On Saturday, May 2nd, Mira Godard Gallery is pleased to open a 100th Birthday Exhibition of paintings and works on paper by Takao Tanabe. Mira Godard Gallery has been representing Takao Tanabe's work for 65 years and the relationship continues to this day.

The current exhibition includes paintings and works on paper, many of them directly from Tanabe's studio. TAKAO TANABE, an important figure in Canadian painting and printmaking for almost 80 years, was born in Prince Rupert, British Columbia in 1926. Takao Tanabc studied in Canada. Europc, the United States and Japan. Following a decade as head of the art program and artist-in-residence at the Banff Centre, he returned to British Columbia in 1980 where he lives and works.

Website: www.godardgallery.com.
Exhibition Dates: May 2, 2026 - June 27, 2026

Image: TAKAO TANABE, “South Moresby 2/86: Kunghit Island”, 1986, acrylic on canvas, 42 x 84 in.