I feel my paintings are shaped by my life and the people I’ve met along the way. We’re all part of the same human story. And I’ve always loved learning and sharing with others. And hopefully, you can see echoes of this in the art. I love to dance. And try to write every day.
I grew up in an artistic community and like to blur the boundaries between disciplines because I believe that’s where creative ideas arise. These conversations have helped shape me. I’ve always been drawn to art that begins a dialogue. I want to express what I see and feel and share what others know about the world.

At the end of the day, for me, it’s about the search. How do we stay open and curious? And I believe that remains one of our great challenges. How do we hold on to that sense of wonder and remember that we live in a miracle that we are a part of, and that we have the ability to either nurture or destroy? And so many people that I’ve had the chance to speak with have held on to that sense of wonder, and what can be achieved individually and collectively with the life we’re given. You can hear it in their voices. You can see it in the projects they create and the way they inspire others. Somehow, they’ve managed to remain curious, which is at the heart of the creative process.

Mia Funk is an artist, podcast host, writer, and creative educator. Founder of The Creative Process international educational initiative, podcast, and traveling exhibition, her varied work sees her leading workshops and mentoring students around creativity, critical thinking, environmental ethics, arts and humanities disciplines. Her work appears in public and private collections, including the U.S. Library of Congress, Museum of Literature Ireland (Fmr. Dublin Writers Museum), Centre Culturel Irlandais de Paris, Office of Public Works, and other museums and culture centers. She has received awards and honors, including the Prix de Peinture from the Salon d’Automne, was selected as an artist for Portrait Artist of the Year (Sky Arts), and has exhibited in the Grand Palais. Her paintings of Francis Bacon have won prizes and were exhibited in Paris and Brussels for Bacon’s centenary. As a writer and interviewer, she contributes to various national publications. Funk served on the National Advisory Council of the American Writers Museum and serves on the advisory board of the European Conference for the Humanities. She is the interviewer, co-author, and co-editor of Jazz and Literature (Routledge), featuring interviews, her artworks, and creative works by contributors to The Creative Process. She is the publisher and editor of The Creative Process Arts & Literary Journal.

Funk is the host of 1,100+ arts and culture podcast episodes and 500+ environmental episodes. The Creative Process collaborates with faculty, students, and experiential learning programs of 100+ major universities. Thanks to its dedicated audience, The Creative Process podcast channels receive over 2 million active listens a month, over 4 million reads a month, and has a global ranking in the top 1% of podcasts