Media Arts

Haruna Murota

Haruna Murota developed her interest in photography in the early 90’s when she moved from her native Tokyo to Toronto. The inspiration of her photo-based artwork comes from her own internal and external journeys, and she uses abstract photography as a witness to her stream of consciousness. She holds a B.F.A in Photography Studies from […]

Suzanne Elki Yoko Hartmann

Suzanne Elki Yoko Hartmann is a Toronto-based editor, writer and fourth-generation Japanese Canadian with German ancestry. She’s served as the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre newsletter editor, Japanese Social Services administrator and Nikkei Voice managing editor. Since 2022, she divides her time a board member between the Toronto Chapter of the National Association of Japanese Canadians […]

Ryan Takatsu

Ryan Takatsu is a sansei, designer, video artist and cultural equity advocate. Born in Winnipeg and studied at the University of Manitoba – Faculty of Architecture: Interior Design graduate; Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity: Toronto Publishing Workshop; the University of Toronto: ITDC ADMC; and the University of Winnipeg. During the 1980s and 1990s, he […]

John Endo Greenaway

John Endo Greenaway is a self-described hapa-sansei who lives and works in the Metro Vancouver area. Born in London, England to a Japanese Canadian mother and an English/Irish Canadian father, he has spent the last 55 years trying to figure out where he fits in. He will let you know when he does. In the […]