MARYAM MOHI
Bethesda, Maryland
Multidisciplinary artist blending acrylic, resin, and watercolor to explore memory, identity, and transformation.
Message
Maryam Mohi is an Iranian-American multidisciplinary artist based in the United States. Her work is grounded in painting, using acrylic, resin, and watercolor to explore layered narratives that touch on memory, identity, and transformation. Drawing from both cultural heritage and personal experience, she combines traditional methods with experimental textures to create emotionally resonant, visually tactile compositions.
After more than a decade in corporate leadership and project management, Maryam made the intentional shift to a full-time art practice in 2025. This transition marked a return to her earliest passion—visual art.
Her paintings have been exhibited in galleries and art centers across Texas and Iran, including The Other Art Fair, the Irving Art Center, and Blue House Too Gallery. Maryam is an active member of the Southwestern Watercolor Society and the Visual Arts Guild of Frisco.
Residencies:
- LA Studio Art Residency, Patton, PA, 2025 – Selected for a residency program supporting emerging and established artists through dedicated studio space, mentorship, and networking opportunities.
Exhibitions:
- "The Other Art Fair”, Dallas Market Hall, October 2023 Participated in an art show to exhibit my new body of work with watercolor, Acrylic and resin in Dallas
- "Women Life Freedom," Blue House Two Gallery, Allen,TX, 2023 Participated in a group exhibition featuring various mediums, showcasing watercolor paintings alongside other artists' in honor of “Women Life Freedom” movement in Iran
- "The 6th Annual Persian Art Exhibition," Irving Art Center, Irving, TX, 2021 Contributed watercolor artworks as part of a curated exhibition that explored the fusion of cultural influences and artistic expressions in a group exhibition.
- "61st IAA Members Juried Art Exhibition," Irving Art Center, Irving, TX, 2016 Featured a collection of landscape paintings in watercolor, celebrating the awe-inspiring beauty of the natural world.
- "May Flowers," Texas Visual Arts Association, Dallas, TX, 2016 Presented watercolor paintings alongside other contemporary artists, exploring innovative techniques and themes.
- "Emerging Artists Exhibition," Irving Art Center, Irving, TX, 2015 Showcased watercolor paintings as part of a curated exhibition highlighting talented emerging artists in the region.
- "Persian Gulf", Cultural Artistic and Social Deputy, Kish, Iran, 2006 Solo Exhibition - Showcased a collection of vibrant watercolor paintings exploring the beauty and diversity of everyday life in Iran
Education:
- University of Houston – MBA
- Sharif University of Technology – MS in Computer & Telecommunication Networks
- Sharif University of Technology – BS in Software Engineering
Memberships:
- Southwestern Watercolor Society
- Visual Art Guild of Frisco
- Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance
Statement
Art, for me, is a way of listening—an intuitive process of translating emotion into form. I approach each piece with a sense of openness, letting memory, mood, and material guide the direction. I’m drawn to surfaces that hold stories—paper, canvas, fabric, wood—and I often layer textures, colors, and marks until something quiet and honest begins to emerge.
While my work is rooted in painting, it resists rigid definition. Acrylic bleeds into resin; abstract forms meet symbolic fragments. This blending mirrors my own experience of navigating identity, duality, and transformation. I see the act of painting as both excavation and offering—a space where the personal becomes universal, and the unseen finds expression.
I create to connect: to slow down, to reflect, and to offer something that invites presence. My hope is that each work feels like a moment held—raw, layered, and alive.