Laylah Ali’s paintings have been included in the Venice Biennale, Whitney Biennial, and her work was the subject of a major touring exhibition organized by Williams College in 2012–13. Ali’s works on paper are included in numerous permanent collections, including the Museum of Modern Art (New York), Museum of Contemporary Art (Chicago), and Walker Art Center (Minneapolis). Her latest solo show of paintings, the “Acephalous series,” was shown at Paul Kasmin Gallery in New York in 2015. She currently resides in Williamstown, Massachusetts.