Makayla Claiborne is a visual artist and educator located in Maryland. Claiborne’s work is an exploration of identity, memory, and expression through capturing both quiet, fleeting details and the deeper emotional threads that bind them together. Raised in the digital age but infatuated with nostalgia, her work serves as part diary, part daydream: a highlight reel curated and influenced by connection, intimacy, and meaningful exchange. Everyday life, interactions with loved ones, shifting colors of a landscape, and objects that hold sentimental value become the inspiration behind her visual voice that speaks throughout the work.
Education
M.A. Catholic University - Art Education
B.F.A. Howard University - Fine Art Photography
A.A. Hagerstown Community College - Visual Arts
Exhibitions
The Art of Interpretation, 2017
Pepco Edison Place Gallery, Washington D.C.
Cumberland Valley Photographers Exhibition, 2020
Juror’s Award
Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, Hagerstown, MD
The African American Experience Through Art, 2023
Washington County Arts Council, Hagerstown, MD
Mind Your Mental Art Show & Exhibit, 2024
Washington County Arts Council, Hagerstown, MD
Nostalgia, 2025
Azalea Arts Community, Digital Exhibition
HERstory Photography & Film Exhibition, 2025
MONAD Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Shades of Black Exhibition, 2026
Artspiration, Frederick, MD
Contact
Email makayc4@gmail.com