Marissa Arterberry

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Gender Female
Industry Arts
Occupation Artist, Library Media Technician
Location Berkeley, California, United States
Introduction Marissa Arterberry is a painter, illustrator, and mixed media artist. She enjoys living life to its fullest, which has included a B.A. in Painting from San Francisco State University, spending a few years living in Brooklyn, and a passion for Afro Brazilian dance. Marissa lives and works in Berkeley, California with her two children, Sage and Phoenix
Favorite Movies City of God, Black Girl and anything else by Ousmane Sembene, Daughters of the Dust, Empire Records, Do The Right Thing, She's Gotta Have It and just about anything by Spike Lee, Yellow Submarine, the Muppets movies, The Way We Were, Annie Hall, Hannah and Her Sisters, and anything by Woody Allen, Monsoon Wedding, The Namesake, and anything by Mira Nair
Favorite Music Everything under the sun, but especially music from Brazil, Cuba, Africa (afrobeat, music from Mali and Ethiopia, etc.) reggae, anything with a banjo
Favorite Books works by Alice Walker, Toni Morrison