Mara is a visual artist, a poet, and a storyteller. Mara Ohman is a pseudonym, taken from the maiden name of Mara’s “Omama”, née Ohmann, who also painted. Mara was born in Bratislava and spent her childhood and school years in Žilina.
Her artistic creativity led her to architecture, and she earned a master’s degree with a specialisation in conservation and design in the historical environment at the Faculty of Architecture and Design at the Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava. She also studied at KU Leuven in Belgium. Thanks to her education and many years of experience, Mara has a solid overview of real estate development in Slovakia.
She also devoted herself to writing as the editor-in-chief of the professional magazine ASB. Her work commitment and overall attitude toward life took their toll on Mara’s health. During her recovery, she has decided to allow enough space for creative energy in her life. Mara is drawing, painting, and writing poems again.
Mara’s return to the world of art was helped by drawing lessons with Andrej Augustín and years of regular figure drawing at ACADEMY ATELIER, as well as oil painting courses under the guidance of Paľo Stručka.
Mara’s artwork focuses on two main themes: Nests and Decision-making bodies. Key works can be found in the Gallery. She has had several solo and collective exhibitions in Slovakia and abroad.
At the end of 2025, her debut poetry collection, Vyrovnávanie pamäte (Buffering), with Mara’s own illustrations, will be published.
At the end of 2024, Mara founded the association ArtTvor with the mission of helping to open up to creativity in various forms. ArtTvor co-organises the high school photography and literary competition #mojemiesto (my place) with the Institute of the Slovak Chamber of Architects. She is preparing the project “The nest. The space I carry within me.” with the DePaul organisation.

Other Mara’s activities can be found in her CV at LinkedIn.