F A L L 2 0 2 0 NORTH BAY WOMAN 39
Visionary, activist and
artist on new Marin City
center for the arts
OSHALLA
DIANA MARCUS
By Leslie Harlib
A
ctress. Writer. Produc-
er. Yoga and pilates
instructor. Dancer and
dance teacher. Found-
er of a new Black
artist gallery collective debuting in
Marin City.
Reads like a multitude of people
doing myriad creative endeavors.
But all these professions describe
Oshalla Diana Marcus, 60, a vigor-
ous arts and wellness entrepre-
neur with the smooth skin and
youthful zest of a woman in her
40s.
Born and raised in public
housing in Marin City, Marcus is
the owner and operator of
Sekhmet holistic wellness center
and dance studio in Richmond,
where she currently lives, loft-like,
over the clinic with her Camer-
oon-born partner.
When you speak with her, it's