It’s not often that you see tattoo art on display in an art gallery, but a University of Massachusetts alum will soon change that with an upcoming exhibition. / COURTESY ALEX LEON SHERKER“As a tattooer or as an artist, we’re given the opportunity to fill that sacred role,” he continued. I think that, by extension, the people who seek tattoos are seeking something sacred, but may not know it. Sherker now lives and works as a tattoo artist in Austin, Texas, but he graduated from UMass in the ’90s. “So many pieces of my identity began there, and to be able to come back with an exhibition exploring identity feels like a wonderful full circle.”Admission to the show is free.