About

Mariam loved to make art as a child in Iran. She relishes walking and driving to take in sights, and has always been a doodler. Her abstract paintings are rooted in the natural world of wildflowers, the light of the sun and the moon, woods, streams, oceans, big skies, and mountains. They can also evoke futuristic space voyages and dream scapes. Pencil line drawings are a regular feature. Her works are heavily saturated with color and often recall childhood wonder.

Most are a combination of both drawing and brush stroke, with some pieces featuring mixed media and paper collage.

Mariam’s father and many of her father’s friends were architects with a love of modern art.

Mariam studies with abstract artist Calvin Edward Ramsburg at the Delaplaine Arts Center in Frederick, MD and shows her work at the local The Artists Gallery, where she is a member of the co-op. She grew up in Frederick after migrating to the US from Iran when she was seven years old, during the 1979 revolution. She moved back to Frederick in 2024 after over 25 years of international democracy, human rights, and civic education work. She writes and organizes for democracy in her homeland.

mariam.memarsadeghi@gmail.com
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