Saskatchewan

Yuka Yamaguchi

Yuka is a self-taught visual artist born in Kobe, Japan. She studied English in Vancouver in 1995. She moved to Winnipeg in 2000 and immigrated in 2002. She’d lived in Kingston before settled in Saskatoon in 2005. Although she enjoys challenges, she struggled to adapt herself to the new environment as an immigrant. That’s when […]

Victor Sawa

Victor Sawa is a music conductor, frequently dubbed as ‘the modern renaissance man’ for his wide variety of interests and experiences. Born in Montreal, Victor studied Classical Music at McGill University and achieved his Licentiate of Music in 1969. In 1971, he received his Bachelor of Music and Concert Diploma (both with distinction), and was […]

Kiyoshi Izumi

Kiyoshi Izumi was a Nisei architect who spent most of his career in Saskatchewan, where he designed many notable buildings in the province, particularly during the 1960s, as part of his firm Izumi, Arnott, and Sugiyama. Born in Vancouver, Izumi graduated from Vancouver Technical School, and during the internment, studied at Regina College in Regina, […]