The Reach Gallery Museum presents Parallax(e): Perspectives on the Canada–U.S. Border / Perspectives sur la frontière Canada–É.-U.

The Reach Gallery Museum presents the blockbuster exhibition Parallax(e): Perspectives on the Canada–U.S. Border / Perspectives sur la frontière Canada–É.-U., on view now through May 30, 2026. The exhibition brings together rare archival materials from the historic Northwest Boundary Survey (1858–62) with new commissions from Indigenous contemporary artists, in order to explore the countless impacts of the 49th parallel on First Nations communities. In conversation with the international boundary at Abbotsford’s southern edge, this exhibition considers the border from more than two sides, recognizing the persisting impacts of colonialism and celebrating the diversity of ways in which Indigenous contemporary artists explore traditional knowledge systems, share histories, and offer empowering visions of the past, present and future. Parallax(e) marks the museum’s most ambitious show to date, and was stewarded with the guidance of a curatorial team including Dr. Julia Lum and five Indigenous artists and collaborators: Dr. Shawn Brigman, Dr. Michelle Jack uɬ snəmtÌtkʷ, Deb Silver, Xémóntalot Carrielynn Victor, and Dr. T’uy’t’tanat Cease Wyss. Contemporary artists featured in the exhibition also include Sonny Assu; Corwin Clairmont; Joe Feddersen; Andreas Rutkauskas; Jaune Quick-to-See Smith; Henry Tsang; Fred Wah and Rita Wong with Nick Conbere; and Claude Zervas.