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DESCRIPTION:<strong>Tributaries: Reflections of Aiko Suzuki</strong> \n Jun
 e 30-August 28\n Opening reception June 29\, 7-9pm\n Gallery conversation 
 at 7:30pm\n \n Japanese Canadian National Museum presents <em>Tributaries:
  Reflections of Aiko Suzuki</em> \, opening June 30\, 2010 at the National
  Nikkei Museum &amp\; Heritage Centre\, located at 6688 Southoaks Crescent
  in Burnaby\, BC\, and continuing until August 28.&nbsp\; An opening recep
 tion will be held Tuesday\, June 29\, 7-9pm.\n \n Aiko Suzuki was a remark
 able visual artist of national significance who was known as a feminist\, 
 leader and educator in the arts until her death in 2005. This exhibit will
  pay tribute to Suzuki's life and work through a display of some of her or
 iginal work and three multimedia installations by noted writer Joy Kogawa\
 , new music composer Ann Southam\, and visual artist Grace Channer\, who w
 ere each inspired by Suzuki and worked in collaboration with Toronto filmm
 aker Midi Onodera. Suzuki's personal dynamism was both stunning and inspir
 ing. This is your chance to experience the energy and spirit of this proli
 fic and fascinating artist.&nbsp\;&nbsp\; \n \n <strong>Aiko Suzuki</stron
 g> (October 22\, 1937-December 31\, 2005) was originally born in Vancouver
 \, and later was interned with her family in the Slocan region and then mo
 ved to Ontario. Aiko was a prolific artist who worked in a wide variety of
  media\, ranging from textiles\, to spray paint\, to acrylic and oils\, an
 d monoprints. Her work extended beyond the canvas to include monumental sc
 ulptural fibre works\, dance sets and smaller multimedia works. In 1994\, 
 Aiko founded the Gendai Gallery at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre i
 n Toronto- a not-for-profit public art gallery dedicated to the promotion 
 of excellence in contemporary art and design. For 25 years\, she was a men
 tor to many artists\, and was involved in arts education with countless st
 udents throughout Toronto. She received numerous awards for her contributi
 ons\, and in 2005\, she was elected to membership in the Royal Canadian Ac
 ademy of Arts. \n \n <strong>Midi Onodera</strong> is an award-winning Can
 adian filmmaker who has been directing\, producing and writing films for o
 ver twenty years. She has over twenty-five independent short films to her 
 credit as well as a theatrical feature film and several video shorts.&nbsp
 \; Midi&rsquo\;s films have been critically recognized and included in num
 erous exhibitions and screenings internationally\, such as the Internation
 al Festival of Documentary and Short Films\, Bilbao\, Spain\, the Berlin I
 nternational Film Festival\; and Toronto International Film Festival. \n \
 n www.jcnm.ca
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SUMMARY:Tributaries: Reflections of Aiko Suzuki
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