Instructor: MARIAN PHAM

MARIAN PHAM

Marian Pham is a painter and illustrator using digital, watercolor, gouache, and oil to create her works. In her personal practice, Marian explores themes around collective healing, generational trauma, and current social issues, using portraiture, symbolism, and abstraction. She graduated from California College of the Arts with a BFA in Illustration. She has also studied abroad at Hongik University in South Korea, and attended Graduate School of Illustration at the Academy of Arts University. She has exhibited in various plein air competitions around Utah and has taught painting and drawing classes. Her paintings have won her Artist's Choice at the Escalante Plein Air Competition in 2016, and the Purchase Award and Merit Award from the Brigham City Museum in 2018. She is currently freelancing in illustration and exhibiting work in galleries, including Every Day Original and the Davis Arts Snow Horse Gallery in Utah.


What Students are Saying:

"Mariam was a great teacher. She would demonstrate, then we'd try it on our own and if we needed help she'd help us. I was a little intimidated to do charcoal but it was so fun."
-Micki H.

"Marian is a lovely instructor. Very patient w positive and constructive criticism. Look forward to taking classes from her in the future."
-Susan Z.

MARIAN PHAM is currently teaching:

Class Title	Semester	Date(s)	Program
Developing Your Sketchbook Practice	Fall	11/02/24 - 11/23/24	Lifelong Learning
Expressive Charcoal Drawing	Fall	9/07/24 - 9/28/24	Lifelong Learning