Ali Eyal

Ali Eyal expresses himself in painting, drawing, and video to explore the intersections of personal history, fleeting memory, political conflict, and identity. His practice often navigates the lingering effects of war and displacement, using recurring symbols—such as absent figures, fragmented architecture, and imagined landscapes—to evoke stories that are both intimate and collective. Working through a highly personal visual language, Eyal constructs layered narratives that challenge fixed notions of place and belonging. His pieces frequently withhold the full presence of the human figure, instead offering traces or silhouettes, emphasizing loss and the unstable nature of memory. Through this absence, he gestures toward lives interrupted or erased by conflict, while also leaving space for the imagined and the remembered. Eyal’s use of repetition and subtle variation across media creates an emotional rhythm, inviting viewers into a state of quiet reflection. His works become acts of resistance against erasure—mapping out psychic and geographic terrains shaped by trauma, exile, and survival. In doing so, he opens up a space where histories, both personal and political, are not only preserved but reimagined. ...

Since 2009, François Ghebaly has presented an innovative, eclectic program of Los Angeles-based and international artists. With a history of identifying and championing diverse voices and emerging talent, the gallery’s roster has grown to include 27 artists and 2 artist estates, ranging from early career, such as Sharif Farrag and Ludovic Nkoth, to mid-career, like Christine Sun Kim, Meriem Bennani, Kelly Akashi, Farah Al Qasimi, and Genesis Belanger, to well established, including Sayre Gomez, Kathleen Ryan, Neïl Beloufa and Candice Lin as well as underground legends, like Patrick Jackson and Mike Kuchar. The gallery advances the reach of its artists’ visions by publishing exhibition catalogues and producing artist editions. Located since 2013 in a 12,000 square foot warehouse space in Downtown Los Angeles, the gallery is a mainstay of the burgeoning Arts District community, and recently expanded to New York's Lower East Side. François Ghebaly’s program demonstrates a commitment to challenging work across all media and to fostering the progressive, boundary-pushing practices of its artists. ...