Kate Ali (born 1977) is an American visual artist based in Eugene, Oregon. She is a sculptor, teaching artist, and local arts education advocate who creates public works and sculptures. She is also a project manager for the Oregon Arts Commission’s Percent for Art program.[1]
Early life and education edit
Ali was born in 1977. Her father Walter Ali is a potter and her mother, a seamstress.[2][3] Ali attended Lane Community College in 2003 and Emily Carr Art Institute in 2004, earning a BFA from California College of the Arts in 2007.[4][5]
Career edit
Ali is Project Manager for the Oregon Arts Commission’s Percent for Art program. She also teaches at Lane Community College in the division of the arts.[6]
As a member of Lane Arts Council’s board of directors,[7] Ali helped shape arts education programs and a multi-year model of arts integration called Artcore, explorations in music, dance, theater, and visual arts disciplines,[8] to "create an arts program that enhances the current curriculum as well as providing professional development for teachers".[9]
Liora Sponko of the Lane Arts Council said, "Kate is an artist and a huge advocate for the arts in Lane County... an inspiration and often a go-to consultant in the arts for many of us. I so appreciate her vision and creativity and willingness to contribute".[7] According to Bob Keefer of the Eugene Weekly, "Ali has considerable experience in public art as both an artist and as a project manager."[10]
Selected exhibitions edit
"Shelter in Place:Brick and Mortar", with Lee Imonen[11]
"Don't Feed the Animals", 2017[12]
"Dining Dynamics", 2006[13]
"Ear to Wall", 2005[14]
Awards and honors edit
Ali received an Oregon Arts Commission Fellowship Grant for Visual Arts in 2008.[5]
In 2014, Ali and artist Betsy Wolfston each received a 3-year $210,000 Oregon Community Foundation grant, "...to create an arts program that enhances the current curriculum as well as providing professional development for teachers".[15] They developed curriculum in drawing and painting, sculpture, 3D art, multimedia arts, graphic design, theater and technology.[15]
References edit
- ^ "An Introduction to Public Art: Navigating the Public Art Commission Process". Lane Arts Council. December 4, 2013. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
- ^ "2015 LCC Juried Student Art Exhibition opens February 17". www.lanecc.edu. February 9, 2015. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
- ^ "About Ms. Ali". Kate Ali. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
- ^ "Alumni US, California College of the Arts (2007)". alumnius.net. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
- ^ a b Darcy, Christine T. (December 28, 2007). "[OregonArts] Oregon Arts Commission Awards Artist Fellowships". Retrieved February 19, 2018.
- ^ "Fine Arts Fac Staff". www.lanecc.edu. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
- ^ a b "Kate Ali". The Register-Guard. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
- ^ "ArtCore". Lane Arts Council. March 24, 2015. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
- ^ Notman, Alex (August 13, 2014). "Bringing Art Back". www.eugeneweekly.com. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
- ^ Keefer, Bob (May 4, 2017). "Oregon Country Fair cancels story pole". www.eugeneweekly.com. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
- ^ "Shelter In Place: Brick and Mortar". Gray Space. August 18, 2017. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
- ^ "Public Work". Kate Ali. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
- ^ "Kate Ali, Dining Dynamics". oregonartsblog.typepad.com. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
- ^ "Kate Ali, Ear to Wall". oregonartsblog.typepad.com. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
- ^ a b Notman, Alex (August 13, 2014). "Bringing Art Back". www.eugeneweekly.com. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
External links edit
- DiversiTV – Art in Context – Kate Ali (Fall 2010 – Ep 02) video (57:35)
- Kate Ali - West Eugene EmX Artist Profile video (1:40)