Don Mirakl: Czech Painter Builds and Destroys on a Five-Meter Canvas

Key facts

• Don Mirakl was born Ondra Mikl in Brno in 1988 and works as a painter, graphic artist, musician, and secondary school teacher.
• His materials include acrylic, oil, charcoal, ink, oil pastel, collage, torn paper, printed fragments, and handwritten text on heavy canvas and thick cardboard.
• Recurring series include Child of Eternity, The Blue Period, and The Bubblegum Period.
• He is the author of approximately 200 graphic works and portraits; ten portraits appeared in 36 Artists To Follow.
• Public holdings include the European Art Museum and Gallery Gal in Frederiksværk, Denmark, the Osten Museum of Drawing in Skopje, North Macedonia, and collections associated with Louka Monastery and the Picture Gallery in Znojmo.
• He graduated from the Teacher Training College at Masaryk University in Brno in General Theory and History of Art and Culture, after studies in Information Technology in Economics at the Business Academy in Veselí nad Moravou.
• He composed music for the projects Uchožrout (Eareater) and Lunapark, and cites an Anselm Kiefer exhibition in Florence and the Venice Biennale in 2026 as influences.
• His current work is on a five-meter canvas; he teaches art and information technology at a grammar school in Strážnice and lives and works in Bzenec and Uherské Hradiště.