Meet Gareth Price, a magical realism artist from New Zealand. We talk a lot about what being an adoptee feels like and the accompanying anger that Gareth tells me he’s dealt with all his life. Gareth and I chat about his art, his twin sister, and his reunion with his birth mother.

Show Notes

Full episode transcript here.

Topics We Discussed

Gareth and his twin sister were adopted at birth; their birthmother is also an adoptee
Reunion with his birthmother, and how things have deteriorated over the last few years.
Gareth’s piece The Resurrection of Ophelia
Gareth’s piece The Entomologist’s Dream
Dealing with anger and where our adoptee anger stems from
What types of things help with healing from trauma? Painting, therapy, listening to other adoptees share their stories.

Recommended Resources

Check out Gareth’s artwork here
Shannon Peck
Finding music and visual art that inspires you. Gareth likes Radiohead, Boards of Canada, Prince, and many others; paintings by Salvador Dali and Alex Gross.