Couple Waiting for the Start of a Street Festival, photo by Ali Motamedi

Ali Motamedi, an author, artist, and educator, explores themes of language, immigration, and identity. He works with text, image, and often intangible materials—intellectual and mental constructs. With a background in Quantitative Risk Management (PhD) and Fine Arts (MFA), he merges technical and artistic methodologies to explore interdisciplinary possibilities in cultural expression and communication. Since 2014, he has led hundreds of students in Analytics, Digital Communications, and Creativity courses, both nationally and internationally.