Khalil Alomar

Apprentice, Art Apprenticeship Network 2026

Khalil Alomar is an interdisciplinary artist creating through experimental sound, video art, installation, intermedia performance, and creative writing. His practice leans into glitch and absurdist environments to address complex issues derived from colonial-capitalist systems.

In his practice, the glitch represents an agent of non-conformity that refuses to be classified or subjugated. Complementary, meeting the audience through the absurd allows him to expose and criticize the mechanics of late-stage capitalism, creating environments where he navigates these structures without being weighed down by them, opening up space to imagine alternate narratives.

Building his own custom interfaces and software is a practical extension of his work and curiosity. He often creates tools that merge analog circuitry with digital systems, supporting time-based storytelling and multimedia stage design.

Across his poetic and political practice, he focuses on the tension generated when human, more than human, and technological systems collide. His theoretical foundation draws on Sara Ahmed, Legacy Russell, and Donna Haraway while his art practice dialogues with Tarek Atoui, Nicolas Jaar, and John Cage.

Recent collaborations include works and awards with the BC Arts Council, Canada Council for the Arts, vActory, What Lab, New Media Gallery, Western Front Gallery, Kokoro Dance Society and Theatre Replacement.