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 technologies 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, and was commissioned by Onassis Foundation to create an immersive installation for the 2023 Archive of Desire Festival.

Ali is an award-winning educator recognized for collaborations with local community organizations and larger institutions, including the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and Apple Inc. Ali is a member of ONX Studio and the multi-generational artist collective, The Santana Project.