Join MoM this Sunday, March 19th at 3 PM for a discussion and celebration of Tariqa Waters’ exhibition, GUM BABY!

Guests are invited to participate in a live Q&A, enjoy a drink, and unwind to the sounds of a DJ set by GUM BABY animator 9 Coleman Harvey. Whether you have already experienced Waters’ immersive installation or are visiting for the first time, we encourage you to join us for a closer look at the work and discussion about its origins and creation.

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About Tariqa Waters:

Tariqa Waters is a multifaceted contemporary artist known for her whimsical, larger-than-life fabrications, paintings, self-portraitures and installations. Her technicolor characterizations of multigenerational commercial references reclaim an authentic and sincere aesthetic steeped in effortless regality and proudly celebrated traditions. For ten years as founding owner of Martyr Sauce, a Black-Owned, Artist-led Pop Art Museum & Gallery located in the historic arts district of Pioneer Square, Waters is dedicated to cultivating artistic space and community. Waters received the 2016 Conductive-Garboil-Grant and in 2018, she received the Artist-Trust Fellowship Award. In 2020, Waters received the Seattle Art Museum’s Kayla Skinner Special Recognition Award and in 2021, the Gary Glant Special Recognition Award. Also in 2020, Tariqa was the recipient of The Neddy at Cornish Open Medium Award. In 2022 she became an Artist Trust finalist for the Arts Innovator Award.