Marika Paz is a self taught artist and illustrator. Her art explores the relationships of animals, humans, and nature. Influenced by folk stories and mysticism, her work is dreamy and imaginative creating a world of magic, wonder, and possibilities. Marika creates intricate drawings of flora and fauna using watercolor, gouache, pencil, and ink. Her work can be seen nationally at galleries, stores, and publications.

After spending the last decade in Portland, Or Marika recently returned back to her childhood home Mendocino, Ca - a land between the redwoods and the sea. She spends her days drawing and painting in her little house in the woods or with her feet in the sand on the beach. She lives with her Husband Patrick, Odin Wolfe the boy, and Scout the dog.

Some places you might have seen me:

Archimedes Gallery • Gallery Nucleus Portland • Light Grey Art Lab • Redux Gallery •  Gallery 1988 • Fifty24PDX Gallery • Anthropologie • Powell's City of Books • Elliot Bay Book Company • ICON8 Illustration Conference • Columbia College Printers Ball It's Alive! • Renegade Craft Fair • Crafty Wonderland • Urban Craft Uprising • Market Obscura • Northwest Magic Conference

Are you a shop or retailer? Let’s work together! Contact me for more information for wholesale hello@marikapaz.com