About
My name is Mariya and I am a fashion designer, educator, and the creator of Style Cosmology—a multidisciplinary practice exploring the relationship between style, energy, and identity.
My work lives at the intersection of fashion, astrology, and embodied expression. I approach clothing not just as material, but as language—something that communicates who we are, how we feel, and how we are perceived. Through Style Cosmology, I help people understand and refine that language by aligning their aesthetic choices with their unique aura, their natal chart, and their lived experience.
My background in fashion design and merchandising informs a foundation in construction, silhouette, and visual storytelling, while my work as an educator has shaped my ability to translate complex ideas into accessible, meaningful frameworks. I have developed and led a high school fashion design program, writing curriculum and guiding students through both technical skill-building and creative exploration.
In my personal practice, I create textile works and wearable art pieces that function as both adornment and ritual object—often incorporating elements of memory, symbolism, and coded histories. My quilts and garments explore themes of navigation, lineage, and self-expression, positioning cloth as both archive and instrument.
Style Cosmology emerged from a desire to move beyond trend-based styling and into something more intentional—something that honors the unseen forces that shape how we present ourselves and how we are received.
Through readings, wearable art, and educational tools, I invite others into a more conscious relationship with style—one rooted in clarity, alignment, and self-recognition.
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EDUCATION
Fashion Design Program Founder & Instructor — 2024- Present Developed and led a full fashion design curriculum, including course design, student projects, and hands-on instruction
Family & Systemic Constellations New York Certificate - 2021-2022 Training Program lead by Luisa Muhr
Brooklyn Fashion Academy - 2018 Brooklyn Public Library Fashion Design Accelerator Program
Harlem Business Academy - 2017 The Lillian Project Cohort 1: Entrepreneur Accelerator Program
Fashion Institute of Technology - 2016 Summer Session : Sustainability in Textiles
Miami International University of Art & Design - 2015 BA of Fine Art specializing in Fashion Merchandising
Rotary International - 2008-2009 Youth Exchange Program to study in India for one year
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2025
Annual Juneteenth Exhibit
The Drawing Studio | Tucson, Arizona
Group Exhibition featuring contemporary textile work.
2026
She Said What She Said
Subspace Gallery | Tucson, Arizona
Group Exhibition featuring contemporary textile work.
2026
"Instructions for Becoming" - The Freedom Codes Series (submitted) Curator's Choice Runner-Up
De La Vega Gallery / RISE: From Adversity to Light | Tucson, Arizona
Contemporary textile quilt series exploring ancestral memory, Underground Railroad quilt codes, and cloth as a vessel for cultural knowledge.
COMMUNITY-ENGAGED ART & PUBLIC PROGRAMMING
Style Cosmology
Founder & Facilitator | Tucson, Arizona
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Developed Style Cosmology, an interdisciplinary art practice integrating textile art, fashion design, astrology, family systems, and community storytelling.
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Created and facilitated public workshops including The Three Sisters of Amazing Personal Style and the Whimsify Your Wardrobe Sewing Circle.
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Presented interactive Style Constellation experiences combining wearable art, personal narrative, and creative inquiry.
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Exhibited and sold one-of-a-kind wearable artworks and textile objects through community art markets including St. Philip's Plaza Market and Crescent Moon Mercantile.
Noble Indigos LLC. : 2019 -Present - Wellness organization specializing in reclaiming Ancestral practices for healing and wellness.
Mamiwas of the Round Table Non-Profit: 2021-2022 - Family & Systemic Constellations Facilitator, Board Member, Healer, Content Contributor
Sip Shop Eat: 2017-2022- Resident Aura Reader in New York City, New Jersey, Atlanta, Oakland & Los Angeles, Workshop Facilitator, Content Contributor
IN PERSON EXPERIENCES & RETREATS
Soul Circle Community Constellation Circle 2024-2025- Tucson, AZ - Family & Systemic Constellations Facilitator & Workshop Curator
Noble Indigo's Divine Feminine Retreat: 2020 - Woodstock, NY - Workshop Curator & Facilitator
Noble Indigo's Activation by the River: 2020 - Day Retreat : Workshop Curator & Facilitator
Noble Indigo's Aboriginal Womb Circle: 2019 -2020 Founder, Visionary, Workshop Facilitator, Wellness Curator
VIRTUAL EDUCATION & EXPERIENCES
Noble Sister Circle 2019-2021: Monthly Ancestral Birthright Reclamation Womb Circle Facilitator
Noble Indigo's The Divine Download 2020 : Virtual Retreat - Calming with Agate + Chakra Meditation Facilitator
MetaDen 2020- Frequency Turn- Up: Your Guide to Aura Wellness Facilitator
Joy Academy Virtual Wellness Conference 2019 - Aura Wellness Presentation Facilitator
Ethel's Club 2018 - Calming Crystal Healing + Chakra Meditation Facilitator
Frequency Turn- Up: Your Guide to Aura Wellness Facilitator
Sip. Shop. Eat ! Collective Market 2017-2020 - Live Crystal Aura Reading & Virtual Holiday Bazaar 'The Art of Tarot' Workshop + Collective Reading, Virtual "Money Magick" Workshop, Virtual "How To Survive As An Ethical Entrepreneur Without Selling Out" Workshop,
Baruch College 2017 : Black Male Initiative Tool - Kit Tuesday - Guided Meditation Workshop
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