About the Instructor

Ali Williams

Ali M Williams is an international exhibiting artist and public muralist from Philadelphia. She has been a visiting teaching artist at Lycée Rochambeau (The French International School), The Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen, Moore College of Art, Fleisher Art Memorial, Project Learn School, The Hillside School, The Big Picture Program, and Riverside Correctional Facility. Ali has worked with numerous education and community outreach programs such as Cancer Treatment Centers of America, Morris Home (the only trans and non binary recovery home in the country), Mural Arts Philadelphia, Fairton Correctional Institution, The Restorative Justice Program, The American Foundation For Suicide Prevention, Bancroft (a nonprofit provider of programs and services for individuals with autism, intellectual and developmental disabilities and those in need of neurological rehabilitation), and many more. In addition to her public mural work, Ali is a trauma informed yoga and movement practitioner and a certified sexual assault counselor. Her training and compassionate nature enable her to connect deeply to her students and the communities she serves.Some of her clients include Zappos, Primark, Nasdaq, Marriott Hotels, The Wells Fargo Center, Target, Verizon, The NFL, and The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.  Website: www.alimwilliams.com