Dona Nabata is an artist living and working in Vancouver, B.C. Her work is strongly informed by the internment of Japanese Canadians and its effect on her family who immigrated to the West Coast of Canada before WW 2. A graduate of Emily Carr College of Art and Design, Nabata began her practice working primarily in clay, a medium that continues to influence her work today.
2024-2025: Arts Grant Recipient, Japanese Canadian Legacies Fund.
2024: Galleries: Aion Art Gallery, cleared artwork for Film.
2023: June1-30. Pop-Up. Steveston Museum and Post Office, Steveston, B.C.. Part of the Japanese Fisherman’s’ Benevolent Society Building. Invited to be Featured Artist. Percentage of sales to the Steveston Historical Society.
2023: Apr. 14. Documentary film, “Tsunagu: Intergenerational Conversations”. Participant. Vancouver, B.C. Film maker: Lucy Komori.
2023: Mar.20-Apr.3. “Situate Women of Colour” Gallery 4 by 4 on 5th, Vancouver, B.C.
2022: Sept. 3 &4. Big Print Steveston. “Salmon Woman” Woodblock Cut and Print. 8’ x 4’. Contributing Artists:Musqueam and Japanese Artists Identified. Steveston, B.C.. Commissioned by Creative Cultural Collaborations Society, Vancouver.
2022: Apr.19-June 14. “Outside of History” Richmond Art Galleria, Richmond, B.C.. Artist’s fee paid by: Richmond Art Gallery.
2021-2022: Nov.1, 2021- Feb.6, 2022: Platforms: We Are Here, Live. Billboard, Vancouver, B.C.. Commissioned by the City of Vancouver.
2020: Nikkei Kotoba Forest. You Tube, Haiku Stylized Poems. Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre.
2018: “Photobase” Cityscapes Community Art Space, North Vancouver, B.C. Selected Exhibition Program for Capture Photography Festival. Concept originator and main exhibiting artist.
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Aion Art Gallery, cleared artwork for Film
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2024: “Tsunagu” Documentary Film released. Featured participant. Lucy Komori, Director.