Sherri Shinobu Kajiwara
Sherri Shinobu Kajiwara, born in Kumamoto, Japan, was adopted into Canada by a Nikkei family. She has been a fine-arts professional since 1992 as a gallerist, gallery director, gallery owner, writer, editor, publisher, and curator. She is a graduate of the Sauder School of Business at UBC and of the Board of Trade’s Leadership Vancouver program where she was the recipient of the Multi-Cultural Television Network’s bursary in 2006. After co-owning the Bjornson Kajiwara Gallery from 2004 - 2008, she launched an online arts communications company called Vantage Art Projects.
Sherri has held management and curatorial contracts at the Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre since 2010 and is passionate about the importance of communication and collaboration to support creativity. She is currently Director|Curator of the Nikkei National Museum, a role she has filled since 2015.
Updated June 2023
Stories from This Author
Dr. David Suzuki, Keynote at NNMHC 10th Anniversary Gala
Dec. 28, 2010 • Sherri Shinobu Kajiwara
Dr. David Suzuki is famous for being a scientist, activist, and broadcaster, but did you know his middle name is Takayoshi? On September 25, 2010, as the keynote speaker at Reflect, the 10th Anniversary Gala of the National Nikkei Museum & Heritage Centre (NNMHC), Dr. David Takayoshi Suzuki captivated a sold-out audience at the exquisite Star Sapphire Ballroom in the Fairmont Pacific Rim in Downtown Vancouver, BC Canada. Dr. Suzuki, 74, opened his presentation by introducing himself, very clearly enunciating …
