miela foster is a midwest-born, los angeles–based artist-researcher studying the architecture of human systems. through research, lived experience, and cultural observation, she identifies patterns across memory, perception, power, and collective life, translating them into art that makes complex systems intuitive and legible. her work functions as an epistemic practice, generating new ways of understanding human systems and offering tools to make invisible architectures actionable, navigable, and reimaginable.

foster the studio extends these investigations through exhibitions, salons, workshops, and collaborative projects, serving as the conceptual backbone of her practice and a space to test, share, and expand ideas. featured in SF Bayview Newspaper, Canvas Rebel, and KQED, miela’s projects have been exhibited across California, including NeueHouse Hollywood, Band of Vices Gallery, and Root Division Gallery. she is the recent winner of the 6th Annual Leimert Park Jazz Festival Juried Art Competition.