Maddy Inez b. 1993, New York, US

Maddy Inez utilizes ceramics and sculpture to explore themes of healing and ancestral memory, treating clay as both a medium and a metaphor for collective trauma. Her works often evoke plants known for their healing properties or mythological significance, merging the spiritual with the ecological. This approach prompts reflection on humanity's fragile yet powerful relationship with the natural world. Inez's artistic practice is deeply influenced by her matrilineal heritage; her mother, Alison Saar, and grandmother, Betye Saar, are both renowned artists whose legacies of Black feminist and spiritual artmaking resonate through her work. This lineage informs Inez's exploration of intergenerational knowledge and the transformative power of art as a means of healing and remembrance.​

Maddy Inez lives and works in Los Angeles and earned a BFA from the Pacific Northwest College of Art in Portland, OR. Her solo exhibitions include “Nascence” at Megan Mulrooney, Los Angeles, "Of Pith and Balm" at Harkawik Gallery, New York, and "Venus Freak" at NOON Projects, Los Angeles. Group exhibitions include "Adornment Artifact" at Crenshaw Plaza and Band of Vices, Los Angeles; "Earth House Hold" at Murmurs, Los Angeles; "Obscurity and the Unknown" at Sebastian Gladstone, Los Angeles; and the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center, Los Angeles; among others.​