Mariama Mccarthy
Gaithersburg, MD, United States
Mariama McCarthy, was born into the nomadic Tuareg tribe, located in Tchin-Tabaraden She is a self-t...
About the artist
Mariama Mccarthy
Joined In 2012
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About the artist
Mariama Mccarthy
Joined In 2012
(35 Followers)
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Mariama McCarthy, was born into the nomadic Tuareg tribe, located in Tchin-Tabaraden She is a self-taught artist and has been painting self-expressionist artwork for over twenty years, since her stroke in 2000. Her work explores the life of African women in general, albeit with a modern twist. Making use of unique tribal symbolism, she hides subtle wisdom in plain sight, basing her works off of true stories of various African women, such as herself. Mariama McCarthy has had a number of exhibitions of her art in the United States.
Her painting "Beautiful Jesus" is the cover of the Oxford History of Protestant Dissenting Traditions, Volume IV book. The artist resides in Maryland.
Self-taught