Laylah Ali, whose drawing survey is on view at UMass Amherst, has a knack for addressing what artists stay silent about.

Laylah Ali
Laylah Ali is an artist based in western Massachusetts. She has had solo shows and projects at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston; Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; Museum of Modern Art, New York; and DIA Art Foundation, among other institutions. She has received multiple honors, including the Joan Mitchell Foundation Painters and Sculptors Grant, United States Artists Fellowship, and the Institute of Contemporary Art Boston Artist Prize.