MFA 2021 Artists MFA 2021 Artists: Valleri Rami

About Valleri Rami

Valleri was born in Mumbai, India and grew up in Grand Forks, ND. She graduated from St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN with a B.A. in Psychology in 2017. She received a post-Baccalaureate certificate in ceramics at UMass Dartmouth prior to the MFA program and was a recipient of the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts Multicultural Fellowship in 2019.

Statement

My abstract sculptures are oddly familiar but strangely unique. The forms reverberate self-assuredness and privacy by way of rich interiors that have confidence in and of itself. The pieces I create are self-sufficient worlds which become metaphors for ambiguous spaces. I aim to illustrate personal psychology, identity, and culture in a visually abstract but physically concrete way. The body of work spans several different states of being- some are precarious, some are more sure-footed, some more open, while others more closed off. My content is navigational experience of minority identities and the failure of belonging in and subscribing to capitalistic, colonialist, and heteronormative culture.

Contact

valleri.rami@gmail.com
vallerirami.com
@Valleri Rami