Haley Darling is an interdisciplinary artist and designer from Portland, Oregon. In 2025, Darling earned her degree in Fiber Arts and Experimental Fashion at MICA in             Baltimore, Maryland. Haley focuses her work on garment design, bag design, soft                 sculpture, and wearable art through the mediums of knitting, weaving, sewing,                          beadwork, dye work, and more. Darling's work explores

                       themes such as femininity and girlhood, queerness, mental

                       health, and gendered violence. Her work helps the wearer

                     to become a part of the artwork. Physical bodies are a mere

                          canvas, but adornment is the paint. It’s how people

                             present themselves to the world. Darling utilizes

                               centuries-old techniques, blending them with

                               modern technological tools. She places value in

                              using natural fibers. She sees garment-making as

                                           sculpture, where the body is the

                                                           armature.