My name is Markia and I’m a self taught artist based in Florida and I have been drawing since 2006 and have been painting actively since 2014. I specialize in expressive and therapeutic art to facilitate healing one’s inner child and teach mindfulness techniques that will aid in the expression of one’s true self.

My goal is to create a support system for up and coming artists - a system that breathes life into those who allow it to while simultaneously reclaiming the statement that is taken from us as we age: “you can be anything you want to be.”

I use my work to not only free myself of over stimulating emotions, but to heal and recharge from the outside world. I currently offer weekly art focused therapeutic sessions and an developing a intensive art therapy program that will allow me to facilitate a space where I can share what I’ve learned with others in hopes of aiding in each of their individual Hero’s Journey. At my core, I truly believe that art is therapy for all. Art is solace.

My main influences include The Harlem Renaissance and The Surrealist movement. My art falls within the genre of Afrosurrealism and Conceptual Art.

The mediums I primarily use are oil, acrylic, gouache, ink and, procreate.