ABOUT ME

Miranda is a mixed-media artist, mother, and attorney currently living in Chicago, Illinois. She was born and raised in Ferguson, Missouri to an artist father and fashionista mother. She absorbed art on a daily basis and was always poking around her father’s art studio. Her dad would paint, collage, and build; she would study all of his work. He introduced her to artists like Romare Bearden, Kerry James Marshall, and Faith Ringgold. Miranda is also heavily influenced by her mother who helped her develop an eye and love for patterns, fashion, and plants. Her mother would take her thrifting and showed her that color was nothing to be afraid of. Miranda’s brother, who is also an artist, helped her elevate her digital art and love for curating art.

Miranda’s art studio practice is also deeply influenced by her legal advocacy experience and love of storytelling, exploring themes of heritage, resilience, and politics while offering a space of both confrontation and celebration. Using materials like black-and-white photography, botanicals, and found objects, Miranda’s collages showcase the complex narratives and vibrant culture of people from the African diaspora. Her work has been in the Museum of Science and Industry’s Black Creativity Juried Art Exhibition, the Black Girl Art Show, and Art Basel Miami. She is also a co-curator for the Chicago Collage Community.

For Miranda, both the courtroom and her art studio are spaces of expression, advocacy, and connection. Whether defending rights or creating art, she is committed to telling stories that matter. In 2021, Miranda launched Pothos & Patterns, which is dedicated to nurturing the artist in everyone.

Her long-term goal is to build an art center with an art gallery, event space, and collaborative studio spaces.