Alli Conrad (b. 1995, Los Angeles) is a Chinese American, self-taught artist who lives and works in Los Angeles and whose paintings focus on nostalgia, both private and universal. Her work depicts observed and imagined realities, freezing moments from personal memory into compositions imbued with emotion and romanticism. A fascination with sentimental pastiche and the symbolism of yesteryear stems from her upbringing as a "Third Culture Kid." She works through a rigorous method of archiving, augmenting historical photographs, journaling and collaging until a single image emerges that feels faintly distant yet overwhelmingly recognizable. Cropped vignettes of clothing and fabric act as containers for indirect emotion. Her solo exhibitions include "Altar Boy!" at Ao没t Gallery in Beirut (2023) and "Cafe Society" at Steve Turner Gallery in Los Angeles (2024).
