[BCMA] [Exhibition] DIS – displaced, dispersed, dispossessed | Concurrent Exhibitions in Burnaby & Victoria

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We are pleased to announce DIS – displaced, dispersed, dispossessed, a pair
of concurrent group exhibitions at the Nikkei National Museum & Cultural
Centre (Burnaby, BC) and the University of Victoria Legacy Art Gallery
(Victoria, BC).

Curated by Sherri Shinobu Kajiwara (Director/Curator, NNMCC), DIS brings
together contemporary artists exploring the lasting, intergenerational
impact of the Second World War on Japanese Canadian communities globally
through video, sculpture, installations, performance, illustration, and
text.
Exhibition Locations & Dates

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   Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre (Karasawa Gallery)
   Burnaby, BC
   Sept 20, 2026 – Feb 28, 2027
   Focus: Japanese Canadian artists reflecting on the enduring impact of
   the 1940s uprooting, dispossession, and its influence on identity, memory,
   and practice.
   -

   UVic Legacy Art Gallery
   Victoria, BC
   Sept 16 – Dec 5, 2026
   Focus: Work from artists and scholars participating in the Past Wrongs
   Future Choices residency programs at the University of Victoria.

Participating Artists

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   Burnaby (NNMCC): Kellen Hatanaka, Cindy Mochizuki, Emma Nishimura +
   Mitchell Akiyama, Judy Nakagawa, Louise Noguchi, A.S.M. Kobayashi, and Jon
   Sasaki
   -

   Victoria (UVic Legacy): Renay Egami, Rachel Kiyo Iwaasa, Brava Kilo
   (Brian Kobayakawa), Michael Prior, Elysha Rei, Nao Uda, and Justin Seiji
   Waddell

Learn More & Visit

For details on guided tours and to download the free exhibition catalogue
PDF, please visit:

🔗 centre.nikkeiplace.org/exhibits/dis/
<https://centre.nikkeiplace.org/exhibits/dis/?utm_source=gemini>
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Nichola Ogiwara 荻原にこら

Communications Coordinator
Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre

日系文化センター・博物館
6688 Southoaks Crescent, Burnaby BC  V5E 4M7
604.777.7000 ext.109

ogiwara at nikkeiplace.org

centre.nikkeiplace.org
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