In her second New York solo exhibition, Alicia Ross explores the mechanism of the consensual production of symbolic values. She passionately tackles difficult subject matter and taboos within society and presents them as naked truth. The works’ often provocative appearances highlight the artist's ongoing exploration of ideas surrounding conflicting views of feminine identity in the contemporary society and the ubiquitous virtuous/voracious societal impulses towards the female form. Ross appropriates images from online media sources and digitally translates them into cross-stitched constructions, using the sewing machine as a drawing tool. The finished pieces reflect a fusion between hand-made traditions and digital aesthetics.

Over the last decade, Alicia Ross has been focusing her artistic practice on questioning the public dissection of female roles by the media and society at large. Her work has evolved to encompass various facets of female identity using photography, fiber, video, and installation. Raised in a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio, Ross now splits her time between Ohio and Texas after receiving her MFA from Rochester Institute of Technology. Ross's solo exhibition Sacred_Profane debuted at Black & White Gallery in 2008, receiving New York Magazine's Critics' Pick and favorable reviews in Flash Art Magazine and The Village Voice. Most recently, an interview with Ross was featured on the blog of the PBS Documentary Series Art:21.

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