Imani is one of those rare beings who brings spirit, joy, genius and wisdom to her workshops, artwork, poetry and cultural gatherings.
To be in her presence, witness her works or read her poetry is to be blessed and inspired!
Dorothy Randall Gray, MSC, MDW and Executive Director
of Heartland Institute for Transformation
librettist
Fire and Blue Sky. Composer, Joel Thompson. Librettist, Imani Tolliver. Tenor, Russell Thomas. Mezzo-Soprano, Deborah Nansteel. Conductor, Lina González-Granados. World Premiere, LA Opera’s 2023/24 Season, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, 2024
FEATURED VISUAL ARTIST
LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENDER HERITAGE MONTH CALENDAR & CULTURAL GUIDE, CITY OF LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS, 2024
FEATURED VISUAL ARTIST
LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENDER HERITAGE MONTH CALENDAR & CULTURAL GUIDE, CITY OF LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS, 2024
BROADSIDE ILLUSTRATOR
RITES OF PASSAGE, CURATED BY DANIEL ALEXANDER JONES, UCLA NIMOY THEATER 2024
FEATURED VISUAL ARTIST
AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH CALENDAR & CULTURAL GUIDE, CITY OF LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS 2024
FEATURED VISUAL ARTIST & POET
BENEATH THE SOIL VOLUME II: QUEER SURVIVORS E-ZINE, TIME TO TELL PROJECT 2023
FEATURED POET & SPEAKER
ONE ARCHIVES FOUNDATION + QUEER BIENNIAL: HAND IN HAND WITH TRACI KATO-KIRIYAMA & IMANI TOLLIVER 2022
FEATURED VISUAL ARTIST & POET
QUEER DIASPORAS: LAVENDER CITY OF DREAMS, A VIRTUAL AND LIVE EXHIBITION 2022
FEATURED VISUAL ARTIST
SPECTRUM: SPRING FANTASY 2022
FEATURED POET
WEHO READS: SONGS AND SIGNS OF HOPE AND HEALING, CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA 2022
Visual Art Tutorial
LACMA Unframed: I See Myself In You. Personal Essay and Self-Portrait tutorial 2021
FEATURED CHANGEMAKER
ONE ARCHIVES FOUNDATION QUEER BIENNIAL PRIDE PUBLICS: WORDS AND ACTIONS EXHIBITION 2021
FEATURED POET & SPEAKER
WE RISE 2021: LOVE LETTERS IN LIGHT DOCUMENTARY, ELECTRIC PARK FILMS 2021
POETRY & VISUAL ART WORKSHOP FACILITATOR
VIRTUAL POETRY AND CREATIVE ARTS FESTIVAL WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY 2021
POETRY & VISUAL ART WORKSHOP FACILITATOR
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S WRITING GUILD 2021
FEATURED POET
LOS ANGELES TIMES FESTIVAL OF BOOKS 2018
CULTURAL & FINE ARTS SUPERVISOR CITY OF BUENA PARK, CA 2007-2020
PANELIST & SPEAKER
I COME TO WITNESS: WRITERS AS THE CHILDREN OF AUDRE LORDE AND JAMES BALDWIN ASSOCIATION OF WRITERS & WRITING PROGRAMS CONFERENCE 2016
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
VOICE MUSIC FOR WHOLE LIVING: PETER J. HARRIS & IMANI TOLLIVER ANNUAL MULTICULTURAL CONFERENCE, METROPOLITAN STATE HOSPITAL 2014
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
POETRY IS NOT A LUXURY: EXPLORING THE HEALING NATURE OF THE WRITTEN WORD ANNUAL MULTICULTURAL CONFERENCE, METROPOLITAN STATE HOSPITAL 2013
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
LGBTQ+ PRIDE GRADUATION CEREMONY, CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY LOS ANGELES 2011
POETRY WORKSHOP FACILITATOR
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY LOS ANGELES 2010
POETRY WORKSHOP FACILITATOR
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY LOS ANGELES 2009
PANELIST
QUEER TEXT(URES): READING AND WRITING LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY HISTORY UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES 2008
