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X-WR-CALDESC:Gallery Opening on First Friday\, May 5\, 5-8 PM\nExhibiting i
 n the Blackfoot Communications Gallery through end of May\n\nARTIST STATEM
 ENT\nHalo-Halo is a cold Filipino dessert that translates to mix-mix\, and
  is a cute way to refer to mixed-blood Filipinos.\n\nThe mixed person is a
  shapeshifter.\nBut unlike most shapeshifters\, the mixed person does not 
 change form at their own will.\nThey change form based on the perception o
 f others.\nWith whom is the shapeshifter truly themself?\nBy splitting and
  contrasting tones\, I leave the responsibility with the viewer to decide 
 which\nshade of the hand its true shade.\n\nARTIST BIO\nApril Werle is a m
 ixed Filipino American painter. Werle is the first born child to an immigr
 ant mother. She reflects on her place in the Filipino diaspora\, and the e
 ffects of immigration on family\, culture\, and identity. Werle uses her o
 wn hands as central subjects in her works. Skin color and other body parts
  are intentionally absent. By omitting her ethnically ambiguous characteri
 stics\, she is able to tell stories of her own cultural experiences withou
 t her appearance invalidating her identity. April Werle received her BFA f
 rom the University of Montana. She currently lives and\nworks in Missoula\
 , MT.\n\nWerle has established\, designed\, and implemented several racial
  equity art programs such as the BIPOC Arts Advisory Council\, COHESION Ar
 t Collective\, and the MCPS BIPOC Student Mural Program. She currently co-
 chairs the COHESION Art Collective Advisory Committee\, and serves on the 
 Pinaysphere Creative Committee. As a recipient of the Montana Arts Council
  ARPA Grant\, Werle featured her first major solo exhibition in 2022 at th
 e Holter Museum of Art\, Mga Hunghong Sa Diwata: Whispers of Spirits. Werl
 e’s murals can be found internationally. Her works have been exhibited fre
 quently in the American Northwest and sold to private collectors nationwid
 e. She has been featured by Filipino American brands and organizations lik
 e Kuyate and Filipino American News.
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DESCRIPTION:Gallery Opening on First Friday\, May 5\, 5-8 PM\nExhibiting in
  the Blackfoot Communications Gallery through end of May\n\nARTIST STATEME
 NT\nHalo-Halo is a cold Filipino dessert that translates to mix-mix\, and 
 is a cute way to refer to mixed-blood Filipinos.\n\nThe mixed person is a 
 shapeshifter.\nBut unlike most shapeshifters\, the mixed person does not c
 hange form at their own will.\nThey change form based on the perception of
  others.\nWith whom is the shapeshifter truly themself?\nBy splitting and 
 contrasting tones\, I leave the responsibility with the viewer to decide w
 hich\nshade of the hand its true shade.\n\nARTIST BIO\nApril Werle is a mi
 xed Filipino American painter. Werle is the first born child to an immigra
 nt mother. She reflects on her place in the Filipino diaspora\, and the ef
 fects of immigration on family\, culture\, and identity. Werle uses her ow
 n hands as central subjects in her works. Skin color and other body parts 
 are intentionally absent. By omitting her ethnically ambiguous characteris
 tics\, she is able to tell stories of her own cultural experiences without
  her appearance invalidating her identity. April Werle received her BFA fr
 om the University of Montana. She currently lives and\nworks in Missoula\,
  MT.\n\nWerle has established\, designed\, and implemented several racial 
 equity art programs such as the BIPOC Arts Advisory Council\, COHESION Art
  Collective\, and the MCPS BIPOC Student Mural Program. She currently co-c
 hairs the COHESION Art Collective Advisory Committee\, and serves on the P
 inaysphere Creative Committee. As a recipient of the Montana Arts Council 
 ARPA Grant\, Werle featured her first major solo exhibition in 2022 at the
  Holter Museum of Art\, Mga Hunghong Sa Diwata: Whispers of Spirits. Werle
 ’s murals can be found internationally. Her works have been exhibited freq
 uently in the American Northwest and sold to private collectors nationwide
 . She has been featured by Filipino American brands and organizations like
  Kuyate and Filipino American News.
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LOCATION:in the Main Gallery
SUMMARY:Halo-Halo: The Mixed Children\, Works by April Werle
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