Yasi Alipour

Yasi Alipour serves as an Assistant Professor in the Painting department at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). An Iranian artist and writer based in Brooklyn, her interdisciplinary practice explores folding as a flirtation with mathematics, traces of time, and homage to paper intricacies, while centering intergenerational conversations within histories of erasure through her pedagogy and critical writing.

Her educational background includes:

• MFA from Columbia University

Alipour’s research integrates tactile art with mathematical theory, examining folding as both temporal metaphor and historical commentary. Her critical work interrogates erasure through intergenerational dialogues, contributing significantly to contemporary art discourse and pedagogy. This multifaceted approach bridges studio practice, theoretical inquiry, and public scholarship.

Her distinguished recognitions encompass:

• Dartmouth Artist-in-Residence (2025)
• Louis Comfort Tiffany Grant (2022)
• Sharpe Walentas Studio Program Award (2019/2021)
• Rema Hort Foundation Emerging Artist Nominee (2018/2019)
• Triple Canopy Publication Intensive (2018)
• MHZ Foundation’s Critics of Color (Curationist)

While specific student advising roles are undocumented, her scholarly impact is evident through guest editorship of the Brooklyn Rail’s critics page (2021) and features in major publications. Her exhibitions and interviews with leading artists like Julie Mehretu and Mark Dion demonstrate sustained professional engagement, though no dedicated research labs or teams are referenced.