​Dawn = the first light in the sky in the morning - a beginning - to become understood
Livera = associated with "Libera" - freedom, liberty and "Oliveira" - peace, victory.​​​​

Dawn Livera is a textile and mixed media artist who believes that “there are no mistakes”.  She was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka, spent her childhood in London, England and her adolescence in Kelowna, BC, Canada, the unceded territory of the Okanagan Peoples. She has lived in Vancouver, Canada, Coast Salish territory, her whole adult life. 
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She embraces a messy, intuitive process in her art and works without a plan. She uses uneven stitches and irregular shapes to highlight the difference between things made by machines and things made by humans. Inconsistencies in her work are not mistakes but essential elements that remind us that we are all unique individuals with our own stories, flaws and imperfections that do not need to be forced into uniform conformity. 

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"I move through the world without a plan, guided by instinct, connecting through trust, and constantly watching for serendipitous opportunities. "
― Rita Golden Gelman author of "Tales of a Female Nomad"