Elia Alba was born in Brooklyn to parents who immigrated from the Dominican Republic to the United States in the 1950s. She is a multidisciplinary artist who works in photography, video, and sculpture. Her practice is concerned with the social and political complexity of race, representation, identity, and the collective community.
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works
Judy Study #4
2019
Photo-transfer on fabric
Gentle Warrior
2019
Photo-transfer on fabric
The Romantic (Angel Otero)
2015
Photography
The Storyteller (Firelei Baez)
2014
Portrait of a young girl
2012
Sculpture, photo-transfer on fabric
Untitled (BBB)
2000
Fiberglass netting, muslin, pigment, acrylic, tulle, thread
Busts (Catlin)
2009
Photo transfer on fabric, acrylic, thread, metal armature
Busts
2009
Photo transfer on fabric, acrylic, thread, metal armature