Body Language: Reawakening Cultural Tattooing of the Northwest

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Image: Aaron Leon, The Body Language artists during planning meetings at Whistler, 2017.

Body Language: Reawakening Cultural Tattooing of the Northwest

Body Language is about the reclamation of cultural tattooing in the Pacific Northwest. This exhibition takes an intimate look at historic and contemporary cultural tattooing from the perspectives of 5 Indigenous artists. Body Language explores designs on skin and their relationship to traditional clothing rock art, jewelry, basketry and weaving to provide healing, protection and a sense of cultural knowledge and belonging.

Curated by Dion Kaszas.

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Artists Presenting

Audie Murray (left) and Nicole Neidhardt (right)

March 12 at Noon: Join artists Audie Murray (Michif) and Nicole Neidhardt (Diné) for a live demonstration of cultural tattooing at Legacy Art Gallery Downtown or catch the event live on Facebook Live. The artists will be speaking about their practice and tattooing their loved ones using hand poke and other traditional Indigenous tattoo methods.

Opening prayer, drum circle, and artist talk begin at noon. Tattoo demonstration to follow. Entry is first come first serve and subject to gallery capacity.

Please note that proof of vaccination will be required to enter the gallery on the day of the event.

This event is presented as part of the exhibition Body Language: Reawakening Cultural Tattooing of the Northwest, on now at Legacy Downtown.

Link to Facebook live if you can add a link: https://fb.me/e/1mamD8Rqk