Ryan Madison is a multidisciplinary artist based in New York City, originally from Lawrence, Kansas. She is currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Photography at the Fashion Institute of Technology, with double minors in Film and Art History. Madison’s work explores the narratives of the Black experience, often featuring Black models to inspire and shape the conceptual frameworks of her images. Growing up in a predominantly white environment, she was rarely exposed to people of color—an absence that now fuels her commitment to representation. Each image she creates becomes a space to celebrate and affirm Black identity.