Syreeta McFadden was born in Milwaukee, WI in 1974. She received a BA in Political Science from Columbia University in 1997 and a MFA in Creative Writing from Sarah Lawrence College in 2007. She began taking pictures at 14 and in 1993, the NAACP honored her photographic work. Her photography is part documentary and short fiction. Her work has been exhibited at A.I.R. Gallery, Gallery 718, 1110 Gallery, Magnolia Center and the Goloborotko Studio in Brooklyn. She lives in Brooklyn, NY.