Her research and artistic practice investigates the colonial structure embedded within artificial intelligence learning systems. Currently her artwork is mediated through the colour red.

She received the Zora Neale Hurston Award from Naropa University in 2013 where she graduated from with her MFA. Under the supervision of Catherine Malabou, Tiara completed her dissertation, »Recovering Indigeneity: Territorial Dehiscence and Digital Immanence« in June 2019. Tiara has presented her work at Images Festival (Toronto), Squeaky Wheel Film and Media Art Center (NY), Trinity Square Video (Toronto), SOAS (London), SLU (Madrid), transmediale (Berlin), Duke University (NC), re:publica (Berlin), Tech Open Air (Berlin), and AMOQA (Athens), among others.