IFE AL-DIN

Ife Al-Din is a DC native that began her journey as a poet before emerging as a multidisciplinary teaching artist, wardrobe stylist and event curator in 2022. In 2020, her introduction to visual art was through acrylic on canvas and quickly evolved to include collage and mixed media work. Ife’s work is a microcosm of the way she experiences the world. These techniques are used as a layering of realities, personhood, and an exploration of how our internal and external worlds interact with one another. Ife’s art is an extension of her interest in psychology, which she received her undergraduate degree in. She graduated Cum Laude from Bowie State University in 2017. Ife critiques the restless, selfish way the western world socializes us while calling back our individual and collective power. She proposes a world of emotionally evolved, self-sustained individuals and interdependence, which holds the possibility of eliminating escapism and socio-politico-economic injustices altogether. As of 2024, Ife is a self-published poet, 3x open mic host under her entity, Love Iconic and an activist for SEL and educational equity for black and brown people of all ages.