Iole Alessandrini is an Italian-American artist and architect based in Seattle. She holds a
Fine Art degree from Rome, Italy, and two Master\u2019s degrees in Architecture\u2014one from the
University La Sapienza in Rome and one from the University of Washington in Seattle.
Her permanent public artworks include The Raven and the Light at Climate Pledge
Arena, Contour at Capitol Hill Library, Counterbalance Park in Queen Anne, and Luminous
Forest in Edmonds. Internationally, her work has been exhibited at Neoiconoduli (Palazzo
Bellomo, Siracusa), Museo della Penna (Perugia), HorseHead (Belfast), as well as Bellevue
Art Museum, Seattle Art Museum, MONA in La Conner, and in the world premiere
of Carmen with the Pacific Northwest Ballet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ioleography\u2122\u2014Laser-Plane Photography is a pioneering technique she created that uses
custom optics to capture ephemeral traces of human presence through planes of light. In
her project To the North Pole and Back, she brought this practice to the Arctic, observing
the subtle effects of a changing environment while tracing the residual energies of those
who moved through these illuminated fields\u2014artistic evidence of humanity\u2019s lingering
footprint. Her work has been featured in Architectural Record, Arcade, and Sculpture
Magazine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A member of SOIL Gallery since 2009 and former President of the Civita Institute, she is the
recipient of the Seattle Art Museum\u2019s Betty Bowen Award and has received awards and
fellowships from the Office of Arts & Culture, the Pollock-Krasner Foundation, Artist Trust,
and NiAUSI. At Bellevue College, she teaches Drawing, Design, and Color. She enjoys
applying her unique skills to courses that inspire students and support their creative
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