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April Werle

Missoula, MT, United States


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I am the first born child of an immigrant. My mother immigrated to Montana in the 1990’s after having an arranged marriage with my father. As their mixed-race child, I reflect on my upbringing by visualizing memories and shared family stories through the subtle and effective body language of hands. ...

artworks

"Are you hungry?" thumb

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"Where are you from-from?" thumb

Painting30 W x 40 H x 1.5 D in

"Oh shit, there are pine trees here too!" thumb

Painting24 W x 24 H x 2.5 D in

"I started looking in the mirror and only seeing a white person." thumb

Painting24 W x 36 H x 1.5 D in

"Food tastes better this way." thumb

Painting30 W x 40 H x 1.5 D in

"I belong to my family." thumb

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"Please take off your shoes." thumb

Painting24 W x 36 H x 1.5 D in

"Hide these for the spirits." thumb

Painting36 W x 36 H x 1.5 D in

"Court, Kay, and Ape." thumb

Painting30 W x 60 H x 2.5 D in

"The Ninth, Before Ang Longon." thumb
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Painting12 W x 36 H x 1.5 D in

"Magwayen ug Kaptan..." thumb
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Painting18 W x 24 H x 0.9 D in

"Ang White Lady." thumb

Painting24 W x 18 H x 0.9 D in

"Wading in the River, Lalangban." thumb

Painting30 W x 30 H x 1.5 D in

"Mga Nunal Sa Batang Babae." thumb

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"Wala Na Gipintalan." thumb

Painting30 W x 30 H x 1.5 D in

"Ang Mata Ni Tiyo Samson." thumb
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Painting30 W x 30 H x 2.5 D in

"Feeling One, Together. Kapwa." thumb
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Painting18 W x 24 H x 1.5 D in

"Why are we here, mama?" "For a better life, anak." thumb
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Painting18 W x 18 H x 1.5 D in

"Tisay, Beginning from the Ocean." thumb
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"Drifting Through My Memories." thumb

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inside the studio

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Sitting with paintings from Mixed Cultures

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Working on "I belong to my family."

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Working on "Food tastes better this way."

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Painting hands for Halo-Halo: The Mixed Children

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Masking a painting in progress