Culturally relevant design is at the heart of my practice. With a foundation in graphic design and interdisciplinary research, I view design as more than visual communication; it is a system that shapes perception, controls narrative, and influences how we understand identity, history, and power.

Education

2025-27  Masters of Fine Arts – Design

Rutgers University (RU), Mason Gross School of Arts, New Brunswick, NJ 

2018 Bachelor of Fine Arts

Austin Peay State University (APSU), Clarksville, TN
Employment

Teaching Assistant at Rutger’s University

Facilitate the development of emerging designers through technical instruction in Adobe Creative Suite and critical mentorship during the transition from conceptual research to professional exhibition.


Clients
Gaza Funds
Lambda Literary
Asian American Writer’s Workshop
Renascence Books

Skills
Illustration
Collage                         
Adobe Suite 
Meeting Facilitation                  

Website Support
HTML Coding              
E-commerce
SquareSpace
WordPress                   
Figma

Publicity
Editorial                 
Canva                    
META apps                   
Processing
Social Media Management
Selected Exhibitions
2025 Contributor to Instigator’s Handbook, curated by Alice Yard, Kochi Biennale, Kerala, India

2024 Queering Democracy, juried exhibition, Rochester Contemporary Art Center (RoCo), Rochester, NY

       Watermelon Seeds, Begonia Laboratory, Engine for Arts, Democracy, and Justice (EADJ), Nashville, TN

2022 We Are Sorry to Inform You That, Adele Jarrar + MNFA, Amman, Jordan
Awards
2024–25 National Leaders of Color Fellowship 2024-25, selected by South Arts, “a nonprofit regional arts organization empowering artists,” Atlanta, GA. Curated by Creative West, Denver Colorado


2024 Nominated and awarded for Press On Southern Movement Media Fund

Press
2025 Michael Hambouz and Ali El-Chaer Strike a Balance in Gazala Projects Exhibition, Matter News, Dayton, OH

     Random Sample Gazette, Random Sample, Nashville, TN

2024 A Space for Collective Grieving and Solidarity in Nashville, Nashville Banner, Nashville, TN

    Begonia Labs Is a Safe Space for ‘Watermelon Seeds’, Nashville Scene, Nashville, TN

2023 International Waters, Moyé Magazine, South Africa, Johannesburg

2022 Issue No. 9, The Hen Collective, Edinburgh, UK            
Ali El-Chaeralielchaerart@gmail.com | https://linktr.ee/Alielchaerart
Love Letters Folio
2023
The Love Letters folio, edited by Yi Wei, brings together twelve pieces of flash that capture several different perspectives, angles, and actions on loving in the world. “Rather than thinking about each of the stories in this folio as purely love stories, I ask you to consider how they use love to negotiate more difficult considerations about living in the world,” writes Yi Wei.


“About the Art: Love Letters” by Yi Wei and Ali El-Chaer
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