Mara Streberger was born and raised in Tinton Falls, New Jersey and moved and lived throughout Japan which had a significant effect on her development as an artist. When she first arrived to Japan her grasp of the Japanese language was sparse, and this challenged her to develop an acute awareness, to be in tune with her surroundings and to so so with the utmost sensitivity. Upon returning to the States she then received an MFA from The Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, USA. She is currently engaged in an artistic research project in Greenland and Denmark awarded through the Fulbright Grant 2012-2013 period.