
2024 Small Works Show artist Ira Whalen
Ira Whalen is a tattooer and fine artist based in Kansas City. Whalen draws deep inspiration from natural and mythological creatures and their ancient relationships with humans.
Combining two deep passions, tattoos and birds, Whalen seeks to question the human relationship with endangered species and the role of industrialization in their disappearances.
Ira Whalen has shown work around the Midwest including at the Jones Gallery in Kansas City, Art Saint Louis and the Koken Art Factory as part of the Saint Louis Metro Trans Umbrella Group, and at the Brinton Museum in Sheridan, Wyoming. Currently they are a tattoo artist at Pegasus Tattooing and Arts in Kansas City, Missouri.