[cid:878c2896-2181-4df6-bd01-8d1d967d11ae] Gerardo Peña, better known as Periko the Artist, was born in Queretaro, Mexico, but his family moved when he was a young child to the state of Washington. Periko was raised up and down King County and eventually settled in Tacoma, WA. With a background in business management, and with the current political climate, as a DACA recipient, he felt that it was now or never the time to focus his energy as an artist. Typically a surreal painter, Periko, has been expanding into the public art and multimedia world. His art is an introspection of his journey into self identity and an emotional response of the world around him. *FREE ADMISSION for the OPENING RECEPTION* Meet Periko and get a first look at To Whom it May Concern this Friday from 6:00 to 8:30 PM. Dance to DJ Sonido Inferno and CIA and enjoy an Idigenous Dance Celebration performed by Oreloti Cuauhtli! Listen to Periko's Interview on the Stories from Lakewold Podcast<https://soundcloud.com/user-916866512/stories-from-lakewold-periko-the-artist?si=da2eab487c03421abc5fefdc5ade1ada&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing>! [https://i1.sndcdn.com/artworks-cni7i6LAnC3ze7kf-wjSsSQ-t500x500.jpg]<https://soundcloud.com/user-916866512/stories-from-lakewold-periko-the-artist?si=da2eab487c03421abc5fefdc5ade1ada&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing> Stories from Lakewold | Periko the Artist<https://soundcloud.com/user-916866512/stories-from-lakewold-periko-the-artist?si=da2eab487c03421abc5fefdc5ade1ada&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing> Listen to Stories from Lakewold | Periko the Artist by Lakewold Gardens #np on #SoundCloud soundcloud.com [https://d36urhup7zbd7q.cloudfront.net/u/p6WxBRB8Qm3/1659693253524.png]<http://lakewoldgardens.org/> Shari Shepard (she/her) Communications Manager, Lakewold Gardens 253 584 4106 x 114 <tel:253%20584%204106%20x%20114> ● lakewoldgardens.org<http://lakewoldgardens.org/> 12317 Gravelly Lake Dr. SW<https://maps.google.com/?q=12317%20Gravelly%20Lake%20Dr.%20SW> [https://cdn.gifo.wisestamp.com/s/fb/7DA931/48/0/background.png]<http://facebook.com/lakewoldgardens> [https://cdn.gifo.wisestamp.com/s/inst/7DA931/48/0/background.png] <http://instagram.com/lakewoldgardens> [https://cdn.gifo.wisestamp.com/s/yt/7DA931/48/0/background.png] <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_aazWlIvCmB1X53KrK6KWA> [https://cdn.gifo.wisestamp.com/apps/app_button/full/Explore%20Events%20at%20Lakewold/ffffff/7DA931/60/10.png]<https://lakewoldgardens.org/events/> "If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart." ~Nelson Mandela [https://tracy.srv.wisestamp.com/px/4849157897584640.png?embedded_method=extension] ‌