Aili Schmeltz is a sculptor and painter that splits her time in between Los Angeles and
the High Desert of California. Her work is informed by environmental, philosophical, and
architectural histories of the American West. Current series of works include California
Women, mixed media textile paintings that honor women of California who have
furthered equality and justice in a wide range of communities, and a series of Cairn
ceramic sculptures which use modular building and historic architectural languages to
create futuristic monument/ relics.
Schmeltz studied at UCLA, earned her MFA from the University of Arizona, and a BFA
from the Kansas City Art Institute.
