Chosen by Mitra

Mitrapolitan — Washington DC

Art that lives
within you.

Portrait painting at the intersection of the personal and the universal. Faces that carry stories. Color that becomes emotion.

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About
Mitra is a self-taught painter based in Washington DC whose work explores the layered complexity of the human experience. She came to painting moved by stories that needed a place to live. Her work carries multiple layers — personal, political, sensual and universal — inviting each viewer to find their own door into it.

Selected Work

Chosen by Mitra
Gallery Anderson Smith — Atlanta

Gia

Acrylic on Canvas · 2026

Before you understand her, you feel her. A saturated blindfold mutes her colorful world, turning her gaze inward. Her stillness reveals nothing. Yet standing before her, everything feels intensely alive.

MediumAcrylic on Canvas
Dimensions36 × 48 inches
Year2026
Exhibition15 Minutes of Pop Art, Atlanta
StatusAvailable
Price$4,700
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This painting transcends a single interpretation, and asks the viewer to bring themselves into it. Her name is Gia, and she has inspired many titles.

Succumb  ·  Chosen  ·  Love is Blind  ·  Lost in Lust  ·  Color Blind  ·  Blinded by Hues  ·  The Color of We  ·  Hope Postponed  ·  Blind Love  ·  Rebellion

If this painting were yours to name, what would you call her? Bring yourself to it, and find your own meaning.

The Series

Gia is the first in a series of portraits. More to come.

Gia by Mitra

Gia

Acrylic on Canvas · 2026

Next work

In progress

In Progress · 2026

Exhibitions

Fifteen Minutes of Pop Art

Gallery Anderson Smith · Atlanta, GA

April 2026

Prints

Fine art prints of Gia, available in three sizes. Each print is produced on archival quality paper. Contact to purchase.

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Email

mitrapolitan.art@gmail.com

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@mitrapolitan.art