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Opening reception for two Spring exhibitions April 7

Opening Reception for “Behind the Glass Eye: Photographs by Toyo Miyatake” and “Minidoka on My Mind: Paintings and Prints by Roger Shimomura”

Roger Shimomura, Desert Garden #2Thursday, April 7, 5 p.m.

Guest curators of “Behind the Glass Eye,” Hirokazu Kosaka and Alan Miyatake, will make brief remarks, and Kosaka, a master of Japanese archery, or kyudo, will perform an arrow ceremony in honor of the artists featured in the two exhibitions. Musical performances highlighting the artistic and social connections among American artists affected by World War II and its aftermath will be offered.

Minidoka on My Mind: Paintings and Prints by Roger Shimomura and related programs will take place April 5 – July 17, 2016.Toyo Miyatake, Self-portrait with Soho Camer

Behind the Glass Eye: Photographs by Toyo Miyatake and related programs will take place April 5 – July 31, 2016.

Top image: Roger Shimomura, Desert Garden #2, 2007, acrylic on canvas

Bottom image: Toyo Miyatake, Self-portrait with Soho Camera, 1934, gelatin silver print

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