galle (they/she) is a trans indigenous refugee immigrant, autodidactic artist, cook, and tattooer based in Brooklyn. galle approaches art inspired by children, nature, sovereign movements, and feminist somatic practices to achieve a sense of liberation, comfort, gratitude, and joy.

“I see my art as intentional acts of creation carrying within it the spirit of giving beautiful life and happiness in the real world, mainly creating imagery and participative narratives as alternatives to common dominant structures. My practice is rooted in my life and in my history as an indigenous and queer refugee immigrant in Lenapehoking (New York). I am investigating and practicing the art of tattoo as a tool for indigenous empowerment and resistance. Land Back inspiration led me to practice and study the ancestral food of the Americas, its medicinal plants, as well as to develop new indigiqueer immigrant rituals that honor both the history of my origin and my sexual liberation, as well as the land I’m stepping on; invoking respect, continental unity, and radical tenderness.”