abdu ali mongo

abdu ali mongo (they/them) is a musician, poet, and cross-disciplinary artist. ali has toured across continents, held performances and exhibited work at many institutions such as MoMa PS1, The Carnegie Museum of Art, The Baltimore Museum of Art, The Andy Warhol Museum and The Kennedy Center. They have been a resident with Red Bull Music, Pioneer Works and was a visiting artist at the Brown Arts Institute. They have presented lectures and talks at Harvard University, Stanford University, Towson University and their writing has been supported by Bread Loaf. Ali was a recipient of the 2023 Mary Sawyers Baker Prize and is a 2023 USA Fellow. Ali holds a MFA in Literary Arts from Brown University.

Photo courtesy of Fabian Guerrero. Bio courtesy of the artist.