Artist Bio

Blessyl Buan is a multigenerational, multidisciplinary artist whose expressions span from healing, visual and dance arts. Since 2005 she built a chiropractic practice for performing artists and has four decades of performance experience (drblessyl.com). Her jewelry design, visual art and choreography re-weave Philippine diasporic narratives through the interplay of natural objects and the land, while reconciling with the biopsychosocial impacts of colonization and assimilation. This work informs her motherhood and influence on future generations navigating the embodiment of living beyond repression.