.8 cm (each)
16 x 80 inches, 40.6 x 203.2 cm (total)
Mira Schor, WET, Installation view at Lyles & King, New York, 2024
Mira Schor
Dress: House-tree-person-blue door, 1977
Ink, dry pigment, and pastel on rice paper, Framed
Two-sided
60 x 16 1/2 inches, 152.4 x 41.9 cm
Mira Schor, Tipping Point, Installation View at Lyles & King, New York, NY, January 8 - February 7, 2021
Mira Schor, Tipping Point, Installation View at Lyles & King, New York, NY, January 8 - February 7, 2021
Mira Schor, The Painter's Studio, 2020, Ink, acrylic, and gesso on tracing paper, 119 x 228 inches, 302.3 x 579.1 cm
Mira Schor, After the Party's Over, 2020, Oil on canvas, 111 x 228 inches, 281.9 x 579.1 cm
Mira Schor, Ten Masks, #9, 1977 (alternate view)
Mira Schor, Ten Masks, #9, 1977, Ink and Japan gold size on rice paper, 9.5 x 7.5 inches
Mira Schor, War Frieze VII: dada, 1992, Oil on 8 linen canvases, 12 x 16 inches (each), 12 x 128 inches (total), 30.5 x 40.6 cm (each), 30.5 x 325 cm (total)
Mira Schor, War Frieze V: pub(l)ic h/air, 1991-92, Oil on 8 linen canvases, 12 x 16 inches (each), 12 x 128 inches (total), 30.5 x 40.6 cm (each), 30.5 x 325 cm (total)
Mira Schor, Cunt; Curtain, 1993, Oil on linen, 16 x 20 inches
Mira Schor, Slit of Paint, 1994, Oil on canvas, 12 x 16 inches
Mira Schor, Drops of Blood, 1993, Oil on linen, 16 x 20 inches
Mira Schor in front of War Frieze in her studio at Marie Walsh Sharpe Foundation, 1993 (photo: Sarah Wells)
Mira Schor, Portrait at Lyles & King, April 2018
Mira Schor, Empty Dress, Red Flower, 1974, Gouache on paper, 7.5 x 4.5 inches
Mira Schor, A Very Large Fragile Drama, 2019, Ink and gesso on yellow tracing paper, 90 x 118 inches, 228.6 x 299.7 cm
Mira Schor, Book of Pages, 1976, Mixed media on rice paper, 12 x 20 x 1 inches
Mira Schor, Dress Book, 1977, Mixed media on rice paper, 57 x 24 inches, Verso
Mira Schor, Skate Figure, May 4, 1987, Ink on paper, 6.5 x 4.5 inches
Mira Schor, Patriotism On the Blood of Women, 1989, Oil on canvas, 16 x 20 inches
Mira Schor, Strange Fruit, 1988, Oil on 21 canvases, 12 x 16 inches and 16 x 20 inches, Overall 112 x 53 inches
Mira Schor, Strange Fruit, 1988 (detail)
Mira Schor, Dicks or Impregnation of the Universe, 1988, Oil on 21 canvases, 12 x 16 inches and 16 x 20 inches, Overall 112 x 53 inches
Mira Schor, Dicks or Impregnation of the Universe, 1988 (detail)
Mira Schor, MA(me)MA, 1991, Oil on 12 canvases
Mira Schor, Area of Denial, 1991, Oil on linen, 16 x 20 inches
Mira Schor
“For Which It Stands,”Oil on linen
16 x 20 inches, 40.6 x 50.8 cm
Mira Schor, Pardon Me Ms., 1989, Oil on 14 canvases, 40 x 112 inches
Mira Schor, Joy, 1994, Oil on linen, 12 x 16 inches
Mira Schor, Area of Denial II, 1993, Oil on linen, 16 x 20 inches each
Mira Schor, Area of Denial II, Installation View at Horodner Romley Gallery, New York, NY, 1993
Mira Schor, Flesh, 1997, Oil on linen, 12 x 16 inches
