Amila Li 李嘉怡

Amila Li 李嘉怡 is a storyteller based in Vancouver, on unceded xwməθkwəy̓ əm, Sḵwx̱ wú7mesh, and səlilwətaɬ territory. By way of photography, she explores her myriad feelings about effort and ease, whether in a subject’s movement, compositional a/symmetry, or colour grading. She is particularly drawn to scenes that obscure under- and overstatement for their capacities to redefine or altogether abandon these categories. Amila received her BA (Honours) and MA degrees in English from Simon Fraser University as well as an ARCT diploma in Piano Pedagogy from the Royal Conservatory of Music after dropping out of cosmetology school. Currently, she is pursuing a PhD in English Literature at the University of British Columbia. Through lines in her research and writing are questions of value and performance surrounding classed, gendered, and racialised labour; beauty and comportment; and care and dis/ability.