Do Weeds Still Grow in Heaven? Life drawing & tour with Lan "Florence" Yee

This event seeks to offer space for trans & queer intimacy amid Lan "Florence" Yee's exhibition, Using the notion of weeds (plants that appear to be thriving in places where they are unwanted) as a starting point, the exhibition considers survivorship as an afterlife and reflects on the experience of abuse in queer relationships without the use of graphic imagery.

This event will be held exclusively for the trans community, including non-binary and 2-Spirit people aged 18+

• No experience is necessary.
• Large sketching paper, graphite pencils, small canvases, paint and other mark-making supplies will be provided; participants are also welcome to bring their own.
• Photographs of models or participants will not be permitted.
• The tour will start at 11, and the drawing will begin at 11:30
  
• Masks will be required for all participants. Free masks will be available at the gallery entrance.
• The gallery and workshop space are wheelchair accessible.
• Nearest bus stops: 6, 7, 14 & 55
• Bike rack and free parking also available

This event is presented in partnership by the Ottawa Trans Library and Gallery 101.

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Lan (they/them) is a visual artist and cultural worker based in Tkaronto/Toronto & Tiohtià:ke/Mooniyang/Montreal. They collect text in underappreciated places and ferment it until it is too suspicious to ignore. Their exhibition transforms G101 into a tentatively hospitable place for many kinds of weeds, understood in kinship with racialized queerness/transness, to crop up.

Lan acknowledges the support of Canada Council for the Arts, Ontario Arts Council – an agency of the Government of Ontario, and Toronto Arts Council.

Host or Publisher Gallery 101