AliCat (b.1982), is a neuroqueer artist living and working in Los Angeles and Philadelphia, PA.  They received a BFA from CSULB (’10) in metalsmithing and an MFA with emphasis in Art and Social Practice from Otis (‘22).  For the past 13 years they have worked in various art department roles in the entertainment industry, primarily in television, greatly informing their view of media and it’s social impact. Their art takes refuse as both a main medium and a central tenet, aiming to avoid reliance on capitalistic structures, and de-emphasizing materialistic acquisition.
 
AliCat's interests lie in the trans[formative] possibilities of objects, reimagined spaces, and newly ideated immersive experiences. This work includes parsing through moral and ethical considerations of what we can and should be holding onto, thinking through trends of consumption in a one-time use society, the mental/ emotional impact of material retention, and how to reframe the increasingly authoritative world we live in.