Ali Hval

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I’m Ali, and I’m a muralist in Iowa City. Please e-mail me for fastest communication about a mural!

10/12/2026

Welcome to the corner of my studio closest to the entrance where everything collects like whimsical, glittering dirt. This week, The Corner™️ features two hefty chains on the floor (which terrify my studio neighbors entering and exiting, sorry Vako Darjania and Giorgos Kontis) and precarious makeup and vi****or charms with delicate, bone dry loop-di-loops.

Second slide features my five ducks which I am now realizing is a whole mess of ducks. The biggies have taught the littles how to loiter by the window and make obnoxious noises when it’s time for bed. 🛏️

10/03/2026

Charm bracelets forever! Thank you College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Iowa and Fatima Salinas for the great write up about the work I did this summer through the Iowans Create Community Mural Program funded by the Iowa Arts & Culture and National Endowment f/t Arts. 🎨🖌️🖼️

10/01/2026

Protecting my Tuesdays and Thursdays as much as possible for studio time - the rain helps to keep me inside, too. 🫟🌧️🎀✨

09/17/2026

🧫🫟 𝓟𝓸𝔀𝓭𝓮𝓻 𝓟𝓾𝓯𝓯 (𝓤𝓷𝓭𝓮𝓻 𝓟𝓻𝓮𝓼𝓼𝓾𝓻𝓮) 🫟🧫

Ceramic, acrylic, rhinestones, nail polish, eyeshadow, holographic plastic, stuffing, glass and plastic beads, holographic vinyl, hair ties, and leftover silk from a flower girl dress I wore as a child. A lot of materials condensed into a smaller piece.

Thank you to everyone who has already brought me a delightful assortment of nail polishes - I already painted one on this new piece. I’m planning on making oodles more compacts for upcoming shows! 💄✨ I am still accepting nail polishes if you’re looking for an excuse to clear out your collection… I’ll take it all: neutrals, obnoxious neons, transparent glazes, glitter, holographic… you name it I’ll nab it. 🧹

09/15/2026

Lil shiny deet from something new~ 💞✨🎀🌀🧵🥿

09/10/2026

“Sugared Sweets Are The Devil’s Treats” is getting a lot of attention these days - she was just featured in the recent issue of Ceramics Monthly and is currently hanging at Figge Art Museum for the 44th Rock Island Art Guild Fine Arts Exhibition, opening tonight from 5-8pm in Davenport! 🎀✨

08/26/2026

Baby’s first Ceramics Monthly publication. 💞💅🏼✨ Thank you ceramicsmonthly for including me in Bold Choices. And hi Pauly 👋🏻👋🏻

05/22/2026

✨🧶🩸𝓜𝓸𝓶𝓶𝔂 𝓑𝓻𝓪𝓬𝓮𝓵𝓮𝓽🩸🧶✨

A sparkly new charm bracelet I’ve been excited about is finally installed in my studio - I’ve been interested this semester in how the progression of time and color feel intertwined (and not always perfectly correlated), especially in relationship to a body healing after birth. A gradient seems to point to coursing time for me right now with each color hinting at a new juncture: this chunky charm bracelet moves from very rich reds to subdued pinks and oranges to barely-there yellows and whites. This one feels at first pleasant, chipper, and slow, but gets a little more gnarly up close.

Lots more glassy beads, chunky textures, and buildup of material in this one that I hope brings me to some new places this year.

05/21/2026

Detail of a new charm bracelet ✨⭐️💞

05/07/2026

In lieu of Open Studios (this Friday from 3-5pm in the Visual Arts Building), the studio received a smattering of baby pink paint and whimsical bubbleshapes inside and out. Plus some spring flowers, honking ducks, and the eternal Easter egg hunt for backyard eggs. 🥚💗☁️🌸

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