About

Vali Lalioti

Painting came late but with force, In 2021, while I was continuing a career in computer science, design innovation and robotics, I began painting as a self-taught artist. What began as curiosity became a serious practice and another way to explore questions that had shaped my work for decades: what it means to be human in an age of intelligent machines, how we relate to the other, and how we create meaning, belonging and connection in a rapidly changing world.

Growing up in Greece and later working and living internationally exposed me to different cultures, languages and ways of understanding the world. Through figurative and symbolic forms, I explore the human condition, tracing fragile yet resilient qualities that connect personal and collective experience. Bodies and objects become forms through which experience is held, transformed and shared.

Alongside painting, my practice spans VR, interactive storytelling and robotics. Painting has become a continuation of that journey, bringing together international experience, material making and a lifelong curiosity about what makes us human, what makes us unique, and what connects us all.