Alia Ali
Alia Ali | |
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علي عاليه | |
| Education | Wellesley College California Institute of the Arts |
| Website | www |
Alia Ali (Arabic: علي عاليه, Sabean: 𐩡𐩱𐩲|𐩲𐩺𐩡𐩱𐩲; born 1985) is a Yemeni-Bosnian-American multimedia artist.
Ali was born in Austria and is currently based in Marrakech, Morocco. She has studios in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States and Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.[1][2][3][4]
Biography
[edit]Ali is of Bosnian and Yemeni descent. She was raised by linguists and speaks four languages.[5] Ali is a graduate of the California Institute of the Arts and Wellesley College.[6][7]
Artwork and exhibitions
[edit]Photography and textile are Ali's preferred mediums.[5] Her artwork is partly based on Yemeni cultures and figures, including the Queen of Sheba.
Ali has participated in events such as the State of Fashion Biennale, the Mumbai Biennale, and the Indian Ocean Craft Triennial. Her work has exhibited in various museums, including the following:[8][9]
- Stedelijk Museum Schiedam in the Netherlands
- Katzen Arts Center at American University
- Arab American National Museum in Dearborn, Michigan
- Lianzhou Photo Festival in China
Her artwork is also currently held in the British Museum, Princeton University, Benton Museum of Art, Tucson Museum of Art, Montclair Art Museum, New Orleans Museum of Art,[10] among others.[11]
Lectures and workshops
[edit]Ali has lectured and presented workshops at Harvard University, the LACMA, the Middle East Institute, UCLA, University of Chicago, and Wellesley College. She is a Nikon Global Ambassador and also received the ARTSY Vanguard Prize for 2021–22.[7][12][1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Weidmann, Ericka (April 13, 2023). "La photographe Alia Ali exposée à l'Octavia Art Gallery de New York".
- ^ "Alia Ali | LensCulture".
- ^ "Alia Ali". The RAiR Foundation.
- ^ "Alia Ali Archives". Hyperallergic. May 22, 2021.
- ^ a b Alia Ali and the power of seeing. adobe.com.
- ^ "Alia Ali - Biography". Koslov Larsen.
- ^ a b "Alia Ali". www.nikon.co.uk.
- ^ "Alia Ali : De qui suis-je l'étranger?". July 23, 2017.
- ^ Lanot, Lise (October 8, 2021). "L'assimilation coloniale critiquée dans les portraits bouleversants d'Alia Ali". Konbini - Musique, cinéma, sport, food, news : le meilleur de la pop culture.
- ^ "Alia Ali: FLUX - New Orleans Museum of Art".
- ^ "Alia Ali, les identités dans le text(il)e - La Perle". October 14, 2021.
- ^ Jansen, Charlotte (December 1, 2021). "Alia Ali Harnesses Photography and Textiles in Dazzling Homages to Migrants". Artsy.