[2] Most frequently he creates portraits of a single subject, depicted from the chest up, utilizing glass beads or sequins to compose a form out of contrasting fields of color.
[7] A series of artist's books that was made in collaboration with Kenward Elmslie and contains unique drawings by Ken Tisa is included in the National Gallery of Australia.
The exhibition was organized in response to the ongoing AIDS epidemic and included work by Vittorio Scarpati, Greer Lankton, and others.
[11] The exhibition became the subject of public debate when John E. Frohnmayer, chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts revoked the $10,000 grant awarded to the nonprofit gallery, a decision Frohmayer claimed was due to the overtly political nature of David Wojnarowicz's catalogue essay.
[13] In 2013, Tisa's work was part of a group show at Kate Werble Gallery commemorating Village Voice writer and lesbian separatist, Jill Johnston–the exhibition was titled in the hopes of not being considered.