Kate Ali
American sculptor & educator (born 1977)
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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
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
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
Awards and honors
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]
