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Visiting Jichan
Visiting Jichan
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"Visiting Jichan" is part of the ダブル • Daburu collection, a partnered exhibition with my friend and fellow Japanese-American artist Marie Okuma Johnston at Gallery 110.
This collection explores our bicultural identities and experiences between the United States and Japan. Daburu is the Japanese hepburn spelling of double, a rising identity of mixed-race Japanese. Traditionally, mixed-race Japanese have been called “hafu” or half, which only places value on the Japanese side of identity rather than embracing the entirety of a person’s experience. The title of Daburu is also a play on the double feature of the artist's stories, identities, parallels, and bicultural experiences.
This portrait is based on a photo I took of my jichan standing in front of our family's home, in my mom's hometown.
30"x30" oil on stretched canvas
signed by artist



If you have any questions about the artwork, I'm happy to answer them for you!