Mariam Paré is a visual artist and self-taught mouth-painter who became a quadriplegic at age 20 after surviving an act of gun violence. She re-trained herself to paint by holding brushes in her mouth and developed into a skilled adaptive artist. Paré is now a prolific artist celebrated for her skillful painting technique and thought-provoking multimedia works.

She creates digital and multimedia art that often touches on facets of the disability experience. Paré is the creator of the highly reviewed Tres Fridas Project, a 3Arts Fellow, collaborates with the UIC Disability Culture Leadership Initiative, and is a member of the Association of Mouth and Foot Painting Artists Worldwide.