Ala Ebtekar
Ala Ebtekar
Born in the United States to Iranian parents, the artist was raised in both Iran and the U.S. As a young teenager he joined the K.O.S. (Kids of Survival), working with artist Tim Rollins in collaborative artworks involving groups of urban youth. He received his B.A. from the San Francisco Art Institute and, while finishing his MFA degree at Stanford this year, he has been exhibiting in the U.S. and abroad.