Tariqa Waters

One of Seattle Magazine’s most influential artists, born in Richmond Virginia, Tariqa Waters innovative practice masterfully commands space through her use of mixed-media tableaus, paintings, photographs, film and whimsical immersive installations. Her technicolor characterizations of multigenerational commercial references reclaim an authentically sincere aesthetic steeped in effortless regality and proudly celebrated traditions.  

Waters’ work has been featured in numerous galleries and Rolling Stone France and Madame Figaro magazines. Solo exhibitions of her work have been organized at The Hedreen Gallery, (2014); Northwest African American Museum, Seattle, WA (2016); and her 5-part glass immersive installation at The Museum of Museums, Seattle, WA (2023). 

Waters has been awarded multiple prizes and grants, including receiving the 2016 Conductive-Garboil Grant; The Artist-Trust- Fellowship Award (2018); The Seattle Art Museum’s Kayla Skinner Special Recognition Award (2020); The Gary Glant Special Recognition Award (2021); The Neddy at Cornish Open Medium Award (2020), and The Arts Innovative Award (2023).