Kidspace Welcomes Mouth and Foot Painting Artist Mariam Pare

This Wednesday, October 14, between 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., Mouth and Foot Painting Artists (MFPA) will visit Kidspace to showcase U.S. mouth painter Mariam Paré, who serves as an ambassador representing the unique talents of MFPA’s 800 artists worldwide. Mariam will meet with museum guests to demonstrate how disability does not have to be a barrier to creative ful?llment and achievement, that art comes from within and is not de?ned by how the painter holds the brush, and invite guests to try out their own mouth-and-foot painting skills.

Mariam Paré was an art student when she became the victim of random gun violence. She was shot in the back by an unknown assailant and rendered quadriplegic. Undaunted, Mariam taught herself to paint by mouth and, 20 years later, has built a successful career. Like a number of her fellow MFPA artists, Mariam has achieved artistic acclaim through private commissions and exhibitions.

Her portrait of actor Pierce Brosnan, an accomplished artist himself, now proudly resides in the actor’s Malibu home. More recently, Mariam has painted portrait images of her personal artistic inspirations, various iconic disabled artists, American Chuck Close and the late Mexican artist, Frida Kahlo. You can learn more about Mariam’s story and work at www.mariampare.com

About Kidspace

In 1979 Kidspace Children’s Museum was established as a hands-on, participatory children’s museum, dedicated to nurturing the potential of all children. 36 years later, Kidspace has grown to be an industry leader in the field of informal, free-choice education. Located on nearly three and a half acres in Pasadena, California, Kidspace Children’s Museum has more than 40 hands-on exhibits, in addition to its outdoor spaces, programs, and activities that are designed to encourage a child’s growth and development through exploration of the environment, investigation in science, and artistic expression. Kidspace is located at 480 N. Arroyo Blvd., in Brookside Park, Pasadena, California, adjacent to the Rose Bowl Stadium. Free parking is available in Rose Bowl Parking Lot I. Kidspace is open Tuesday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Saturday and Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Kidspace is open seven days a week between March 16 and September 7, 2015). Admission for all adults and children one year and older is $11.00. Children under one year and members are free.

Kidspace Children’s Museum is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that exists to nurture the potential of all children through kid-driven experience, inspiring them to become joyful, active learners. For more information about exhibits, events, and other activities, please visit: www.kidspacemuseum.org or on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/kidspacechildrensmuseum.