Aalia Rahman is a Saint Louis University graduate with a degree in Studio Art with an emphasis in Painting and Graphic Design. Her career began with an internship as a web designer at Yellow Brick Creative Studio. In 2015, she was chosen as one of five finalists for the International Al Jazeera Community Challenge for her infographic on clinical depression. As the Creative Director of Consuming Kinetics Dance Company, the co-founder of Muslim Women’s Professional Network, and having worked for several local nonprofits including Diversity Awareness Partnership, and the Rochdale Dawah Center in the UK, Aalia has a firm understanding of the nonprofit work environment. In 2017, Aalia graduated from the web development track of Launch Code’s CoderGirl 2017 Winter Cohort while freelancing for clients across the country, primarily in the education, healthcare, and nonprofit sectors. Currently, Aalia also works as the Web Developer at a local creative agency, Intaglio Creative.

Besides artwork, Aalia writes poetry, advocates for animal rights, and reads nonfiction.