Mira Hirabayashi, known as MIRA KIRA, is a Will Eisner Scholar Finalist and
Scholastic Art & Writing Awards Gold Key Winner currently studying at
Rhode Island School of Design.
In October 2023, she received a callback from Shonen Jump+,
and has been assigned an editor to work with towards serialization.
2014 - 2020
OCSA
Class of 2020 Graduate of the Visual Arts Conservatory at Orange County School of the Arts, Orange County, CA
2023
Will Eisner Scholar
Semi-Finalist of the Will Eisner Scholar competition hosted by The Society of Illustrators and nominated by their administrator as one of the best of their class for a comics scholarship
2019
Art Center
Comic Book Illustration Summer Intensive Course with
Full Scholarship at Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA
Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
2020
Gold Key Winner for Drawing and Illustration, Silver Key Winner for Comic Art, Honorable Mention for Digital Art, Art Portfolio, and Mixed Media
2020 - 2024
RISD
Class of 2024 and Honors Student currently studying Illustration in the Bachelor of Fine Arts Program at Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
2020
OC Register
Artist of the Year Finalist for Computer-Assisted Visual Arts