DEADLINE EXTENDED: OCTOBER 10!
Meet Larissa Healey, famously known as Gurl 23, a multi-talented indigenous, two-spirited artist of Anishinabe and Cree descent. For over 35 years, Gurl 23 has combined elements of her Indigenous culture with visual & physical art to create in mediums ranging from 60 scoop graffiti culture, hip hop, rap, mural art, street art, and upcycled regalia.
After exhibiting across Canada at some of the most iconic galleries, including the Museum of Anthropology, the Vancouver Art Gallery, the Bill Reid Gallery, the Power Plant Gallery, and the National Gallery of Canada, it's time to showcase Gurl 23's fashion talent at the opening of Vancouver Fashion Week on October 15, 2025.
Gurl 23's BROKN AROW collection will bring two elements of her Indigenity to the runway, the Sundance and Canada's infamous 60s scoop, of which she is a survivor. The fashion show will provide a space for truth telling and reconciliation through the medium of sewn textiles and visual media.
As a marginalized person, living with a non-visible disability, the cost of putting on a fashion show is an obstacle to her dream of bringing the big drum and her fashion art to the runway.
Your donations will help support with show fees (this is the priority), fabrics, the Indigenous team of models, hair and makeup artists, video production, and bringing her recently found birth family to the city to witness her debut.
Gurl 23’s artistic and fashion endeavours demonstrate her integrity, strength, talent, and persistence so step up friends and push yourself to share your wealth! Let's put Larissa Gurl 23 on the Vancover Fashion Week runway!
PS- Please note that all funds will be given to Larissa. I'm simply the go-between.
