From a young age, Denna Ameen, born to Iranian immigrants and raised in Maryland, was familiar with working with her hands, as her father was a carpenter. Her passion for art led her to study Open Media at the Rhode Island School of Design. Through her work, Ameen explores themes of sustainability, the complexities of identity, and the beauty that can be found in overlooked and forgotten materials.

Her artistic process is one of repurposing and recycling; as there is always waste in the art of costuming, all the materials Ameen uses are leftover from previous projects. Using only these available textiles, she arranges and overlays fragments in a manner that is not unlike layering paint. Through this process, Ameen sets out to move the techniques she applied to making costumes in New Orleans several dimensions further, while also paying homage to traditional Persian imagery.