Mira Schor, Undue Burden, 1989, Oil on linen, 16 x 20 inches
Mira Schor, Red Rain Comma, 1993, Oil on linen, 16 x 20 inches
Mira Schor
Slit of Paint, 1994
Oil on canvas
12 x 16 inches, 30.5 x 40.6 cm
Mira Schor, Mirror in Flesh, 1994, Oil on linen, 12 x 16 inches
Mira Schor, Boy Meets Girl, 1993, Oil on linen, 12 x 16 inches
Mira Schor, Grey Snake, 1992, Oil on linen, 12 x 16 inches
Mira Schor, Sign 2005, Oil on linen, 12 x 16 inches
Mira Schor, Delicate Oops, 1997, Oil on linen, 12 x 16 inches
Mira Schor, Happy! Happy!, 2006, Ink and oil on gesso on linen, 12 x 16 inches
Mira Schor, Silence, 2006, Oil and ballpoint pen on linen, 24 x 26 inches
Mira Schor, Noo-koo-lar, 2005, Oil on linen, 18 x 25 inches
Mira Schor, Drawing (raw), 2002, Ink and rabbit skin glue on gesso on linen, 24 x 28 inches
Mira Schor, Portrait of My Brain, 2007, Oil on linen, 6 x 12 inches
Mira Schor, The Two Miras, 1973, Gouache on Arches paper (CalArts), 22 x 30 inches, 55.9 x 76.2 cm
Mira Schor, Feminist Art Program, Class Assignment: Self Image, c., 1972, (CalArts), 18 3/4 x 24 inches, 47.6 x 61 cm
Mira Schor, Are You a Feminist Artist?, 2015, Ink, acrylic, on gesso on linen, 12 x 16 inches
Mira Schor, The Space Where Painting Was, 2010, Ink, pen, and oil on white linen, 12 x 16 inches
Mira Schor, The Song of the Cardinal, 2011, Ink and oil on gesso on linen, 12 x 16 inches
Mira Schor, Three Periods, 2010, Oil and ink on gesso on linen, 14 x 18 inches
Mira Schor, "Power" Figure #11: Are You?, 2015, Ink, flashe, and gesso on tracing paper, 45 x 24 inches
Mira Schor, "Power" Figures, Installation View at Lyles & King, New York, NY, March 18 - April 26, 2016
Mira Schor, "Power" Figure #7: Still Too Young, Not Dead Enough, 2015, Pastel, ink, and gesso on tracing paper, 45 x 24 inches
![Mira Schor, "Power" Figure #18: Are You A Feminist Artist? [red book] , 2015, Ink and gesso on tracing paper, 45 x 24 inches](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9cd0ec2020532d6b5ece0a/b3a49210-8a38-4bfa-853c-beb70f4aa1ce/Mira-Schor_Power-Figure-18_Are-You-a-Feminist-Artist-red-book_20153000--1000.jpg)
Mira Schor, "Power" Figure #18: Are You A Feminist Artist? [red book], 2015, Ink and gesso on tracing paper, 45 x 24 inches
Mira Schor, "Power" Figure #19: Self Portrait with a book, 2015, Ink and acrylic on tracing paper, 45 x 24 inches
Mira Schor, WET, Installation view at Lyles & King, New York, 2024
Mira Schor
Torn, December 26, 2023
Ink on Japanese rice paper, Framed
14 1/4 x 21 1/2 inches, 36.2 x 54.6 cm
Mira Schor
Did I?, 2023
Oil, ink, acrylic and pastel on canvas
71 1/2 x 101 1/2 inches, 181.6 x 257.8 cm
Mira Schor
We Did, 2023
Oil, ink, acrylic and pastel on canvas
72 x 107 inches, 182.9 x 271.8 cm
Mira Schor
Torn (It didn't happen), 2024
Oil on canvas
71 1/2 x 92 inches, 181.6 x 233.7 cm
Mira Schor, WET, Installation view at Lyles & King, New York, 2024