A grainy, black-and-white archival photograph of Japanese Canadians departing from the Slocan City train station. A large crowd on the platform waves to individuals leaning out of the windows of a Canadian Pacific passenger train. Large, stylized letters "D", "I", and "S" are superimposed over the scene in transparent white and bold red.

DIS – displaced, dispersed, dispossessed

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.

Legacy Gallery Victoria – Sept 19 – Dec 5, 2026

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

Karasawa Gallery, NNMCC – Sept 19, 2026 – Feb 27, 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.

SAVE THE DATE: Sept 19, 2026 for a virtual opening of both exhibits.  Details TBA.