Joyce Kamikura

11 works

Born in Steveston, BC and raised in Japan, Joyce Kamikura is one of Canada’s most internationally recognized watercolourists. She spent the first four years of her life in the internment camp at Lemon Creek, BC before her family relocated to Japan, returning to Canada as a teenager. She earned her Bachelor of Commerce degree from UBC before returning to school years later to pursue painting as a full-time career. Her watercolours are known for their vibrant hues juxtaposed with a transparency in pigment that reflects her Japanese heritage. She was among the first Canadians awarded Signature Member status by the National Watercolor Society and among the first women to reach Senior Signature Member status with the Federation of Canadian Artists. Her work has been published in books and magazines in Canada, the United States, Japan, and Australia.