Portfolio · 2026
Mpembee Mary
Visual Artist
Acrylic paintings exploring identity, femininity, nature and contemporary African life.
Studio Note
"Every painting begins with a question. Rather than depicting objects for their own sake, I use them as metaphors — small openings through which we might recognise our own lives, and particularly the lives of women, more clearly."
— Mpembee Mary, Dar es Salaam
Selected
Featured Series
Divided, Connected
2025 · Acrylic on canvas · 90 × 70 cm
Divided, Connected
2025
Woman in Me
2026 · Acrylic on canvas · 93 × 78 cm
Woman in Me
2026
A Million in One
2026 · Acrylic on canvas · 100 × 70 cm
A Million in One
2026
Burning Softly
2026 · Acrylic on canvas · 100 × 70 cm
Burning Softly
2026
Untitled
2026 · Acrylic on canvas · 80 × 60 cm
Untitled
2026
Inherited Eyes
2026 · Acrylic on canvas · 50 × 60 cm
Inherited Eyes
2026
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