Bria Sterling-Wilson (b. 1993) is a Baltimore-based photographer and collage artist whose work explores the Black experience through innovative and captivating compositions. A graduate of Towson University with a B.F.A. in Photography and Digital Arts, she recontextualizes found materials such as magazines, newspapers, and fabrics to create striking scenes, portraits, and interiors. Her art reflects on themes of cultural appropriation, race, police brutality, identity, stereotypes, and beauty standards imposed on women of color. By juxtaposing contrasting hair textures, facial features, body parts, and environments, her collages capture the complexity of the African diaspora while challenging oppressive histories and discriminatory imagery.

Sterling-Wilson’s work has been widely recognized and exhibited internationally, with showcases in Sanquhar, Scotland; Brooklyn, New York; Los Angeles, California; Atlanta, Georgia; Washington, D.C.; and Baltimore, Maryland. Her artistry has been featured in prominent publications like BmoreArt Magazine, Contemporary Collage Magazine, EBONY Magazine, and Black Collagists: The Book. Currently an artist-in-residence at the Creative Alliance in Baltimore, Sterling-Wilson uses her practice to reclaim and reshape narratives surrounding African American identity, celebrating the resilience, beauty, and solidarity of the Black community.

Wifey Material, 2022
Collage, found imagery
Image size 15″ x 9.5″ Framed 22″ x 18″