Walk and Talk

Alicia Piller and Dr. Tiffany E. Barber

Sunday, April 19th at 12:00 PM

Join artist Alicia Piller and Dr. Tiffany E. Barber on Sunday, April 19th for a walking-based program expanding on Piller’s exhibition Lost in Space followed by an artist talk back at the gallery.

We’ll meet at Track 16 and at 12:00 PM move into the surrounding East Hollywood neighborhood. Drawing from Piller’s walking practice, participants are invited to engage the environment through close observation, considering both natural elements and traces of human presence. After a short independent walk, the group will reconvene in the gallery to share observations, followed by an artist talk at 12:30 PM focused on the works in the exhibition and the material, historical, and environmental threads that shape the practice. 

Schedule:
11:30 AM – gallery open for exhibition viewing
12:00 PM sharp – Neighborhood Walk begins
12:30 PM – Artist talk in the gallery (open to all)

Alicia Piller’s exhibition Lost in Space continues at Track 16 in East Hollywood through May 9th. For inquiries, DM us or email info@track16.com.

Alicia Piller was born and raised in Chicago and received her Bachelors in both Fine Arts (Painting) & Anthropology from Rutgers University in 2004. While working in the fashion industry—living a decade in New York City and three and a half years in Santa Fe—Piller cultivated her distinctive sculptural voice. Continuing to expand her artistic practice, Alicia completed her MFA focused on sculpture and installation from CalArts in May of 2019. In 2024 she was exhibited large installation sculptures in two PST Art & Science Collide exhibitions: Life on Earth: Art & Ecofeminism at The Brick, and World Without End: The George Washington Carver Project at the California African American Museum. Her work is in the collections of the Hammer Museum, the California African American Museum, Glendale College Collection, the Pam Royalle Collection, and the Janine Barrois Collection. Her sculptural work was featured on the covers of Full Blede Magazine, Issue 10 (Fall 2019), the Lumina Journal (Sarah Lawrence College) (January 2020), and the LA Times (August 2022). She is represented in Los Angeles by Track 16 Gallery.

Dr. Tiffany E. Barber is an award-winning scholar, curator, and critic whose work reshapes how we understand race, gender, and representation. A sought-after voice in contemporary art, culture, and fashion, her expert commentary spans academic journals, museum exhibitions, acclaimed documentaries, and major media outlets like The Nation, Huffington Post, Frieze, and Tate Etc. Currently Assistant Professor of African American Art at UCLA, Dr. Barber’s unique blend of art history, performance theory, and Black feminist thought inspires diverse audiences and institutions to advance new cultural futures. Her accolades include the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery Director’s Essay Prize; leadership roles at the International Journal of Surrealism, the Delaware Contemporary, the College Board, and the Black Speculative Arts Movement; and numerous fellowships. Her path-breaking exhibitions have been featured in Essence, The Brooklyn Rail, Surface Magazine, and Google Arts and Culture. Her debut monograph, Undesirability and Her Sisters: Black Women’s Visual Work and the Ethics of Representation (NYU Press, 2025), cements her reputation as a leading tastemaker and thinker of this generation.