Her work is about collective memory and the synchronicity of time, specifically through the stories of women of color.
"[2] Wormsley was born in Sewickley, Pennsylvania and raised in the Pittsburgh area.
She currently resides in Pittsburgh[3] and is an adjunct professor of art at Carnegie Mellon University.
[4] She earned an MFA in film and video at Bard College in New York, she studied Anthropology in undergrad and photography and digital media at the International Center of Photography in New York.
[5] She has been a teaching artist at various cultural institutions, including The Studio Museum of Harlem, the Children's Aid Society, The Romare Bearden Foundation, the International Center of Photography, and the August Wilson Center for African American Culture.