Maddie Duda (born in the Metro-Detroit area, 2003) is a Detroit-based multimedia artist. She is currently in her senior year at the College for Creative Studies studying Fiber & Textiles. She explores a variety of techniques including painting, sculpture, and sewing using primarily second-hand materials. Her work is maximalist and theatrical, drawing inspiration from nostalgia and girlhood to explore the bittersweetness of memory. Through the use of childhood trinkets, found objects, touches of glitter, and a strong emphasis on color and material choices, her work strives to represent the abstractness and fluidness of memory in a physical form.
Exhibitions
2024 Girlhood, CCS U245 Gallery, Detroit, MI
College for Creative Studies Student Exhibition, CCS, Detroit, MI
2023 Patchwork: An Eclectic Experience CCS Studio Art and Craft, Design Studio 6, Detroit, MI
College for Creative Studies Student Exhibition, CCS, Detroit, MI
2022 College for Creative Studies Student Exhibition, CCS, Detroit, MI
2021 Deviate Fashion F/W 2021-2022 Collection “A Bird Trusts Its Wings”
Awards
2023 Benson and Edith Ford Completion Scholarship
2021 Excellence in 2D Design Award, Walled Lake Northern High School
Publications
The Collective Magazine, Issue 008, 2021
The New York Times, Could Detroit Become the Next Fashion City?, 2022
Runner Magazine, Studio Visit: Maddie Duda, 2023
Metal Magazine, Maddie Duda - Crafting nostalgia, 2023
For Her Record, Profile No. 1: Maddie Duda, 2023
Frankie, Maddie Duda’s art celebrates girlhood, 2023
Teaching/Workshops
2023 Workshop Assistant, Coil Basketry, Bas Blue, Detroit, MI
Work History
2024-Current, The Parade Company, Big Head artist
2023-2024, Studio assistant to fiber artist Eleanor Anderson
“Neon Dress” ripped off by various fast-fashion companies…does that count as an accomplishment?
