DIS: displaced, dispersed, dispossessed | Exhibition Catalogue

Exhibition Catalogue of DIS – displaced, dispersed, dispossessed

Exhibition period - Karasawa Gallery in Burnaby, BC: Sept 20, 2026 - Feb 28, 2027

Exhibition period - Legacy Art Gallery in Victoria, BC: Sept 16, 2026 - Dec 5, 2026

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.

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

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