Marryam Moma

{Retail Value $1800}

Am I Still Waiting in Vain? | ICONoclasts, 2023

Papercut Collage, 1/12 Edition

27 x 27 inches

Courtesy of the artist

www.marryammoma.com

Marryam Moma, a Tanzanian-Nigerian visual artist based in Atlanta, GA, is renowned for her prolific exhibition history and influential presence in esteemed nationally-distributed publications like Popular Science, Create! Magazine, Black Collagists: The Book and ArtSeen Magazine. Her artwork has graced covers ofMODE MEN Magazine and XXL Magazine. Moma's artwork is showcased in The New Brownies Book, which earned the NAACP Image Award in 2024. Moma's works have been featured in television shows such as Blackish, Bel-Air, Finding Happy and Cherish The Day. Her artwork is also held in esteemed collections including Google, Microsoft, Home Depot and Starbucks.

Moma's dedication to her art has earned her prestigious residencies at The Migration Artist Residency, Atlanta, GA, and a blended residency and teaching opportunity at The Swimming HoleFoundation in Upstate NY. The Hambidge Center for the Arts awarded her a Distinguished Artist Fellowship, enriching her narrative-driven solo exhibitions like "ICONoclasts." Debuting in 2023 at the Emma Darnell Aviation Museum, "ICONoclasts" intertwines papercut elements to celebrate and empower revolutionary Black figures. Moma continues to innovate within her practice, expanding her presence through murals, public artinstallations and exhibitions including an indoor mural for Clark Atlanta universities student innovation lounge sponsored by Dell Technologies and Home depot, ICONoclasts Atlanta building-wide public installation sponsored by Dashboard and If Not Us then Who public digital art mural sponsored by A&E Atlanta.

Departing from a Bachelor of Architecture, Moma continues to draw inspiration from the ordinary and the exceptional to reconstruct intricate analog collages from disparate elements, aiming to promote understanding and inclusivity through her art.

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