Ali El-Darsa, born in Beirut, Lebanon, lives and works between Montréal, Berlin and Toronto. He holds a Master of Visual Studies (MVS Studio) from Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design at the University of Toronto and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Intermedia/Cyberarts from Concordia University, Montréal.

Recent solo exhibitions and performances include: The Color Remains the Same at Dazibao, Montréal (2016), 25/09/2001–Present at Espace Cercle Carré (Montréal); Entr’acte at Hart House (Toronto); Standing Still at Darling Foundry (Montréal). Select group exhibitions and screenings include: Complex Social Change at Doris McCarthy Gallery (Toronto), Kassel Documentary Film and Video Festival (Germany); Brooklyn Film Festival (New York); We Can’t Compete at University of Lethbridge Art Gallery (Calgary), (In)formal disclosures at Access Gallery (Vancouver); Festival International du Cinéma Méditerranéen (Montpellier); Rendezvous with Madness Film Festival (Toronto); Galerie Sans Nom (New Brunswick); Festival Les Ecrans Documentaires, (France) and Free Fall Festival at Theatre Centre (Toronto). El-Darsa undertook a fellowship with artist Akram Zaatari in 2014 and 2016.

Artist Code: 948