Mariah Maddox is a visual storyteller, writer, and archivist whose work explores the intersections of Black womanhood, motherhood, and sisterhood. She discovered her love for these mediums in adolescence when she began writing poetry and when she and her mother would dig through old shoeboxes full of family photographs. Within those moments, she learned that images and stories are more than just memories. They’re portals to histories that are passed down for generations. Her artistic language intertwines visual, written, and audio elements, deepening her ability to explore how stories are fostered and shared. Her work is an act of witnessing and remembering. Mariah explores the reasons why stories matter and dissects how they live deep within our bones and spill over into the spaces we inhabit. Her devotion to the Black womanhood, motherhood, and sisterhood experiences allows her heart to bleed into the work that she does. She is focused on using her gifts to heal her lineage, heal her community, and heal generations to come.