Tierra del Sol is thrilled to present Walking on Sunshine, an exhibition of fashion-influenced, fashion-related, and fashion-adjacent artworks, alongside brand-new collections designed by eight of our studio artists, opening on Saturday, September 13th, 2025.
Walking on Sunshine features dozens of works in a range of media by a variety of artists. Among that which is featured includes handcrafted dolls by Angelica Grande; promotional studies of shoes, as well as ceramic replicas of footwear by Herb Herod; wonky advertisements for luxury goods by Daniel Anten; appropriated Vogue magazine covers illustrated by Joe Zaldivar; framed pattern collages by John Lund; and a full wall devoted to our studios’ original fashion maven, Helen Rae. Over time, we at Tierra have come to understand how self-expression through personal style is equally important to some of our artists as it is to communicate their ideas, thoughts, opinions, and feelings through painting, drawing, ceramics, etc., thus it became clear that a fashion show (in two forms) was a necessary undertaking.
This exhibition was inspired in part by our inaugural fashion show that will be taking place across the street from the gallery in Fiesta Hall at Plummer Park in West Hollywood from 2 to 4 pm on Saturday, September 27th, 2025. For this event, we will be showcasing the aforementioned eight collections in a runway show for a live audience, in which Tierra del Sol associates will also be modeling. Through the combination of materials, patterns, alterations, and additions, these artists have found myriad ways to tell stories that can bend and drape and flow and hang.
The eight artists featured in the event include: Tony Barnes, Aracely Ellis, Austin Gackstetter, Angelica Grande, Ashley Higgins, Marissa Holmberg, Thomas Lamb, and Alondra Lozano. Barnes is the longest-running member of the program, having been a Tierra del Sol artist since 1990. Ellis is the most recent addition to the program, having joined in 2020. The aesthetics and concepts of these artists range from the semi-steampunk vibes of Gackstetter’s garbs to the red-carpet-influenced looks designed by Higgins to the whimsical horror-inspired pieces constructed by Holmberg and the nature-referenced woven wears assembled by Lozano. Both Grande and Lamb have long been invested in fiber and textile works and continue to expand on the foundations they’ve laid with these materials.
Walking on Sunshine opens on September 13th and will be on view through November 1st, 2025.
