Ali Santana is a multidisciplinary artist from Brooklyn, NY, who draws inspiration from community, nature, ritual, ancient technology and Hip Hop culture. His work combines time-based media, rhythmic storytelling and emerging technology to create immersive experiences that explore history, identity and Black abstract improvisational traditions. Santana currently works across video, sound, sculpture, live performance and installation.

Ali has exhibited at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam’s (IDFA) DocLab, Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts (MoCADA) and Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute. Santana has performed at Brooklyn Museum, Mana Contemporary and Roulette Intermedium.

Ali is faculty at NYU Tisch’s Interactive Telecommunications Program/Interactive Media Arts Program and recognized for educational collaborations with the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and Apple Inc. He’s a member of Onassis ONX Studio and The Santana Project, a family of artists spanning generations and disciplines.