Mahli
CO-OWNER| Photographer| Studio manager
Mahli is a photographer, designer, as well as a creator. She's a queer Afro-Latina born in Puerto Rico, and raised in Florida and Massachusetts.
She likes to connect with individuals on a unique, creative, and personal level. She aims to hold and share space with those who sit in front of her camera, which allows her to capture their true essence.
Photography holds a very big place in her heart, as it has contributed to how she sees herself. For an individual on the journey of self-worth, it gave her countless opportunities to believe in herself and continue to learn from many moments.
Now years after deciding to buy a camera, she has had the opportunity to be apart of so many experiences that she wouldn't change for anything.
"May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears."
-Nelson Mandela
Artist CV
Awards and Residencies
2025 ALAANA Artist Grant, Creative County Initiative, Danvers, MA
2023 Massachusetts Cultural Council, Boston, Ma
Education/Training
2023 Trained in drawing | Middlesex Community College
2022-24 Liberal Arts & Science | Middlesex Community College, Lowell, Ma
– Studied in film photography – 3 years
– Studied digital photography | Self Taught – 9 years
– Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Express | Self Taught – 8 years
Selected Group Exhibitions
2025 The Quiet Struggle: Emotions in the Shadows of Politics, Unbound Visual Arts, Brighton, MA
2025 “Looking Back At You”, Massachusetts State House Exhibit, Boston, MA
2025 Pride Month Art Exhibit, Governor’s Office, Boston, MA
2025 Lynn Pride, Lynn Museum & Arts Center, Lynn, MA
2025 Emotive Reflections, Essex Art Center, Lawrence, MA
2024 Intermission, Dianne Pappas Artist Studio, Lawrence, MA
2024 Salon Show, Essex Art Center, Lawrence, MA
2024 Encounter the Real, Louise Haffner Fournier Gallery, Lawrence, MA
2024 Lynn Pride, Lynn Museum & Arts Center, Lynn, MA
2023 Salon Show, Essex Art Center, Lawrence, MA
2023 Hue, Lexart, Essex Art Center, Lexington, MA
2022 Salon Show, Essex Art Center, Lawrence, MA