Mona Lisa Ali: immutable object
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Caetani Centre 3401 Pleasant Valley Road, Vernon, British Columbia V1T 4L4
Mona Lisa Ali, "immutable object," 2019
Exhibition Opening Reception: Thursday, April 4th, 7pm - 9pm.
Gallery hours: Friday, April 5th, 11am-4pm & Saturday, April 6th, 11am-4pm in the Caetani Cultural Centre Studio Gallery
Mona Lisa Ali is a Jordanian-American artist.
She works in 3D media, between virtual and physical space. Primarily working in CGI and sculpture, her work deals with externalizing ideas of cultural transmission, place, and resting points.
She attempts to reconcile the notion of longing and belonging in a third space, not that of her ancestors or current place of being, but a mobile center that has no physical space.
Currently, she is focused on using clay and hand-made materials requiring labour intensive processes to activate spaces, allowing for rest and release.
In 2016 she was awarded the Contemporary Art Society of Vancouver’s Emerging Artist Award, and in 2018 received a fellowship with the Oregon Arts Commission.
She recently completed a residency at YYZ in Toronto, and at Spring Sessions, a communal residency in Amman, Jordan, where she was invited to participate for a second year. Her most recent exhibition was an installation at Darat Al Fanun, a beacon for contemporary Arab art in Amman.