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For women, then, poetry is not a luxury.
It is a vital necessity of our existence…Poetry is the way we
help give name to the nameless so it can be thought. The farthest horizons
of our hopes and fears are cobbled by our poems, carved from the rock
experiences of our daily lives.
– Audre Lorde
Resume/CV
Anida Yoeu Ali
Mailing Address: 3644 W. Leland Ave #2W Chicago, IL 60625 (U.S.A.)
Contact Info: anida@atomicshogun.com or cel. 312-933-4426
Education: B.F.A. in Graphic Design, University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign), May 1996;
M.F.A Performance at School of the Art Institute Chicago, May 2010
Performance Resume (Selected Works) longer version provided on request
2010
On the Cusp of Phoenix Rising (performance poetry feature)
• Mojo’s Pen feature reading (University of IL at Chicago), Feb 4, 2010
• The Loft feature performance (Minneapolis), April 15, 2010
Fashion is Dead (durational performance)
• Year-long durational performance from Dec 8, 2009-Dec 8, 2010
• Opening reception at Fishbowl Gallery (Chicago), Feb 27, 2010
2009
Palimpsest for Generation 1.5 – part of “The Embedded Flaw” Exhibition & Performance
• opening reception performance and mixed media installation at Betty Rymer Gallery (Chicago) Dec 11, 09 (Exhibition runs Dec 11 – Jan 14, 2010)
In Transience — performance & installation (performed with Mary Jane Villamor)
• 8-hour durational performance in various sites of transit in downtown Chicago area
• Installation (video and cardboard signs) part of “The Embedded Flaw” Exhibition & Performance Betty Rymer Gallery (Chicago) Exhibition runs Dec 11 – Jan 14, 2010
The Buddhist Bug Project (Phase 1: Wood) – part of “New Works” Exhibit Show
closing reception performance and video/installation in gallery
• Sullivan Galleries (Chicago) Sept 2009
1000 Inches – performance & Installation (performed by Art Action Group)
• River Park (Chicago) July 3, 2009
Meditation of the Furies – part of “The Walk” Fashion Show (collaborative w/Nomadic Revival)
• Sullivan Galleries (Chicago) April 2009
Le Cadeaux – “The Gift” (collaborative performance directed by Clover Morell)
• Quatz Arts Ball, The Artistic Home (Chicago) Jan. 17, 2009
2008
Milk Offering (3 Minute Performance Art)
• 3 Minute Turns, 2M Performance Space, School of Art Institute (Chicago ) Dec 3, 2008
Chador Offering (Performance Art – 3 hour durational performance)
• Looptopia, Part of “Ghostlight” performance installations directed by Dexter Bullard, Chicago May 2, 2008; actual piece performed by Marian Yalini
Meditation on 3 Prayers (interdisciplinary performance)
• 012 Columbus Space, School of Art Institute (Chicago ) May 1, 2008
The Body is a Temple (collaborative performance w/David Young & Dan Schwarloze)
• Manifest 2008, Columbia College (Chicago) May 14, 2008
Wudu Offering (interdisciplinary performance)
• 2M Performance Space, School of Art Institute (Chicago ) April 7, 2008
2007
Kabah Offering (interdisciplinary performance)
• 012 Columbus Space, School of Art Institute (Chicago ) Dec 2, 2007
Double Walkers: Transfigurations Thru Fashion (performance & exhibition)
• Directed Performance & Co-curated exhibition; Hyde Park Art Center (Chicago),
Dec 2007
Crescent Rising (Butoh inspired performance)
• “ChickArt Chicago” BlueLine Studio; (Chicago) March 10-31, 2007
• “VangelineTheater’s Hanamichi Flower Road”, (NYC) Galapagos Gallery, Dec 14, 2006
Here Lies Truth (interdisciplinary & multidisciplinary collaborative performance)
• Site Unseen at Chicago Cultural Center (Chicago), Nov 13, 2007
• Kickoff to Chicago Artist Month at Museum of Contemporary Arts (Chicago), Oct 2, 2007
• Jazz Soiree to benefit Partisan Arts International (Chicago) Sept 1, 2007
Primary Source collaborative performance with Cristal Sabbagh
• Gastronautical Odyssey at Moto Restaurant, August 2007
AWARDS, RESIDENCIES, COMMISSIONS:
Keynote Performance & Lecture: “Voicing Resistance: Women’s Spirituality, Activism, and Social Justice”, DePaul University, March 4, 2010
Southeast Asia Resource Action Center 30 year Gala Celebration, San Francisco Sept 26, 2009
“Performing Legacy” residency at Cambodian Association of Illinois, Nov 2004 – Aug 2005
“Mixin’ It Up: Voices, Stories & Perspectives” Year long commissioned project for Field Museum to work with marginalized youth, 2005-2006
Heritage Fellowship for the study of Khmer Language at University of Wisconsin’s Southeast Asian Studies Summer Institute, June - Aug 2005
Khmer Girls in Action 1-week residency, Long Beach, CA, Aug 2004
Insight Arts’ Creative Moments Award in Spoken Word, Chicago, May 2003
Dance Theater Workshop’s “Mekong Project” 3-week Artist Residency; Phnom Penh, 2004 & Chiang Mai, 2003
Suitcase Fund of Dance Theater Workshop for “Pushing Through Borders” Project, Vietnam, Dec 2003
Ford Foundation US delegation to the Asian Women Director's Theatre Festival; India, Jan 2003
PUBLICATIONS
“What’s In A Name?” and “Visiting Loss” Shout Out: Women of Color Respond to Violence,
Seal Press 2007
“Who’s Got Us,” “The Day After,” and “Haram! Haram! Haram!” Voices of Resistance, Seal Press 2006
Found Images Co-editor, Screaming Monkeys: Critiques of Asian American Images, Coffeehouse Press 2003.
“A History of Anti-Asian Violence,” Blu Magazine:The Radical Pacific, issue #13, vol. 3, 2001.
Broken Speak, I Was Born With Two Tongues, CD, 1999.
LEADERSHIP
Asian American Artists Collective, co-founder & executive director, 2001-present
Mango Tribe Productions, founder & artistic director, 2000-present
Young Asians With Power (YAWP!), co-teacher & mentor, 2002-present
National APIA Spoken Word & Poetry Summit, co-founder & co-organizer, 2000-2003
Women Out Loud! Open Mic, co-founder & co-host, 1999-2002
YellowTechnicolor Tour, performer, 2000-2002
I Was Born With Two Tongues, co-founder & performer, 1998-2003
MONSOON literary arts journal, co-founder & editor, 1993-1996
Community Activists of Muslimah Youth Organization, director, 1989-1992
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