Marie T. Cochran

Artist + Curator + Writer + Cultural Pollinator + Daughter of Affrilachia

Marie T. Cochran

Artist + Curator + Writer + Cultural Pollinator + Daughter of Affrilachia

Affrilachia cannot be located on a map. Yet it is manifest, in writers’ words, the sounds of musicians, visual art, and the creative network we continue to build.

I Pledge Allegiance To Affrilachia

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Marie T. Cochran

Marie T. Cochran is a native of Toccoa, GA in the Northeast Georgia Mountains. She is the founding curator of the Affrilachian Artist Project, which celebrates the intersection of cultures in Appalachia and nurtures a network of individuals and organizations committed to the sustainability of a diverse region. As a visual artist, Cochran creates mixed media pieces that address community history and are often grounded in interdisciplinary dialogues focused on social justice. She has exhibited extensively throughout the Southeast and nationally. Cochran received degrees from the University of Georgia (BFA) and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (MFA). She has been an art faculty member at colleges in Georgia, New Jersey, Maryland, and North Carolina. 2020-2022 Cochran was named the Lehman Brady Visiting Professor in Documentary Studies at Duke University and American Studies and the University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill.

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Marie T. Cochran

Marie T. Cochran is a native of Toccoa, GA in the Northeast Georgia Mountains. She is the founding curator of the Affrilachian Artist Project, which celebrates the intersection of cultures in Appalachia and nurtures a network of individuals and organizations committed to the sustainability of a diverse region. As a visual artist, Cochran creates mixed media pieces that address community history and are often grounded in interdisciplinary dialogues focused on social justice. She has exhibited extensively throughout the Southeast and nationally. Cochran received degrees from the University of Georgia (BFA) and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (MFA). She has been an art faculty member at colleges in Georgia, New Jersey, Maryland, and North Carolina. 2020-2022 Cochran was named the Lehman Brady Visiting Professor in Documentary Studies at Duke University and American Studies and the University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill.

2023 Upcoming Events

Victoria Casey-McDonald 

80th Memorial Birthday Celebration: Stories and Memories from a life in Western NC

Art and Poetry Showcase

2023 Art and Poetry Showcase Black History Month

Deem Distinguished Visiting Artist

West Virginia University School of Art & Design

46th Annual Appalachian Studies Association Conference

Traveling the Jagged Path: Stories from the Creative African Diaspora in Appalachia

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