Tamara Natalie Madden

Tamara Natalie Madden (16 August 1975 – 4 November 2017) was a Jamaican-born painter[1] and mixed-media artist working and living in the United States.

[5] Madden created images based on her memories of the people of her native Jamaica, placing them in high-status fabrics (raw silks, colorful satins, etc.

[6] Madden's paintings have been featured in The New York Times, The Morning News,[8] Upscale Magazine published by Bronner Bros.,[9] the Gleaner Company,[10] The Huffington Post,[11] and On-Verge | Alternative Art Criticism.

[13] Madden's solo exhibition at the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust[14] garnered positive feedback from local art critics and observers.

Her exhibition entitled, Out of Many, One (the Jamaican motto) sought to expand the visual repertoire of viewers and their perceptions of Jamaica and its people.

"Ms. Madden's recasting of the poor and neglected may remind an observer of Kehinde Wiley's regal portraits of inner-city black men, currently on exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum.

[19] Her younger brother, Woolie Madden Jr.—a streamer, podcaster, and former member of the YouTube group Super Best Friends Play—honoured her death by getting a back tattoo based on her art.

The Black Queen (2010) by Tamara Natalie Madden