"DIS – displaced, dispersed, dispossessed" Exhibit at the Nikkei National Museum and the Legacy Gallery

DIS – displaced, dispersed, dispossessed pairs concurrent group exhibits at the Nikkei National Museum and the Legacy Gallery, Victoria, bringing together work from contemporary artists exploring the lasting influence of the Second World War on Nikkei communities globally.

Through installation, video, sculpture-informed 2D/3D work, performance, illustration, and text-based practices, participating artists engage inherited memory, cultural continuity, and intergenerational experience.

Karasawa Gallery, NNMCC – Sept 20, 2026 – Feb 28, 2027

Japanese Canadian artists reflecting on the enduring impact of the 1940s uprooting and dispossession and its continuing influence on identity, memory, and artistic practice.

Legacy Art Gallery, Victoria – Sept 16 – Dec 5, 2026.

Artists from the Past Wrongs Future Choices artists and scholars residency programs at the University of Victoria.