Terrell Tilford has been a major collector of contemporary and modern art, since the age of 16yrs old. From that, grew not just a love of supporting artists, but also opening two galleries, first Tilford Art Group and most recently, Band of Vices.

Band of Vices serves as a platform for emerging, mid-career & established Contemporary artists that matter. Their disciplines include painting, mixed media, photography & sculpture and their approach is fearless, thought-provoking & unapologetic.

One of the leading contemporary art spaces in the burgeoning West Adams Arts District and now, the Historic Downtown Los Angeles Arts District, Band of Vices was founded in 2015 by veteran actor & art curator Terrell Tilford. His first gallery, Tilford Art Group (1999-2010) was launched in New York City, then relocated to Mid-City, Los Angeles. Tilford rebranded the gallery in 2015 as Band of Vices, and along with partners Darryl E. Wash, Melva Benoit & Melvin A. Marshall, opened their flagship location.

In addition to its contemporary art base, Band of Vices also offers rare works by Modern American Masters.

The gallery has been the subject of recent profiles & location film shoots by Academy Award nominee Ava DuVernay & OWN TV, The New York Times, The Hollywood Reporter, Los Angeles Times, LA Weekly, ARTsy, Artnet News, KCRW, Adidas + Bephie, Curate.LA, KCET, Whitewall.Art, the Observer, Art and Cake, Revolt TV, Artillery, BEYONCÉ.com and other media outlets. In 2018, Academy Award recipient Ms. Angela Bassett also served as Guest Curator for one of their exhibitions.

In 2019, while profiling 30 of the top innovators in Los Angeles, LA Weekly Magazine crowned Tilford “The People’s Art Dealer”.