Mariam is a visual artist and illustrator based in London, with a love for visual storytelling. Her practice is particularly focused on sequential visual arts, where she explores the interplay between images and words to push the boundaries of narrative possibilities.

In 2025, she participated in the Tokyo Biennale as one of five international artists, creating a cyanotype installation developed from objects collected during a two-month residency in the city.

In 2023, she received the Creative Entrepreneur grant from Creative Armenia, which supported the publication of her debut graphic novel, We Can Plan a Murder and Start a Religion. The project culminated in her first solo exhibition in Yerevan in 2024.

Alongside this work, she created 100 Days of Comics, a diary-style autobiographical comic that began as an Instagram series and was later self-published and launched at the Edinburgh Comics & Arts Fair. Mariam has also exhibited her comics at Thought Bubble Festival, the UK’s largest comics convention.

Alongside her artistic practice, she works as a freelance illustrator and graphic designer.

CAN PLAN A MURDER & START A RELIGION

A twisted tale of two friends’ journey with a glowing creature from another planet, filled with ambition, murder and manipulation. In their dark quest for power, their true identities emerge. Inspired by the Armenian qyartu scene exploring themes of religion, morality, societal norms and power structures.

Funded by European Union and Creative Armenia.

100 DAYS OF COMICS - A Comics Artist Book

A diary-style autobiographical comics book documenting the artist’s thoughts and daily events for 100 consecutive days, beginning on June 1, 2024. 

A SUNWALKS: A SANPO ARCHIVE - A print installation during Tokyo Biennale 2025

A cyanotype installation developed during my residency at the Tokyo Biennale, created through collecting discarded objects found during sanpo— aimless walks through the city. Using sunlight-based printing, the artist has captured impressions of everyday fragments such as fruit peels, packaging, and cigarette boxes. Accompanied by short texts inspired by Japanese literature, the work forms a fragmented portrait of Tokyo through the traces people leave behind.

NEVER FORGET THE SOURCE - A Musical Anthology

An illustrated anthology based on a playlist about the artist’s experience of moving from Armenia to Edinburgh and trying to find a new home. The collection includes a zoe-trope CD, cut-out toy, cyanotype prints and short comics/zine.