Conversations on Art w/ Meg Linton, featuring Alicia Piller.

Recorded February 2, 12-1pm. A series of online conversations with creatives about the state of making. Join Meg Linton, independent curator and writer, as she virtually visits the studios of known and emerging artists, exploring their work, influence, philosophy, and creative process. About Alicia Piller: Los Angeles based artist, Alicia Piller was born and raised in Chicago and received her Bachelors in Fine Arts (Painting) & Anthropology from Rutgers University in 2004. While working in the fashion industry; living a decade in NYC and 3.5 years in Santa Fe, NM, Piller cultivated her distinctive sculptural voice. Alicia completed her MFA focused on sculpture and installation from Calarts in May 2019. Piller’s work is a part of the Hammer Permanent Collection, Glendale College Collection, the Pam Royalle Collection, & Janine Barrois Collection. Her sculptural work was featured on the cover of Full Blede Magazine (Fall 2019), the LA Times ‘Water keeps us alive’ (2022), & The New York Times ‘5 Artist to Watch at the California Biennial’ (2022). Artist’s Website: aliciapiller.com ___ Meg Linton has 20+ years of experience as a director and curator of contemporary art spaces. Meg is best known for her exhibitions, programs, and publications she curated during her decade-long tenure as the Director of Galleries and Exhibitions at the Ben Maltz Gallery, Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles. Currently, she is working on an exhibition about the life and work of artist Keith Julius Puccinelli for the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara; is lead producer on a documentary film about 1970s-80s feminist performance art in Los Angeles called ACTING LIKE WOMEN directed by Cheri Gaulke; Studio Manager for Steve Roden at inbetweennoise.com; the new Administrator of the Claire Falkenstein Foundation; and she is researching and writing an historical novel about a suffragette in the Mid-West. You can find her on Instagram @meg_linton.