Two Spirit Siksika Artist Adrian Stimson’s New Work addresses Colonial Erasure and Sexuality

Adrian Stimson | Image courtesy of the Queer Arts Festival

By Kendell Yan

The only permanent multidisciplinary queer arts hub in Canada, the exciting and radically diverse SUM Gallery, has opened a new show with internationally acclaimed Two Spirit Siksika artist Adrian Stimson. Stimson’s most recent work, an interdisciplinary exhibit titled Naked Napi is a series of sculptures, paintings, and drawings that subvert the colonial erasure of indigenous bodies, autonomy, and the sexual histories of the Blackfoot peoples.

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Two Spirit Siksika Artist Adrian Stimson’s New Work addresses Colonial Erasure and Sexuality

April 2018 Health & Wellness Events in Vancouver

Photo: Semperviva Yoga

From art and apparel to yoga and food, and everything in between, health and wellness has many sides in Vancouver. Here are some events for the rest of April to appeal to your mind, body, and soul – all indoors, in case you aren’t used to the rain that makes our mountains and parks so green!

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April 2018 Health & Wellness Events in Vancouver