Nothing profound to say—just the truth.
Hi, I’m Irvina
Writer, artist, and mental health speaker. Currently, I’m writing a book about my father, Irving Kanarek, creating street art, and presenting in schools for NAMI. I hope to connect with you in real life. In the meantime, enjoy my website :)
ABOUT IRViNA
Irvina Kanarek is a writer, street artist, and mental health speaker. She is the author of How To: Rewrite Beautiful, a self-published memoir and workbook for young adults. The book has been used in narrative therapy groups and as a curriculum for her mental health prevention nonprofit, Rewrite Beautiful, which combined education and street art. In six years, the organization served more than 6,000 people worldwide.
She is currently at work on Rockets to Ruin, a braided biography and memoir about her father, Irving Kanarek—the rocket scientist–turned–criminal defense attorney who famously represented Charles Manson.
ART
Street Art
Bringing attention to unheard stories, marginalized groups, and mental health.
BOOK
Rockets to Ruin
Irvina is currently working on a braided biography and true crime narrative.
SPEAKING
Irvina speaks at schools, organizations, and businesses on the following:
Mental Health
Alliance Building
Creative Healing
The inside scoop
Get book updates, cultural critique essays, and resilience (or a good laugh) from Irvina’s emails.
