Al McKee

AL is a multidisciplinary artist based in Edmonton, AB. AL works mainly in mixed media and acrylic painting, with experience as a playwright and performer. AL has  participated in interdisciplinary space activations (Interactive performances) through Nextfest Arts Co. in Edmonton AB, as well as being a featured visual artist in Edmonton's Colab Quarters Arts Society showcase, Capital City Arts, Nextfest and Edmonton Mural Fest. AL has varied and rich experiences working as an arts educator for at-risk youth as well as adults with developmental disabilities. AL is passionate about encouraging arts engagement and accessibility for marginalized populations. AL uses her education in Psychology, BA to inform her practice as an arts educator and enrich experiences of learning for students. AL has experience living and working in the north, and wants to share her dream of cultivating imagination with students as they experience their school day. AL has extensive experience delivering arts programming to young people with the primary goals of increasing imagination and promoting a sense of freedom to explore identity and expand the limits of what one defines "art" as.