The American LGBTQ+ Museum

EVENT DETAILS

We invite you to join us for an enlightening afternoon where we unravel the profound connection between our earth and the resilient spectrum of gender and sexual identities.

Attendees will experience an immersive soundscape by Tru, a moderated panel conversation (featuring Star Feliz of Botánica Cimarrón, Queen Hollins of Earthlodge Center for Transformation, and Asher Hartman, Artist & Intuitive, moderated by Suhaly Bautista-Carolina, Chief of Programs at the American LGBTQ+ Museum and founder of Moon Mother Apothecary), and a flower essence workshop led by Botánica Cimarrón.

All workshop materials will be provided and no prior experience is required to participate.

SCHEDULE

12:30PM | Doors Open

1:00PM | Immersive Soundscape by Tru

1:15PM | Panel Discussion with Star Feliz, Queen Hollins, and Asher Hartman

2:00PM | Flower Essence Workshop: The Orchid Forest: Embracing Our Queer & Trans Ancestors through Plant Spirit Medicine

3:00PM | End of Program

WORKSHOP

The Orchid Forest: Embracing Our Queer & Trans Ancestors through Plant Spirit Medicine

Delve into the vibrant tapestry of nature’s wisdom and ancestral legacies in an immersive exploration. Beyond mere botanical lessons, this transformative workshop is an invitation to decode the whispers of the living world via the guidance of Orchid. Plants are not just healers; they are gateways to the timeless narratives of our forebears’ diverse gender expressions—a legacy still pulsating within us. Having thrived in all corners of the earth since the Late Cretaceous period, these ‘Priests of Pleasure’ are guides to embracing our inner divinity. Join Star Feliz of Botánica Cimarrón, the Queer plant spirit healer behind the Green Gold Oracle Deck, for an enlightening workshop where we unravel the profound connection between our roots and the resilient spectrum of gender and sexual identities. [Talk: Wisdom of the Orchids, Guided Plant Spirit Meditation, Interactive Essence Making]

ACCESSIBILITY

All public areas of Hauser & Wirth Los Angeles are wheelchair-accessible. The gallery aims to be as accommodating as possible – if you or member(s) of your group require any special accommodations due to a disability, please contact the gallery in advance of your visit to discuss your requirements. Learn more here.

BIOS

ASHER HARTMAN is a visual artist, writer, director, and maker of live performances and professional intuitive practitioner. His theater works, which combine strategies of theater and performance art, grapple with social and political issues in an era of chronic crisis. Asher Hartman is the director and founder of Gawdafful National Theater, a group of visual artists, actors, and performance artists with whom he has created since 2010.

Recent projects include “Blessed with Switch” with Jasmine Orpilla (Centre Pompidou, Paris; UCI, The Art of Performance, 2024); “It’s Better to Start Out Ugly” at JOAN (2023) and The Lab, San Francisco, (2023) and “After I seen that figure I don’t have no consciousness about it” (Alto Beta, 2023). His new theater work,”The Mommy Leaks the Floor” will premiere at New Theater Hollywood this May. He is a recipient of a Foundation for Contemporary Arts Grants to Artists (2025) and the California Community Foundation’s Fellowship for Visual Artists (2022).

STAR FELIZ is a Dominican-American artist originally from New York, NY currently based in Los Angeles, CA. Their artistic practice activates the intersections of spirit, ecology, and technology. Building upon their ancestral Afro-Taino lineage of multi-dimensional healing — Feliz works within sculpture, performance, installation, sound, and plant medicine to expand upon themes of hybridity, knowledge, and healing. In 2018 under the moniker of Priestusssy they released their first EP ‘Cantos de Aje’, an experimental exploration of devotional music. Their book When Eye Land was published by Printed Matter in 2023, and the 3rd edition of The Green Gold Oracle Deck is forthcoming in 2026.

Feliz is also the founder of Botánica Cimarrón — a wellness brand bridging connections between people and the transformative healing power of plants. Feliz has performed and exhibited nationally and internationally including The Kitchen, New York, NY; The Oregon Contemporary, Portland, OR; The Horse Hospital, London, UK; among others. They have been awarded numerous fellowships, residencies, and grants including ACRE, Steuben, WI; Mohn LAND Grant, Los Angeles, CA; and the Printed Matter Emerging Artist Publication Grant, New York, NY. They are a graduate of the MFA program at UCLA’s department of Interdisciplinary Studio.

QUEEN HOLLINS is an elder queer Black Indigenous Healer, Community Icon, Author and the Founder, Director and Lead Steward of the Earthlodge Center for Transformation (AKA the Earthlodge). Her work centers those who struggle with mental, emotional, and spiritual health issues such as PTSD, abuse, depression, bipolar disorder and anxiety. Queen and the Earthlodge serve to reconnect our communities with the wisdom, healing and nature based teachings of the Earth influenced by Black Southern Indigenous tradition. Her newly released book, Earth Doula, is an illustrated resource guide for Earth medicine and is available through the Ececene Press.

Queen’s recent awards include: The Harvey Milk Award on the Wall of Fame, The Long Beach LGBTQ Center’s Community Icon Award, and Curve Magazine Top 25. earthlodgecenter.org