A new exhibition in British Columbia is putting the relationship between art, social change and resistance in the spotlight.

The Burnaby Art Gallery has opened RESIST!, an exhibition bringing together works by Rawan Hassan, Gord Hill, Laurence Hyde and Elizabeth MacKenzie. The exhibition runs from September 11 to November 15, 2026.

The exhibition explores how artists can use drawing, printmaking and other traditional techniques to document experiences, confront injustice and encourage social change.

Among the featured works is Laurence Hyde's Southern Cross, a rare 1951 wordless novel depicting the devastation associated with nuclear testing. Gord Hill's The 500 Years of Resistance Comic Book also examines important historical and contemporary events.

Rawan Hassan's work focuses on the preservation and evolution of Palestinian craft traditions, including tatreez embroidery, while Elizabeth MacKenzie's large-scale drawing practice explores witnessing and contemporary human experiences.

The exhibition also highlights the historical role of print as a tool for sharing information, from newspapers and posters to books and zines.

RESIST! offers Canadian audiences an opportunity to see how visual art can become a record of history while encouraging conversations about social and political change.