Events

My artwork will be featured on the guest wall of Proctor Gallery, from November 4-January 5. November 10 is reception day from 12-3pm, hope to see you there!

3811 N 26th St, Tacoma, WA 98407. Open Tuesday-Friday 11am-5pm & Saturday 10am-5pm. Proctor Artwalk is November 16 & December 21 from 3-7pm.

This piece was commissioned by the Annie Wright Schools Artist Fellows. The border linocuts were made by me—inspired by the chapel’s stained glass, the school’s emblem, carpet, & plaid uniform.

The center linocuts were made by the upper school’s Varsity Arts students, with a theme of an object they identify as home, giving them a sense of belonging. There are many international students attending AWS, and it was a joy getting to know their community in Tacoma.

Thank you to Annie Wright Schools, Annie Green, and Coach Heidi Grace. In memory of Chandler O’Leary, who developed this program in 2022, and contributed so much to the Tacoma art community.

Furusato (meaning homeland in Japanese) is an exhibition that expresses my Japanese American identity—being a steward of the land I inhabit in the Pacific Northwest. Born and raised with Japanese immigrant parents in the NW, I’ve struggled to find home and a sense of belonging. Upon my return from living abroad, I realized that the Northwest is my home; especially when hiking mountains and coastlines and gardening edible, medicinal and ornamental plants. Nature heals, cares for, and teaches us if we observe and return the deed.

Furusato is a series of quilts using Japanese washi paper with relief and monotype prints of NW native flora and landscapes. The show includes four community quilts sewn together with prints by workshop participants from the Asia Pacific Cultural Center, the Tacoma Public Library, and the Science and Math Institute (SAMi High School). Quilts have historically united communities, and creating this body of work brought us together with the natural world, reflecting on identity, belonging, and collective support.

I learned natural dyeing processes to color washi at Wild Dreams Farm & Seed on Vashon Island. They grow all plants from seed that make various pigments, and our collaboration further enhanced this connection with the land. This project honors the Indigenous individuals who helped interned Japanese Americans during WWII maintain and rebuild farms upon their return to the land. Furusato acknowledges homeland, and the mutual generosity between these two communities that are bonded by empathy for loss of their land and homes. We mend our wounds, stitch by stitch, as stewards of nature and makers of art.

Funded in part by the Tacoma Artists Initiative Program from the Tacoma Arts Commission.

Come spend the day on Vashon at the Japan Festival! Find me at my booth from 12-2, and print your free keepsake of my Japanese themed linocuts. Free entry, all ages.

I’ll have a few pieces in this group print show in Seattle! Please RSVP.

Historian Tamiko Nimura presents the 7th Annual Tacoma Day of Remembrance at the Washington State History Museum! All ages are welcome and please share this event—K-12 educators get free clock hours!

I’ll have an interactive printmaking activity table at the Resource Fair with Yuka Petz to print free keepsake posters from the linocut I made. The poster can be used for the procession to show your solidarity and remember the Japanese American incarceration.

From the Washington State Historical Society:

On May 17 and 18, 1942, through Executive Order 9066, signed by President Franklin Roosevelt, over 700 Japanese Americans were forcibly evacuated from Tacoma’s Union Station and sent to Pinedale Assembly Center near Fresno, California.

Though some Japanese Americans eventually returned to Tacoma, the city’s Japantown was never the same. Each year, Japanese American Days of Remembrance are held around the nation to commemorate the anniversary of this unconstitutional mass incarceration.

Join us at the Washington State History Museum for the 7th Annual Japanese American Day of Remembrance next month on Thursday, May 16, from 3:30 to 8:00 PM. This FREE event honors and remembers Tacoma’s Japanese American community, offering a rich program that connects us to their history and legacy.

Dive into an interactive printing activity led by artists Yoshi Nakagawa and Yuka Petz and experience live performances by Fuji Taiko and Kabuki Academy from 5:30 to 6:00 PM, followed by a special procession from the Washington State History Museum’s Remembrance exhibit to Union Station at 6:00 PM.

Finally, a panel conversation, “Making the Invisible Visible: ‘Righting’ Asian American and Pacific Islander Histories,” moderated by public historian Tamiko Nimura, will give historical context to this event as part of our “Scholarly Selections” series from 6:30 to 7:30 PM.

More information: https://bit.ly/4cV3OML

Join us for Tacoma’s grandiose printmaking & book arts fair! Friday, May 3rd 11am-7pm— Saturday, May 4th 11am-4pm. Sweet & Salty theme posters for sale, $15 each at the event or pre-sale at King’s Books. All proceeds go back into Tacoma Wayzgoose 2025. Linocuts by Yoshi Nakagawa, Typeset & Printed at Line Break Press.

I’ll have my booth at the Fieldhouse Flea! All fees go towards student scholarships for University of Puget Sound.

Friday, March 1st Night Market  6:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Join Northwest FolkLife at the Tacoma Arts Live (Armory) Roosevelt Room on Friday night for a night market and jam. You can shop locally and choose from a selection of incredible craft artists from Tacoma. If you’re a musician, don’t forget to bring your instrument and join the SuperFolk musicians for a jam session. This free event will kickstart the weekend’s festivities at the Washington State History Museum.

Saturday, March 2nd Gallery Walk 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM

On Saturday from 11:00 AM  to 4:00 PM, visit the Washington State History Museum and tour the main floor exhibits while our SuperFolk musicians perform within various galleries to punctuate themes explored in each exhibit.

Saturday, March 2nd Night Social 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Join us on Saturday night on the 5th floor of the Washington State History Museum from 6:00 to 10:00 PM. Enjoy live music from SuperFolk musicians, local crafters, food vendors, and performing artists at the 2nd installation of Northwest FolkLife’s SuperFolk Party.

All ages, register at: https://www.washingtonhistory.org/event/superfolk-festival-24/