Alli Conrad (b. 1995) is a Chinese-American artist working & living in Los Angeles whose work focuses on nostalgia: both private and universal. Her paintings often depict observed and imagined realities, freezing moments of time from personal memory, to produce compositions imbued with emotionality and romanticism. A fascination with pastiche sentimentality, and yesteryear symbolism derives from Conrad’s own upbringing, as a “Third Culture Kid”. The work comes from a rigorous method of archiving: augmenting historical photographs, journaling, and collaging. From there, a singular image arises that feels faintly distant, but overwhelmingly recognizable. Cropped vignettes of clothing fabric come alive and act as a container for indirect emotion. Repetition and an obsession with mark-making envelopes the viewer, allowing them to feel place and time. Through the subtle absence of human faces in her paintings, Conrad allows her audience to transport themselves into a sensorial experience of relatable tableaus, creating an endless possibility of narratives.
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ALLI CONRAD
Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA
SOLO EXHIBITION HISTORY
2024 “Cafe Society” | Steve Turner Gallery — Los Angeles, CA
2024 “The Four Loves” | BOZO Mag Gallery — Los Angeles, CA
2023 “Altar Boy!”| Août Gallery — Beirut, Lebanon
GROUP EXHIBITION HISTORY
2025 “Fortune Teller” | Eighteen Gallery/V1 — Copenhagen, Denmark
2025 “Shape of A Minute” | Eighteen Gallery/V1 —Copenhagen, Denmark
2024 “Soft Focus” | The Hole — Los Angeles, CA
2024 “Gentle Glow” | Mint Gallery — Munich, Germany
2024 “7th Annual Bozo Family Hoedown” | BozoMag Gallery — Los Angeles, CA
2024 “As Friends and Partners v2” | WOAW Gallery — Singapore, SG
2024 “Dreams and Reflection” | Richard Heller Gallery — Los Angeles, CA
2023 “Adorned Self” | Sow & Tailor — Los Angeles, CA
2023 “Vibrant Escape” | WOAW Gallery — Hong Kong, HK
2023 Art Central Art Fair | Vain Projects — Hong Kong, HK
2022 “Playa de Skid Row” | Shit Art Club — Los Angeles, CA
2022 Impact: LA for Choice 2022 | Anat Ebgi Gallery — Los Angeles, CA
2019 “Boiling Point” | Superposition Gallery — Los Angeles, CA
MURAL EXHIBITION HISTORY
2021 UCLA — Los Angeles, CA
2021 Full Service Coffee Co. — Los Angeles, CA
2020 Arc Capital Partners — Los Angeles, CA
2019 Jade Enterprises — Los Angeles, CA
RESIDENCY
2022 RAMA Residency — Lisbon, PT
PUBLICATIONS
2025 Ventura Blvd. Magazine — Los Angeles, CA
2023 Juxtapoz Magazine — San Fransisco, CA
2023 Overstandard Magazine — Copenhagen, DK
2022 Cultured Magazine — Los Angeles, CA
2021 Women’s Wear Daily — Los Angeles, CA
2021 Made in Bed | Sotheby’s Institute — Los Angeles, CA