#WonderIsComing - This story is a part of Back2Besa’s look back and love letter to WOW Gallery after the recent closure of its Pacific Place Mall location. 

Besa Gordon sat down with Veronica Very, the founder of WOW Gallery, for a conversation about the essence and impact of the gallery. Very described a powerful energy present in the space, highlighting the selfless contributions of the community that made it sustainable and special for many years. This collective effort, combined with the vibrant colors representing “the motherland,” contributed to an atmosphere infused with healing energy.

Very emphasized that WOW Gallery was filled with the energy of ancestors, elders, and queens, creating a warmth that Very compared to a mother: in her arms, in the kitchen, or while she was baking, cooking, or doing hair. This energy served as a reminder to recognize the need for rest, reflection, and remembrance, to reframe and redirect narratives about people, and to experience healing, education, ancestry, and liberation. 

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